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The Relationship Between Arts Participation and Health
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A recent Hill Strategies study explores the positive relationship between Canadians’ art participation and health and well-bring.
Upgrading Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre
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Alberta’s government is investing in the Citadel Theatre so that Albertans of all ages will be able to continue to enjoy the performing arts in YEG.
New public artwork documenting Indigenous relation to the land installed in downtown Edmonton
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Indigenous relation to the land in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) is the subject of a new artwork.
Vivek Shraya’s How to Fail as a Popstar heads to CBC
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The theatrical one-person show, created by Albertan artist Vivek Shraya, will feature as an original series on CBC’s free streaming service, Gem.
IWD 2023: Canada’s population of artists led by women
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On a day we celebrate the many amazing women in our communities, we focus on women in the arts.
Watch now: Building a Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection
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The AFA released “Building a Collection – Celebrating 50 Years of the AFA Art Collection," on World Art Day (April 15), and is available to watch now!
70% of Albertans attend arts events
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The 2023 Survey of Albertans reveals that 70% of Albertans attended arts and culture events in 2022-23, while 54% participated in arts.
18,000 professional artists in Alberta
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Hill Strategies’ Statistical insights on the arts shares their analysis of the on the profile of artists in Alberta in 2021.
AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"
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A short documentary film on renowned Calgary theatre artists will play in Edmonton and Calgary. It has been nominated for three AMPIA awards.
