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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: At the Fiddle Camp by David Garneau

To commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are proud to share David Garneau’s At the Fiddle Camp

Indigenous arts | Visual arts & new media

An artwork depicting the top of a tipi set against a beadwork-like pattern.

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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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An artwork depicting the top of a tipi set against a beadwork-like pattern.

Work of the Week: At the Fiddle Camp by David Garneau

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