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Imperial donated four artworks to AFA Collection
Date: Mar 24, 2017
To celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial, an estimated $6 million in artworks will be donated to Canadian museums and galleries, including the AFA.
Have art... will travel
Date: Sep 20, 2016
From High Level in the North, to the Milk River in the South, TREX brings Albertan art to all corners of the province, one crate at a time.
Meet me at the public art
Date: Sep 13, 2016
Learn about how artwork from the AFA Public Art Commission program enhances public space often evolving into a community landmark.
A ceramic legacy lives on
Date: Sep 6, 2016
On a sunny day in July 2015 Erin McDonald, manager of the AFA Art Collection, learned of a significant collection of ceramic works by Albertan artists
Alberta's ever-evolving visual arts community
Date: Aug 30, 2016
We’ve collected some highlights of the ever-changing organism that is visual arts in Alberta over the last 25 years.
The art of giving
Date: Aug 16, 2016
For many years, the AFA's provincial art collection has grown through a variety of methods of acquisition, donations, and commissions.
Alberta art shines at the National Gallery of Canada
Date: Aug 9, 2016
Calgary-based Chris Cran and Cold Lake’s Alex Janvier each had noteworthy, full-career retrospective shows at the National Gallery of Canada in 2016
It's about time
Date: Jul 26, 2016
You may recognize the Capital Arts building by its easily identifiable artwork that has become familiar to the area’s landscape.
Discovering lost cultural treasures
Date: Jul 12, 2016
How often do you think the AFA Art Placement staff discovers an unknown and robust collection of Alberta art while out on assignment?