Meet media artists and raise funds for AMAAS' annual Spirit of Helen Award, honouring the fantastic legacy of Helen Folkmann.

Thursday May 26 @ 8pm
Cover: $5 @ the door
Includes: silent auction, live music, video projections & cake

...Musical guest in order of appearance:
Bradon Gates
Terry Morrison and John Gorham
Ritchie Paul and the Giant Child

Note: cash & cheques accepted for silent auction items

The Spirit of Helen Award is an annual Alberta Media Arts Alliance (AMAAS) award given in honour of Helen Folkmann, an artist and arts advocate whose creativity, activism, strength and determination inspired people across Canada. Helen passed away in 2004, and this award acknowledges an artist, cultural worker or advocate whose contributions to Alberta’s media arts community reflects Helen’s remarkable spirit.

This award is open to all artists and cultural workers in Alberta. Individuals or organizations associated with the Alberta Media Arts community may nominate one candidate per year. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2011.

Award: $1,500 cash award and certificate. The award will be presented in June 2011 at the 2011 AMAAS Conference.

If you, or your organization, would like to donate to our silent auctions, please contact AMAAS Executive Director: Kevin Allen, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) serves media artists and organizations in Alberta. Founded in 1991, AMAAS provides communication, advocacy and educational networks to its members. AMAAS provides direct member services including webhosting, an annual conference, workshops, publishing, awards, sponsorship and artist commissions. Now, and since its inception, AMAAS is governed by a volunteer group of directors, all representatives of the media arts.

...Support the Spirit of Helen Award in your city...

Join us on April 28 @ 7pm for the Calgary Media Arts Party!
Meet media artists from around the province and raise funds for AMAAS' annual Spirit of Helen Award (honouring the fantastic legacy of Helen Folkmann).

This event is tied to Red Rover, a presentation by EMMEDIA in collaboration with Saskatchewan Filmpool (Regina) and PAVED Arts (Saskatoon). Each centre simultaneously presents member works and then creates a Skype dialogue as part of the event.
For more Red Rover info: http://emmedia.ca/?p=1836

Donations will be accepted at the door and there will be a silent auction fundraiser for the Spirit of Helen Award. Bid for tickets from various Calgary film festivals, swag, dvd's and art to help us bolster this terrific cause. EMMEDIA is located at 203, 351 11 Ave. SW in Calgary.

Media Arts Party #3 will be in Edmonton in May. If you, or your organization, would like to donate to our silent auctions, please contact us.

...Support the Spirit of Art in your city...

AMAAS is turning 20 and we're having a party! Actually we're having 3 parties but this one is in Lethbridge!

We're also raising funds and awareness for the Spirit of Helen Award. This is an AMAAS award given in honour of Helen Folkmann, an artist and arts advocate whose creativity, activism, strength and determination inspired people across Canada. Helen passed away in 2004, and this award acknowledges an artist, cultural worker ...or advocate whose contributions to Alberta’s media arts community reflects Helen’s remarkable spirit.

We will be screening Prairie Tales 12, having a 50/50 draw and some silent auction items. And most of all, we will be having a fantastic time meeting & greeting Alberta's Independent Media Artists!

If you are from points north, interested in coming down and checking out the scene - be sure to leave a message on the wall. I know that car pooling from Calgary has been tossed around!

This event is open to everyone interested in either making or partaking of homegrown talent!

More info to come as we get closer to the event!