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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

Collection

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

AFA funded authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards

Winners will be announced on June 5 in Edmonton.

A collage of five authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. From left to right: Karen Hines, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Jason Purcell, Stephanie Tamagi, and Aldona Dziedziejko.

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.

News

Deadline: May 17, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call for Exhibition Volunteers: Ghazaleh Avarzamani (Contemporary Calgary)

Arts opportunity Visual arts & new media Calgary Volunteers

A collage of five authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. From left to right: Karen Hines, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Jason Purcell, Stephanie Tamagi, and Aldona Dziedziejko.

AFA funded authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards

Artist Profile Community News Literary arts

Deadline: May 25, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Notice of Annual General Meeting - Alberta Playwrights' Network

Arts opportunity Community News Events Literary arts Theatre Volunteers

Deadline: May 9, 2026 - 7:30 pm

All the Earth's Children - Festival City Winds Concert

Events Music Edmonton

Deadline: May 11, 2026 - 11:59 pm

Summer Job Opportunity: Gallery Assistant (Calgary)

Arts opportunity Visual arts & new media Calgary Jobs

Deadline: May 11, 2026 - 11:59 pm

Summer Job Opportunity - Marketing and Gallery Assistant (Edmonton)

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