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Link to Call for Artists Pointe-aux-Pins Acres (The Pointe)

Call for Artists Pointe-aux-Pins Acres (The Pointe)

Date: Jan 22, 2024

Public Art, Land-Art, Ecological Art, Graphic Design, Micro-Artist in Residence -- Submission Deadline: March 22, 2024

Deadline: Mar 22, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Clocking in for Unpaid Labour Canada Artist Call

Clocking in for Unpaid Labour Canada Artist Call

Date: Jan 2, 2024

Community Art Project Artist Call for submissions around themes of Unpaid Labour.

Deadline: Mar 31, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to -miut

-miut

Date: Jan 2, 2024

-miut considers what it means to be an Inuk living in Treaty 6 and 7

Deadline: Mar 28, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Link to Happy Holidays from the AFA

Happy Holidays from the AFA

Date: Dec 20, 2023

The AFA offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2023 until January 2, 2024.
Link to Beacon Original Art | Call for Submissions

Beacon Original Art | Call for Submissions

Date: Dec 5, 2023

Applications are now open to participate in our Annual Spring Art Exhibition & Sale on April 20 & 21, 2024 - Calgary

Deadline: Mar 23, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2024

Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Summer 2024

Date: Nov 21, 2023

Over five weeks, participants are encouraged to self-direct their research and time, as well as cultivate new directions in their work.

Deadline: Apr 10, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to A Q&A with artist Peter Hide

A Q&A with artist Peter Hide

Date: Nov 20, 2023

The AFA sits down with artist Peter Hide for a Q&A.
Link to Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day

Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day

Date: Nov 9, 2023

Acknowledging both Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11).
Link to Women's History Month: Celebrating the diversity of women through the arts

Women's History Month: Celebrating the diversity of women through the arts

Date: Oct 23, 2023

Celebrate women's history month by visiting local exhibitions curated by women and featuring artwork from the AFA Art Collection.
Link to Work of the Week celebrates World Photography Day

Work of the Week celebrates World Photography Day

Date: Aug 18, 2023

Celebrate World Photography Day with Colin Smith's camera obscura, Bow Lake.

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