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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.

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Learn how the AFA is working towards its goal of full and equal participation in the arts in Alberta.
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AFA funding opportunities provide support for Alberta arts organizations and individual artists through a variety of granting programs.
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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

Collection

The AFA collects, manages and shares the largest collection of visual artwork by Albertan artists anywhere in the world.
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Call for Submissions Funding
DEADLINE: June 17, 2025 - 5:59 am
Apply to be Alberta's next Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador

The deadline to apply is June 16. The maximum eligible amount you can apply for is $50,000. Open to artists from all disciplines.

All disciplines | Dance | Film & video arts | Indigenous arts | Literary arts | Music | Theatre | Visual arts & new media
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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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AFA 2025-26 Spending Plan

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Deadline: June 17, 2025 - 5:59 am

Apply to be Alberta's next Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador

Arts opportunityCommunity News All disciplinesDanceFilm & video artsIndigenous artsLiterary artsMusicTheatreVisual arts & new media Call for SubmissionsFunding

We're Hiring at the Citadel Theatre - Accessibility Coordinator

AFA News Theatre Edmonton Jobs
Deadline: May 25, 2025 - 5:59 am

Hiring: TREX Southwest Program Manager & Curator

AFA News Film & video artsIndigenous artsVisual arts & new media Calgary Jobs
Deadline: June 18, 2025 - 6:00 pm

Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards

Community News All disciplines

Job Opportunity: Curator

Community News Visual arts & new media Edmonton Jobs
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10708-105 Ave,
Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5H 0A1
780-427-9968
(toll-free within Alberta by first dialing 310-0000) 

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The AFA respectfully acknowledges that it supports artistic activity on 
Treaty 6, 7 and 8 territories: traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples.

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