Alberta Arts and Cultural Talent Showcase
Alberta Arts and Cultural Talent Showcase (Alberta ACTS) was originally founded in November, 2013 as an informal community-run organization whose cause was to fill an important void in the presentation of the South Asian classical arts in Alberta. Whereas established local organizations were focused on inviting professional performing artists from South Asia (an important function in the community in its own right), there was no commensurate, consolidated effort to promote and engage local and /or youth talent, of which there is plenty in Alberta. The mandate of Alberta ACTS is to showcase, engage, and inspire Alberta’s local and /or youth talent in the traditional arts and culture of South Asia.
Alberta Arts and Cultural Talent Showcase (Alberta ACTS) is a community-run organization whose mandate is four-fold: To showcase Alberta’s local and/or youth talent, with emphasis on the traditional arts and culture of South Asia To inspire Alberta’s youth to the pursuit of formal training in the South Asian classical arts through the arrangement of performances featuring semi-professional and/or youth talent from both inside and outside Alberta To foster, through community integration events, the recognition of the importance of diversity and inclusion of all peoples while creating awareness of the important contributions of the South Asian diaspora to the multicultural fabric of Canada, in the context of the classical arts To engage youth through engagement initiatives that promote the spirit of volunteerism, inclusivity, and diversity.
