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The history of the AFA Art Collection
Date: Sep 29, 2022
50 years ago, the GoA set aside $50,000 to fund annual art acquisition, the ripples from which continue today in the AFA Art Collection.
Work of the Week: World Art Day
Date: Apr 14, 2022
We profile "World enough, and time" by Ken Macklin to help celebrate World Art Day on April 15.
Work of the Week celebrates Lunar New Year
Date: Feb 2, 2022
This week's Work of the Week is "Fortune Cookie" by Peter Greendale
AFA Origins
Date: Sep 14, 2021
Learn about how the AFA was established in our province by peering back in time at its origins and some of the first art and artists it supported.
AFA engagement (April 2021): What We Heard
Date: Jun 25, 2021
In April 2021 the AFA sought feedback through targeted engagement on stakeholder challenges and anticipated needs to inform its 2021-22 spending plan.
Work of the Week: "Making Faces" Heather Shillinglaw
Date: Nov 20, 2020
This week’s Work of the Week is "Making Faces" by Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw.
AFA remembers John "Jock" Osler
Date: Aug 11, 2020
We at the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) are very saddened to learn of the passing of John “Jock” Osler.
AFA Art on Display | Yorath House
Date: Dec 19, 2019
Nestled in Edmonton's river valley is a gem of modernist style -- Yorath House, which now playing host to several artworks from the AFA's collection!
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.
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!