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Happy Holidays from the AFA
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The AFA offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2023 until January 2, 2024.
Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project
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See the video of The Art of Hide Tanning: commissioned Indigenous artworks featuring the traditional hide tanning process taught at Portage College.
DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition
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DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days
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AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.
Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project
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See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.
Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day
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Acknowledging both Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11).
Women's History Month: Celebrating the diversity of women through the arts
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Celebrate women's history month by visiting local exhibitions curated by women and featuring artwork from the AFA Art Collection.
Truth and Reconciliation Day 2023
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A message of acknowledgement of Truth and Reconciliation Day from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts board of directors.