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Link to Watch now: Building a Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Watch now: Building a Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Date: Apr 15, 2023

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!
Link to Introducing Alberta’s Arts Ambassador 2023

Introducing Alberta’s Arts Ambassador 2023

Date: Apr 12, 2023

Métis Cree artist Sharon Rose Kootenay has been selected as the 4th Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador to promote the value of the arts in Alberta.
Link to IWD 2023: Canada’s population of artists led by women

IWD 2023: Canada’s population of artists led by women

Date: Mar 7, 2023

On a day we celebrate the many amazing women in our communities, we focus on women in the arts.
Link to New public artwork documenting Indigenous relation to the land installed in downtown Edmonton

New public artwork documenting Indigenous relation to the land installed in downtown Edmonton

Date: Mar 3, 2023

Indigenous relation to the land in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) is the subject of a new artwork.
Link to Work of the Week celebrates International Women’s Day

Work of the Week celebrates International Women’s Day

Date: Feb 28, 2023

Celebrate International Women's Day via Alberta's arts and culture scene.
Link to Upgrading Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre

Upgrading Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre

Date: Feb 14, 2023

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.
Link to Vivek Shraya’s How to Fail as a Popstar heads to CBC

Vivek Shraya’s How to Fail as a Popstar heads to CBC

Date: Jan 30, 2023

The theatrical one-person show, created by Albertan artist Vivek Shraya, will feature as an original series on CBC’s free streaming service, Gem.
Link to Megan Dawson's new single "To Fall in Love"

Megan Dawson's new single "To Fall in Love"

Date: Jan 28, 2023

Calgarian pop/country singer-songwriter Megan Dawson releases her next single, "To Fall in Love” on February 9, 2023.
Link to Calgary's IntegralOrg added to National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts

Calgary's IntegralOrg added to National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts

Date: Nov 2, 2022

IntegralOrg added to system of connected regional legal hubs for artists and arts organizations that includes existing Canadian pro-bono legal clinics
Link to Celebrate National Indigenous History Month

Celebrate National Indigenous History Month

Date: May 31, 2022

Learn about the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

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