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AFA Individual Artist Project Grants - resources
Date: Aug 18, 2022
Learn tips to get you started or improve your grant application (Sept 1, 2022 or Mar 1, 2023 grant deadlines).
AFA artist residency opportunities
Date: Aug 18, 2022
Discover the possibilities of enhancing your networks and development opportunities in a different city for September 1 grant deadlines.
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.
Budget 2022
Date: Feb 28, 2022
On February 24, the Alberta government announced details of its 2022-23 budget.
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
New project funding to help arts organizations recover from COVID-19
Date: Oct 1, 2021
AFA launches Organization Activation Projects grant program to support COVID-19 relaunch and recovery in the arts sector.
Take part in art & celebrate 30 years of the AFA!
Date: Sep 6, 2021
The AFA encourages all Albertans to “take part in art” this September and rediscover Alberta’s unique and exceptional arts scene.
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.
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!