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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.

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Learn how the AFA is working towards its goal of full and equal participation in the arts in Alberta.

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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Work of the Week: Masquerade by Elsa Robinson

We are pleased to feature this new acquisition now on display at AFA art house in Calgary. Don't miss Elsa Robinson's talk, Within the Spaces, on August 27 in Calgary.

Visual arts & new media

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: September 19, 2026 - 11:00 am

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

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We support and celebrate Alberta art.

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2026 Eastside Studio Crawl

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (September Early Bird Special)

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards (September Early Bird Special)

Provincial Archives of Alberta 38th Annual Film Night Event

Leading with Purpose (Banff Centre)

Rent: Making Music. Together. - A Workshop with Tim Weil at the Citadel Theatre

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

Find funding

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Collection

/index.ph%70/news/work-week-masquerade-elsa-robinson

Spotlight Post

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

News

2026 Eastside Studio Crawl

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (September Early Bird Special)

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards (September Early Bird Special)

Provincial Archives of Alberta 38th Annual Film Night Event

Leading with Purpose (Banff Centre)

Rent: Making Music. Together. - A Workshop with Tim Weil at the Citadel Theatre

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