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The AFA recognizes this is an extremely difficult time for Alberta's arts sector. Learn more about our COVID-19 response here.
This fellowship is designed to support the growth and development of curatorial talent by contracting an individual or ensemble of individuals to develop content for an online exhibition of Albertan visual art.
This initiative is intended to bring a new perspective to the artworks and artists featured in the AFA collection.
To be eligible for a fellowship, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada:
Proposals will be accepted from any of the following:
The following applicants are ineligible:
Please note: applicants that currently hold an open AFA project grant are eligible to compete for, and enter into, a contract with the AFA through the Emerging Curators Fellowship.
This fellowship supports online exhibitions of Albertan visual art. A contract worth up to $10,000 per proposal is available for this project. A maximum of one fellowship will be awarded.
Each exhibit will be posted on the AFA website and the Google Cultural Institute (GCI) website and is intended to create exposure for the AFA collection, especially for artworks that cannot be used in regular AFA programming.
The following projects are ineligible:
The AFA will accept fellowship applications by mail or email at the address listed below. Email applications must be received by 11:59pm of the deadline date; while all mailed applications must be postmarked with the application date. Please note:
Applications can be mailed or emailed to:
Gail Lint, Art Collections Consultant
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
10708 105 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5H 0A1
Applicants must include the following:
This funding is administered at the discretion of the AFA board on a project-by-project basis.
All submitted proposals will be reviewed by an experienced panel of art professionals. The panel assesses the merit of each application both on its own terms and in relation to all other applications received for a given deadline.
Assessment of a project is based on the following general criteria:
The projected start date for successful proposals is November 2021.
Successful proposals will be developed and finalized in partnership with Arts Branch staff, taking into account financial constraints, artists’ requirements and other programming specifics.
The final contract between the AFA and the successful applicant will generally include the following information:
The successful candidate will be required to:
The AFA will provide:
Please note: successful Fellowship recipients are not precluded from applying to AFA project funding streams while the terms of the contract are being completed.
Whenever possible, you must acknowledge the AFA for financial support in any publicity prepared in relation to the project, including electronic, print, or visual material.
Any specific reporting requirements will be outlined in the final contract between successful applicants and the AFA.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) collects, manages, and provides access to the largest collection of visual artwork by Albertan artists. Established in 1972, the AFA Art Collection is a unique representation of the history, development and achievements of Alberta's provincial visual arts community. Today, the AFA is proud to manage one of the strongest, most active provincial art collections in Canada. View the collection online.
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10708-105 Ave,
Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5H 0A1
780-427-9968
(toll-free within Alberta by first dialing 310-0000)