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Link to Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Date: Aug 16, 2023

Running Dec 23' and Jan 24', the Red Brick Common aims to exhibit local Alberta artists’ small & medium-sized artwork.

Deadline: Oct 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Have art... will travel

Have art... will travel

Date: Aug 14, 2023

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.
Link to Puppet Power 2023: Festival of Ideas - Material Puppets

Puppet Power 2023: Festival of Ideas - Material Puppets

Date: Aug 12, 2023

Join us for an incredible weekend of puppetry at the Puppet Power 2023: Festival of Ideas - Material Puppets!

Deadline: Nov 24, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Link to Indigenous Haute Couture – Digital Embellishments 2024

Indigenous Haute Couture – Digital Embellishments 2024

Date: Aug 11, 2023

Indigenous fashion makers and designers will explore experimental elements or accomplish finished productions of their work.

Deadline: Nov 15, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Date: Jul 26, 2023

The AFA only accepts applications through the Front Office portal of the GATE online application system.
Link to You can join an AFA expert panel!

You can join an AFA expert panel!

Date: Jul 26, 2023

We encourage expert panel nominations from Albertans to ensure the involvement of the arts community in AFA funding decisions. 
Link to Exposure 2024 Call for Exhibitions

Exposure 2024 Call for Exhibitions

Date: Jul 25, 2023

Registering your exhibition allows you to become part of our festival program! (Open to all Alberta.)

Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Date: Jul 20, 2023

Alberta Printmakers (A/P) invites artists who incorporate printmaking within their practice to apply for a solo exhibition in our Main Space Gallery.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 - 4:00 pm

Link to The 5th Chelsea International Photography Competition

The 5th Chelsea International Photography Competition

Date: Jul 4, 2023

The Chelsea International Photography Competition celebrates gifted, notable, and fresh talents in the world of photography.

Deadline: Oct 24, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Watch now: Caring for the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Watch now: Caring for the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Date: Jun 21, 2023

Watch how the AFA cares for an exquisite new acquisition by Métis Cree visual artist, Sharon Rose Kootenay, in the 2nd video in its documentary series

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