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Link to Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions

Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions

Date: Sep 4, 2019

"Absence Inhabited" and "Dear Alan", featuring artworks from the AFA's collection, are now on view on Google Arts and Culture.
Link to Go Behind the Scenes with the AFA's Art Collections Manager!

Go Behind the Scenes with the AFA's Art Collections Manager!

Date: Aug 28, 2019

What does it take to get an artwork in show-worthy shape? Find out!
Link to "Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

"Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

Date: Jul 23, 2019

Did you know there was a strong connection between Alberta and members of the Group of Seven?
Link to Alberta’s 1st Artist in Residence revealed

Alberta’s 1st Artist in Residence revealed

Date: Jan 31, 2019

Edmonton’s Lauren Crazybull has been named the Government of Alberta's first Artist in Residence.
Link to First Canadian Culture Track Report released

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.
Link to Arts Research: Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016

Arts Research: Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016

Date: Jun 19, 2018

See how Canadians spend their time pursuing creative activities according to the Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016.
Link to AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

Date: Apr 23, 2018

A short documentary film on renowned Calgary theatre artists will play in Edmonton and Calgary. It has been nominated for three AMPIA awards.
Link to DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Link to Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

Double Take, curated by Shannon Bingeman, challenges perceptions of logical order.
Link to Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Date: Dec 15, 2017

See the video of The Art of Hide Tanning: commissioned Indigenous artworks featuring the traditional hide tanning process taught at Portage College.

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