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Be a Mentor with the Alberta's Future Leaders program
Date: Feb 6, 2019
Summer employment opportunity from April 28 - August 22, 2019. Deadline extended to March 3rd!
Deadline: Mar 3, 2019 - 11:45 pm
Alberta’s 1st Artist in Residence revealed
Date: Jan 31, 2019
Edmonton’s Lauren Crazybull has been named the Government of Alberta's first Artist in Residence.
3rd Annual S.O.L.A.R Awards - CONTEST, $4,000 in Prizes
Date: Jan 29, 2019
Submit your artwork or join us for our 3rd Annual S.O.L.A.R. Awards. Enter at www.solarawards.ca. No charge for entry.
Deadline: Mar 1, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Nominate an outstanding artist for 2019 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
Date: Jan 9, 2019
Nominations are open for the 2019 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards, Alberta’s most prestigious artistic award.
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019 - 11:45 pm
Dive into the 2017-18 AFA Annual Report
Date: Nov 28, 2018
Explore the 2017-18 AFA Annual Report, including last fiscal year's accomplishments and highlights
Alberta announces Month of the Artist and new Artist in Residence program
Date: Nov 15, 2018
Alberta is making history by becoming the first province in Canada to dedicate an entire month to the celebration of artists.
First Canadian Culture Track Report released
Date: Aug 20, 2018
Culture Track is a national survey of cultural consumers’ attitudes, motivators, and barriers to participation. See an overview of 2018 study.
AFA provides supplemental project funding Alberta Culture Days 2018
Date: Jul 20, 2018
The AFA offered one-time project funding to support Alberta Culture Days 2018 celebrations led by Indigenous and Culturally Diverse communities.
Pumphouse Theatre: Announcing The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery
Date: Jun 22, 2018
The Pumphouse Theatre is happy to announce the renaming of our Lobby Art Gallery to be the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery.
Arts Research: Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016
Date: Jun 19, 2018
See how Canadians spend their time pursuing creative activities according to the Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016.