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AFA 2019-20 Spending Plan
Date: Jan 3, 2020
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Board of Directors has approved its 2019-20 spending plan.
Budget 2019
Date: Oct 26, 2019
On October 24, the Government of Alberta announced its 2019-20 budget, which included a $28.4 million allocation to the AFA.
Explore the economics of Alberta art
Date: Jul 25, 2019
On April 25, 2019, Statistics Canada released Culture Satellite Account (CSA) updated economic data for the Canadian arts, culture & sport sectors.
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.
Curtain going up on next act of Roxy Theatre story
Date: Apr 25, 2018
Eighty years after it opened, Edmonton’s Roxy Theatre is being reborn with some help from the Alberta government.
AFA Public Art Commission Awarded to Portage College
Date: Apr 24, 2018
This funding will be used to commission three pieces of work from Indigenous artists for MOAPPA's Celebrating New Dawn project.
Improving Alberta’s premier theatres
Date: Mar 28, 2018
The Government of Alberta is investing $9.3 million to improve the Northern and Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditoriums.
Impact of funding 2016-2017
Date: May 4, 2017
Explore an interactive visual overview of how AFA funding is distributed across the province to support Alberta's arts community and learn more about