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Link to Here & Now - Esther Suzanne Scott

Here & Now - Esther Suzanne Scott

Date: Apr 16, 2024

Esther Suzanne Scott's artwork, SPECIAL NEEDS, is featured in the 2024 AFA exhibition Here & Now at the Royal Alberta Museum.
Link to 2025 RISE Emerging Artist Program - Call For Submissions

2025 RISE Emerging Artist Program - Call For Submissions

Date: Apr 16, 2024

The artsPlace Gallery is now accepting submissions for the RISE Emerging Artist Program.

Deadline: Jun 14, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to New Board Chair appointed to the AFA

New Board Chair appointed to the AFA

Date: Apr 10, 2024

Cynthia Moore from Calgary announced as new Board Chair for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Link to WordsWorth 2024: DRAGONSONG - Registration Open!!

WordsWorth 2024: DRAGONSONG - Registration Open!!

Date: Apr 8, 2024

WordsWorth is a week-long creative writing residency for youth ages 11-19.

Deadline: Jun 24, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Storytelling

Storytelling

Date: Mar 25, 2024

The exhibition Storytelling shares the voices and traditions of four Indigenous artists.
Link to Otherhood

Otherhood

Date: Mar 25, 2024

The artworks in this exhibition seek to examine the feminized body as monster in fable, folklore, and literature.
Link to At First Glance

At First Glance

Date: Mar 25, 2024

a selection of expressionist works which together raise the question, what do you see at first glance?
Link to Montageries

Montageries

Date: Mar 25, 2024

This exhibition features a concise selection of nineteen artworks from the AFA Art Collection.

Deadline: Jun 19, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Link to MARY SHANNON WILL dot.dot.dot.

MARY SHANNON WILL dot.dot.dot.

Date: Mar 25, 2024

MARY SHANNON WILL dot.dot.dot. exhibits the artist’s use of the dot or pixel, the line, and the grid to make art.

Deadline: Jun 19, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Link to ReconciliACTIONS

ReconciliACTIONS

Date: Mar 25, 2024

The exhibition ReconciliACTIONS reminds us that reconciliation is an ongoing process, a chain of care and repair, not a one-and-done event.

Deadline: Aug 28, 2024 - 5:00 pm

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