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Exposure Photography Festival 2024 - Call for Exhibitions
Date: Jun 2, 2023
Exposure Photography Festival 2024 - Call for Exhibitions
Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 - 11:45 pm
Announcing the retirement of Mel Kirby
Date: Apr 26, 2023
The last concert in our season: Immortal Bach on Saturday May 6th will be Mel Kirby's final concert as Artistic Director of The Festival Chorus.
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!
Torn Seas Releases
Date: Mar 27, 2023
Edmontonian Richard Boisvert releases AFA-supported 3D Animated feature-length film, made entirely in Unreal Engine.
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.
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.
Budget 2023
Date: Mar 1, 2023
In Budget 2023, funding for the AFA was maintained at $25.6 million to continue to provide essential support to Alberta’s arts sector.
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.
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.
Celebrating Black History Month with the Arts
Date: Feb 1, 2023
Our 2023 list of ways to celebrate Black History Month and engage with the Alberta Arts and Culture scene.