ICAI Alberta Focus Groups Project.
ICAI - Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation
Alberta Focus Groups
Location: Various locations across alberta
Paid Program
Registrations open in Edmonton, Lethbridge. Medicine Hat and Grande Prairie. Other cities coming soon!
The Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) is looking for participants to be part of our upcoming focus groups across Alberta.
The Focus Groups will support ICAI in creating a strategy to understand and support our members in other cities and towns across Alberta. This paid opportunity is a call is for immigrant and newcomer arts professionals in Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Fort McMurray, and Grande Prairie to participate in our upcoming focus groups, to share their experience, challenges, wishes and desires as newcomer and immigrant arts professionals and help ICAI better support them in reaching their professional goals.
WHO CAN APPLY
Professional artists, arts administrators, and culture workers in Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie.
No age limit
No residency time limit - Immigrants can apply regardless of how many years they’ve been in the above-mentioned cities.
FOCUSED GROUPS DATES
Edmonton:
April-July 2025. More information and RSVP here.
Lethbridge Focus Group - in person: July 30th, 6-8 pm, Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
Lethbridge & Medicine Hat Focus Group - online: August 8th, 6-8 pm. Zoom event.
Medicine Hat Focus Group - in person: July 31st, 6-8 pm, Esplanade Arts and Heritage Center (Cutbank Room)
Lethbridge & Medicine Hat Focus Group - online: August 8th, 6-8 pm. Zoom event
Fort Mcmurray Focus Group - online: July 11th, 6-8 pm, Zoom Event.
Fort McMurray Focus Group - in person: July 18th, 6-8 pm Keyano College - Elements Meeting Room. 8115 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray AB T9H 2H7.
Grande Prairie Focus Group - in person: August 15th, 6-8 pm, Design Works Center (Training Room)
Grande Prairie Focus Group - online:August 29th, 6-8 pm. Zoom event
Red Deer Focus Group - in person: September 12th, 6-8 pm, Stewart Discovery Studio in the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery (4525 47a Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6, Canada). Free Parking
Red Deer Focus Group - Online: September 26th, 6-8 pm. Zoom event.
TIME COMMITMENT AND BENEFITS
Each participant will join one focus group either in-person or online. The focus groups will have a facilitator that will gather information from the group. The duration of each focus group is 2 hrs.
Participants will receive a $50 honorarium for 2 hours and have the opportunity to meet an amazing network of newcomers and immigrants.
Light snacks provided for the in-person focus groups.
Questions and inquiries please email engagement@icaionline.org
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications are now open for focus groups in Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Grande Prairie
Select the location that works for you and RSVP.
Applications are filled on a first come, first served basis.
Each focus group will have a specific RSVP link to secure your spot.
Only one application per participant.
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Let’s support ICAI’s growth in Alberta!