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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.
"Canadian musicians" in Denmark
Date: Dec 10, 2017
Sculptor from Calgary creates a public art piece for a beautiful town of Skovby in Denmark.
2017 Survey of Albertans on Culture now available
Date: Nov 30, 2017
Information about Albertans' views on arts and culture in our province now available - read the report or download raw data from Open Alberta.
Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project
Date: Oct 19, 2017
See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.
Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days
Date: Oct 2, 2017
AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.
Introducing the AFA Young Artist Prize recipients
Date: Jun 19, 2017
Chosen by the 25 Influential Alberta Artists, these young artists are the next generation of Alberta’s art community
AFA Commemorative Art Projects
Date: Jun 19, 2017
Learn about five successful projects that received funding for a legacy artwork, performance or composition to reflect the theme: Alberta Inspires.
Imperial donated four artworks to AFA Collection
Date: Mar 24, 2017
To celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial, an estimated $6 million in artworks will be donated to Canadian museums and galleries, including the AFA.
Meet AFA's 25 Influential Artists
Date: Sep 30, 2016
In spring 2016, the AFA began accepting community nominations to identify 25 Influential Alberta Artists from the past 25 years.
Have art... will travel
Date: Sep 20, 2016
From High Level in the North, to the Milk River in the South, TREX brings Albertan art to all corners of the province, one crate at a time.