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Dawson Residency Award and Bursary
Date: Jan 30, 2019
One artist will receive a month-long residency at our studio in Prince Edward County, plus the $1,000 Dawson bursary.
Deadline: Mar 1, 2019 - 11:45 pm
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.
Alberta Music Week brings boost for music industry
Date: Jul 19, 2018
Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda declares July 19-26, 2018 Alberta Music Week.
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.
Budget 2018
Date: Mar 22, 2018
On March 22, the Government of Alberta announced its 2018-19 budget, which maintained a $31.5 million allocation to the AFA.
Explore the economics of Alberta art
Date: Feb 27, 2018
On Feb. 27, 2018, Statistics Canada released Culture Satellite Account economic data for the Canadian arts, culture and sport sectors from 2010-2016.
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