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Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is the primary arts resource and grant funding body in Alberta.

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AFA funding opportunities provide support for Alberta arts organizations and individual artists through a variety of granting programs.

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Learn how the AFA is working towards its goal of full and equal participation in the arts in Alberta.

Section of sculpture: Transect by Firebrand Glass (Julia Reimer and Tyler Rock), 2017, stainless steel, laminated glass, cast glass, archival photos, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

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The AFA collects, manages and shares the largest collection of visual artwork by Albertan artists anywhere in the world.

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Artist profile - Paul Reich

After 28 years of service with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Paul Reich will officially retire from his position as Arts Development Consultant - Dance.

All disciplines | Dance

Paul Reich performing an arabesque with the Atlantic Ocean in the background,

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts exists to encourage and support the arts as a significant contributor to quality of life in Alberta.

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Deadline: December 7, 2025 - 3:15 am

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

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Access, Belonging and Community Connection

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Spotlight Post

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

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The Looking Glass exhibition in Medicine Hat

Call for Artists – Winter Whimsy Window Mural in Okotoks

Job Opportunity: Assistant Technical Director | Citadel Theatre

Celebrating Black and Indigenous artists at the MacEwan Art Collection

15th Annual Wildflower Art Salon & Sale

Calgary Public Library's Residency and Grant Opportunities for Artists

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

Find funding

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Collection

Spotlight Post

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

News

The Looking Glass exhibition in Medicine Hat

Call for Artists – Winter Whimsy Window Mural in Okotoks

Job Opportunity: Assistant Technical Director | Citadel Theatre

Celebrating Black and Indigenous artists at the MacEwan Art Collection

15th Annual Wildflower Art Salon & Sale

Calgary Public Library's Residency and Grant Opportunities for Artists

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