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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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DEADLINE: May 14, 2026 - 7:00 pm

AFA art house After Hours: Care, Creativity, and Generations: A Fireside Conversation

Join us for an AFA art house After Hours fireside-style conversation with mother and daughter artists Maureen Callihoo and Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet on Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 7 to 8 pm.

Visual arts & new media

Maureen Callihoo and Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet stand together in front of their artworks. Maureen is wearing a black shirt while Kiona is wearing a red shirt.

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: May 29, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

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Access, Belonging and Community Connection

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We support and celebrate Alberta art.

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Job Opportunity: Ticketing Services Representative

Summer Job Opportunity: Indigenous Relations & Programming Assistant

Gallery@501 Members Exhibition

Call for Workshop Proposals: ENVIRON

Artist Profile: Maureen Callihoo and Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet

EIFF's Road to 40: Bye Bye Blues!

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

Find funding

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Collection

/index.php/news/afa-art-house-after-hours-care-creativity-and-generations-fireside-conversation

Spotlight Post

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

News

Job Opportunity: Ticketing Services Representative

Summer Job Opportunity: Indigenous Relations & Programming Assistant

Gallery@501 Members Exhibition

Call for Workshop Proposals: ENVIRON

Artist Profile: Maureen Callihoo and Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet

EIFF's Road to 40: Bye Bye Blues!

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