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Link to AFA remembers John "Jock" Osler

AFA remembers John "Jock" Osler

Date: Aug 11, 2020

We at the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) are very saddened to learn of the passing of John “Jock” Osler.
    Link to AFA Art on Display | Yorath House

    AFA Art on Display | Yorath House

    Date: Dec 19, 2019

    Nestled in Edmonton's river valley is a gem of modernist style -- Yorath House, which now playing host to several artworks from the AFA's collection!
    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 AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

    AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

    Date: Apr 23, 2018

    A short documentary film on renowned Calgary theatre artists will play in Edmonton and Calgary. It has been nominated for three AMPIA awards.
    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 Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project

    Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project

    Date: Oct 19, 2017

    See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.

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