News

Click the image or the title to view each News story. Click blue buttons or pink tags to browse related stories.

Disclaimer: Individuals and organizations posting and/or viewing information on the AFA newsfeed do so at their own risk. The AFA does not guarantee the accuracy of any information posted on the newsfeed. The posting of a listing is not an endorsement by the AFA of the submitting organization or individual, or any organization or individual identified in the listing. The AFA recommends that those viewing the newsfeed conduct their own research of organizations and individuals that post on the website, when listings are related to youth.
Please review the full AFA news feed Terms of Use.

Call for Artists: "Not So Mini" International Print Exchange

DATE :

Alberta Printmakers’ (A/P) annual “Not So Mini” International Print Exchange and Exhibition is back!

DEADLINE: November 14, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Beyond the Visual Archive: Calgary Cultural Practitioner Expands His Work Through Sound and Music

DATE :

Filipino-Canadian cultural preservation practitioner Rolando Jr. Pepano is extending his creative practice beyond historical visual reconstruction, exploring original songwriting and sound as additional ways to communicate identity, memory, migration, and human experience.

DEADLINE: November 29, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call for Submissions: Vulture Culture (Alberta Craft Council)

DATE :

Alberta Craft invites makers to explore the art of death through bones, taxidermy, and natural oddities. Submissions opening soon!

DEADLINE: January 1, 2027 - 5:00 pm

Reception: Passing Time, Creating Memories

DATE :

Join Alberta Craft Edmonton and Anna Bilek to celebrate Passing Time, Creating Memories, an exploration of space, time, and memory.

DEADLINE: December 19, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Career Opportunity: TREX Northwest (Region 1) Curator / Manager

DATE :

Reporting to the Executive Director / Chief Curator, the TREX Manager / Curator is
responsible for the Gallery’s delivery of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ (AFA)
Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) for Region 1 (Peace Region and Treaty 8
Territory).

DEADLINE: November 6, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Exhibition Volunteers: Tectonic Shifts

DATE :

We are thrilled to invite volunteers to join us for our upcoming international group exhibition, Tectonic Shifts, showcasing work from artists worldwide.

DEADLINE: November 17, 2026 - 5:09 pm

Festive Foothills Art Market

DATE :

Celebrate the season of giving at the annual Festive Foothills Art Market, running November 7 to December 20, 2026 at the Leighton Art Centre.

DEADLINE: December 20, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Take Space: Resonance - A Guided Creative Experience

DATE :

Take Space is a community-focused creative initiative that challenges traditional expectations of art-making by creating accessible, welcoming spaces where people can explore creativity without judgement, pressure, or prescribed outcomes.

DEADLINE: November 8, 2026 - 10:00 am

'The Weight of Silk' Opening Party

DATE :

Please join us at the opening party on Saturday November 7 from 1 to 3 pm at the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery to celebrate the presentation of Yvonne DuBourdieu’s solo exhibition, The Weight of Silk.

DEADLINE: November 7, 2026 - 1:00 pm

“The Weight of Silk” Solo Exhibit by Yvonne DuBourdieu

DATE :

“The Weight of Silk” is a solo exhibition by Alberta artist Yvonne DuBourdieu. In the exhibit, viewers will encounter dreamy evocative paintings that explore a tenderness and longing which tethers us to our cultural, historical and contemporary sense of womanhood.

DEADLINE: January 29, 2027 - 5:00 pm