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Link to Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 3

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 3

Date: Nov 13, 2020

Third wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Link to Top 40 Under 40 | Edmonton and Calgary

Top 40 Under 40 | Edmonton and Calgary

Date: Nov 10, 2020

Meet the moves and shakers who are leaving their mark on their city!
Link to Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre is Now Open!

Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre is Now Open!

Date: Oct 19, 2020

The Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre in Edmonton is now open to the public by appointment only. The Centre focuses on supporting Indigenous artists.

Deadline: Nov 28, 2020 - 4:00 pm

Link to Congratulations! Simone Elizabeth Saunders Wins BMO 1st Art! Prize

Congratulations! Simone Elizabeth Saunders Wins BMO 1st Art! Prize

Date: Oct 16, 2020

Alberta University of the Arts graduate wins $15,000 national prize in competition for emerging artists with Black Lives Matter textile work.
Link to Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair

Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair

Date: Sep 4, 2020

Read the statement by AFA Board Chair Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Month of the Artist.
Link to New website for artists from Alberta

New website for artists from Alberta

Date: Sep 4, 2020

St Albert artist, Doris Charest, has started a new website called Art by Locals, in hopes of getting local people to buy local Alberta art.
Link to Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 2

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 2

Date: Sep 3, 2020

Second wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Link to Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 1

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 1

Date: Jul 10, 2020

First set of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Link to "Canadian musicians" in Denmark

"Canadian musicians" in Denmark

Date: Dec 10, 2017

Sculptor from Calgary creates a public art piece for a beautiful town of Skovby in Denmark.