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New project funding to help arts organizations recover from COVID-19
Date: Oct 1, 2021
AFA launches Organization Activation Projects grant program to support COVID-19 relaunch and recovery in the arts sector.
Take part in art & celebrate 30 years of the AFA!
Date: Sep 6, 2021
The AFA encourages all Albertans to “take part in art” this September and rediscover Alberta’s unique and exceptional arts scene.
Budget 2021
Date: Feb 26, 2021
On February 25, the Alberta government announced details of its 2021-22 budget.
Work of the Week: "Making Faces" Heather Shillinglaw
Date: Nov 20, 2020
This week’s Work of the Week is "Making Faces" by Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw.
Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions
Date: Sep 4, 2019
"Absence Inhabited" and "Dear Alan", featuring artworks from the AFA's collection, are now on view on Google Arts and Culture.
Go Behind the Scenes with the AFA's Art Collections Manager!
Date: Aug 28, 2019
What does it take to get an artwork in show-worthy shape? Find out!
"Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House
Date: Jul 23, 2019
Did you know there was a strong connection between Alberta and members of the Group of Seven?
DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition
Date: Feb 8, 2018
DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition
Date: Feb 8, 2018
Double Take, curated by Shannon Bingeman, challenges perceptions of logical order.
Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project
Date: Dec 15, 2017
See the video of The Art of Hide Tanning: commissioned Indigenous artworks featuring the traditional hide tanning process taught at Portage College.