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Budget 2020
Date: Feb 28, 2020
On February 27, the Alberta government announced details of its 2020-21 budget.
The Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award
Date: Feb 24, 2020
This $1,000 award is for Canadian students working in visual arts. It will be applied directly to tuition.
Deadline: Jun 30, 2020 - 11:45 pm
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