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'Vital Lines' Interactive Land-Based Installation
Date: Jun 25, 2019
Calgary francophone artists Sabine Lecorre-Moore & Patricia Lortie created Vital Lines as a receptive site for visitors to rest their dreams & wishes.
Legislative Assembly Unveils Artwork by Alex Janvier
Date: Mar 15, 2019
Two new artworks by renowned Indigenous artist Alex Janvier have been installed in the Legislature Chamber.
Friends of University Hospitals' New Executive Director
Date: Jan 31, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Friends of University Hospitals is pleased to announce the appointment of Tyler Sherard as Executive Director.
Contemporary Calgary appoints Interim Chief Curator, Ryan Doherty
Date: Jan 17, 2019
Contemporary Calgary today announced the appointment of Ryan Doherty as Interim Chief Curator.
Alexis Marie Chute receives 2018 Alumni Horizon Award
Date: Sep 14, 2018
Community invited to celebrate as artist and author receives UAlberta Alumni Award on September 24.
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.
Resilience - 50 Indigenous Women Artists on Billboards Coast to Coast
Date: May 4, 2018
On June 1, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) launched Resilience, a national exhibition of artworks by fifty (50) Indigenous women artists.
AFA Public Art Commission Awarded to Portage College
Date: Apr 24, 2018
This funding will be used to commission three pieces of work from Indigenous artists for MOAPPA's Celebrating New Dawn project.
UPDATE! Alberta represented in 2018 Sobey Art Award nominations
Date: Apr 24, 2018
Current Alberta resident Jordan Bennett made the shortlist! Alberta born artists Hannah Doerksen and Elif Saydam were nominated for long list.
Work of the Week: 3 artworks in memoriam
Date: Feb 22, 2018
We lost three artists represented in the AFA collection in February 2018. This week we feature artworks by all three artists in their memory.