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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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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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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025

On this day, the AFA is pleased to feature Ancestors (Keepers), 1991, by Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert.

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Image of artwork by Joane Cardinal-Schubert titled Ancestors (Keeprs) from 1991.

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Image of artwork by Joane Cardinal-Schubert titled Ancestors (Keeprs) from 1991.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025

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Deadline: February 26, 2026 - 3:40 pm

AFA Film and Video Grant Webinars in 2026

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Deadline: October 19, 2025 - 11:30 pm

LitFest: The Poetry of Public Art

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300th Public Artwork Unveiling: Meet the artist, AJA Louden

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Deadline: October 12, 2025 - 9:30 pm

Public Art Walking Tour: ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park with Tiffany Shaw

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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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