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Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is the primary arts resource and grant funding body in Alberta.

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AFA funding opportunities provide support for Alberta arts organizations and individual artists through a variety of granting programs.
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Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Learn how the AFA is working towards its goal of full and equal participation in the arts in Alberta.
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Section of sculpture: Transect by Firebrand Glass (Julia Reimer and Tyler Rock), 2017, stainless steel, laminated glass, cast glass, archival photos, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

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The AFA collects, manages and shares the largest collection of visual artwork by Albertan artists anywhere in the world.
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Spotlight Post

Encore! New Artist in Residence hits the stage

Alberta's government announced award-winning musician John Wort Hannam as Alberta’s sixth Artist in Residence and Arts Ambassador.

All disciplines | Music
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We support and celebrate Alberta art.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts exists to encourage and support the arts as a significant contributor to quality of life in Alberta.

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Deadline: November 24, 2025 - 3:35 pm

Individual Artist Studios Available for Rent

Arts opportunityCommunity News All disciplines Calgary Call for Submissions
Deadline: November 30, 2025 - 3:50 am

Carve it Nice, Share it Twice

Events Visual arts & new media Calgary Classes & Workshops
Deadline: November 24, 2025 - 12:25 am

Workshop: Painterly Printmaking

Arts opportunity Visual arts & new media Calgary Classes & Workshops
Deadline: November 18, 2025 - 4:40 pm

Workshop: Introduction to Etching

Arts opportunity Visual arts & new media Calgary Classes & Workshops
Deadline: November 3, 2025 - 12:55 am

Yule Be Amazed

Events Visual arts & new media Edmonton
Deadline: December 11, 2025 - 3:30 pm

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Literary Journalism 2026

Arts opportunity Literary arts Southern Alberta Residencies
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10708-105 Ave,
Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5H 0A1
780-427-9968
(toll-free within Alberta by first dialing 310-0000) 

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The AFA respectfully acknowledges that it supports artistic activity on 
Treaty 6, 7 and 8 territories: traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples.

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