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Link to Grindstone Theatre School's Spring classes and camps are LIVE!

Grindstone Theatre School's Spring classes and camps are LIVE!

Date: Jan 22, 2024

Save $50 when you register before February 15th!

Deadline: Apr 6, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Date: Jan 10, 2024

The AFA only accepts applications through the Front Office portal of the GATE online application system.
Link to Clocking in for Unpaid Labour Canada Artist Call

Clocking in for Unpaid Labour Canada Artist Call

Date: Jan 2, 2024

Community Art Project Artist Call for submissions around themes of Unpaid Labour.

Deadline: Mar 31, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Happy Holidays from the AFA

Happy Holidays from the AFA

Date: Dec 20, 2023

The AFA offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2023 until January 2, 2024.
Link to 18,000 professional artists in Alberta

18,000 professional artists in Alberta

Date: Dec 13, 2023

Hill Strategies’ Statistical insights on the arts shares their analysis of the on the profile of artists in Alberta in 2021.
Link to Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report

Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report

Date: Nov 28, 2023

Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report, including last fiscal year's accomplishments and highlights.
Link to Stand Up Comedy Workshop

Stand Up Comedy Workshop

Date: Nov 27, 2023

FunnyFest Stand Up Comedy Workshop taught by a life - time stand up comedian.
Link to Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2024

Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2024

Date: Nov 21, 2023

Over five weeks, participants are encouraged to self-direct their research and time, as well as cultivate new directions in their work.

Deadline: Apr 10, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to A Q&A with artist Peter Hide

A Q&A with artist Peter Hide

Date: Nov 20, 2023

The AFA sits down with artist Peter Hide for a Q&A.
Link to Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day

Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day

Date: Nov 9, 2023

Acknowledging both Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11).

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