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Becca Taylor awarded Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert Fellowship for Indigenous Curators
Date: Aug 13, 2018
Through this Fellowship, Becca will research and work with Indigenous artists to potentially increase representation in the AFA collection.
AFA provides supplemental project funding Alberta Culture Days 2018
Date: Jul 20, 2018
The AFA offered one-time project funding to support Alberta Culture Days 2018 celebrations led by Indigenous and Culturally Diverse communities.
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.
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.
Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project
Date: Oct 19, 2017
See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.
Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days
Date: Oct 2, 2017
AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.
Introducing the AFA Young Artist Prize recipients
Date: Jun 19, 2017
Chosen by the 25 Influential Alberta Artists, these young artists are the next generation of Alberta’s art community
AFA Commemorative Art Projects
Date: Jun 19, 2017
Learn about five successful projects that received funding for a legacy artwork, performance or composition to reflect the theme: Alberta Inspires.