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Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Read the statement by AFA Board Chair Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Month of the Artist.
Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 2
Date: Sep 3, 2020
Second wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
CALL FOR ARTISTS CANVAS International Art Fair | THE LINE Gallery, London | September 03, 2020 – January 15, 2021 | Deadline September 13, 2020
Date: Aug 13, 2020
CANVAS is an International Art Fair that will present collective and solo projects by leading and emerging international artists.
Deadline: Oct 23, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Banff Centre Program | Soft Power: Visual Arts Fall Thematic
Date: Jul 31, 2020
The Soft Power program will explore the connections between art, nation states, systems of measurement and data, and propaganda.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020 - 11:45 pm
A one-year program to elevate Canada’s current arts leaders
Date: Jul 10, 2020
Business / Arts has launched its inaugural Executive Leadership program!
Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 1
Date: Jul 10, 2020
First set of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
When are Canada’s culture goers willing to come back to the arts?
Date: Jun 16, 2020
Read the results of a new survey gauging Canadians’ attitudes on returning to indoor and outdoor arts and culture events across Canada.
Congratulations to the 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Awards Recipients
Date: Jun 5, 2020
Ten up and coming Alberta artists and performers have been awarded 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2020 Emerging Artist Awards!
One-time guideline changes for individual project grants
Date: May 29, 2020
The AFA is encouraging applicants who submitted grants to the March 2 deadline to resubmit projects for consideration under the Sept. 2020 in-take.
AFA 2020-21 spending plan
Date: May 25, 2020
A message from AFA Board Chair, Mary Rozsa de Coquet, regarding the AFA's 2020-21 spending plan.