Impact of funding

Explore a visual overview of how the AFA distributes funding to support Alberta's arts community.

AFA expenditures 2025-26
$34,736,000
AFA expenditures breakdown (millions)
AFA
Grant programs
$ 30.6M
Art Collection
$ 2.6M
Admin, research, communication
$ 1.5M
Funding awarded per recipient type
AFA
708 grants to organizations
$ 21.5M
380 grants to individuals
$ 5.2M

Funding awarded by region

Northwest 31 GRANTS $0.4M Northeast 11 GRANTS $0.2M North Central 42 GRANTS $0.3M Southern 73 GRANTS $1.0M Central 86 GRANTS $1.3M Edmonton 380 GRANTS $10.9M Calgary 464 GRANTS $12.6M
Funding awarded by program
Program name
$ amount ( grants awarded / eligible applications)
Professional Performing Arts Organizations
$8,865,000.00 46 / 47
Community Support Organizations
$2,900,000.00 139 / 139
Major Arts Presenters
$1,934,600.00 13 / 13
Public Art Galleries
$1,664,200.00 15 / 15
Volunteer Based Arts Organizations
$1,496,400.00 202 / 202
Arts Presenting
$1,486,500.00 104 / 104
Music Individual Project Grants
$1,346,671.76 115 / 425
Provincial Arts Service Organizations
$1,200,000.00 9 / 9
Film and Video Individual Project Grants
$1,071,385.99 67 / 300
Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Grants
$926,319.78 72 / 257
Literary Individual Project Grants
$875,057.38 62 / 283
Community Performing Arts Organizations
$829,000.00 105 / 105
Artists and Education
$594,152.17 69 / 123
Summer Schools
$400,000.00 4 / 5
Theatre Individual Project Grants
$337,017.62 22 / 101
Dance Individual Project Grants
$331,748.00 23 / 79
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grants
$277,225.76 17 / 77
Projects Development
$100,000.00 2 / 2
Arts Awards
$14,000.00 2 / 8