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Link to Work of the Week: "Making Faces" Heather Shillinglaw

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.
Link to Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 3

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 3

Date: Nov 13, 2020

Third wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Link to Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair

Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair

Date: Sep 4, 2020

Read the statement by AFA Board Chair Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Month of the Artist.
Link to Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions

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.
Link to Go Behind the Scenes with the AFA's Art Collections Manager!

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!
Link to "Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

"Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

Date: Jul 23, 2019

Did you know there was a strong connection between Alberta and members of the Group of Seven?
Link to DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Link to Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

Double Take, curated by Shannon Bingeman, challenges perceptions of logical order.
Link to Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Date: Dec 15, 2017

See the video of The Art of Hide Tanning: commissioned Indigenous artworks featuring the traditional hide tanning process taught at Portage College.
Link to Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days

Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days

Date: Oct 2, 2017

AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.

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