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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.
Sheri-D Wilson named Calgary Poet Laureate
Date: Apr 24, 2018
Calgary Arts Development and the Calgary Poet Laureate Selection Committee are pleased to announce Sheri-D Wilson as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate.
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.
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.
Troy Kokol nominated for 2018 Indigenous Music Award
Date: Apr 6, 2018
A former AFA funding recipient, Troy's album Lonely Ghost was nominated for 2018 Best Folk Album. Awards will be announced on May 18 in Winnipeg.
Improving Alberta’s premier theatres
Date: Mar 28, 2018
The Government of Alberta is investing $9.3 million to improve the Northern and Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditoriums.
Edmonton’s 2018 Hall of Fame inductees announced
Date: Mar 23, 2018
Four Edmontonian art champions among inductees included in 2018 list. Induction ceremony was held on June 11, 2018.
The Calgary Boys' Choir's Founding Artistic Director, Douglas Parnham, has passed away
Date: Mar 5, 2018
The Calgary Boys’ Choir is sad to report that its founding artistic director, Douglas Parnham, has died. He was 92 years old.
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.
Adrian Stimson awarded 2018 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts
Date: Feb 21, 2018
Adrian Stimson, a multidisciplinary artist based in Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation, Alberta, is a recipient of the 2018 GGArts Awards.