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Artists featured at Alberta House during the 2018 Grey Cup Festival
Date: Nov 21, 2018
Alberta House showcased live music, acts, personalities and some special CFL guests, as part of the Festival in downtown Edmonton, Nov.21-24.
Alberta announces Month of the Artist and new Artist in Residence program
Date: Nov 15, 2018
Alberta is making history by becoming the first province in Canada to dedicate an entire month to the celebration of artists.
Alexis Marie Chute receives 2018 Alumni Horizon Award
Date: Sep 14, 2018
Community invited to celebrate as artist and author receives UAlberta Alumni Award on September 24.
First Canadian Culture Track Report released
Date: Aug 20, 2018
Culture Track is a national survey of cultural consumers’ attitudes, motivators, and barriers to participation. See an overview of 2018 study.
Becca Taylor awarded Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert Fellowship for Indigenous Curators
Date: Aug 13, 2018
Through this Fellowship, Becca will research and work with Indigenous artists to potentially increase representation in the AFA collection.
Place presented by Brian Webb Dance Company
Date: Aug 1, 2018
PLACE premiered on August 9 & 10 at 8 PM at The Theatre Lab (Allard Hall, MacEwan University).An AFA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Art Project
AFA provides supplemental project funding Alberta Culture Days 2018
Date: Jul 20, 2018
The AFA offered one-time project funding to support Alberta Culture Days 2018 celebrations led by Indigenous and Culturally Diverse communities.
Alberta Music Week brings boost for music industry
Date: Jul 19, 2018
Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda declares July 19-26, 2018 Alberta Music Week.
Pumphouse Theatre: Announcing The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery
Date: Jun 22, 2018
The Pumphouse Theatre is happy to announce the renaming of our Lobby Art Gallery to be the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery.
Work of the Week: Red Willow
Date: Jun 20, 2018
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, our Work of the Week is Red Willow by George Littlechild.