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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.
Work of the Week: The Weight of Things
Date: Apr 18, 2018
The Work of the Week is The Weight of Things by Mark Mullin.
Work of the Week: Rainbow Bear
Date: Apr 10, 2018
The Work of the Week is Rainbow Bear by Terry McCue.
Work of the Week: 2 artworks from the exhibition The Art of Truth and Reconciliation
Date: Apr 4, 2018
The Work of the Week features two artworks from the 2018 exhibition The Art of Truth and Reconciliation by George Littlechild.
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.
Work of the Week: Borrowed Power
Date: Feb 14, 2018
The Work of the Week is Borrowed Power by Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert, part of the Letters to Emily Series.
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.
Work of the Week: Turtle Land
Date: Jan 30, 2018
The Work of the Week is Turtle Land by Alex Janvier.