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Message from Board Chair Cynthia P. Moore on the opening of AFA art house
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On September 10, I was pleased to be joined by the Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, members of the AFA Board of Directors and the arts community to officially open AFA art house – a new home for Alberta artists.
Located in the heart of Downtown Calgary in The Edison building, AFA art house is dedicated to exhibiting Alberta artists and displaying works from the AFA Art Collection, the world’s largest collection of Alberta art. The first exhibition, New Views, is now open to the public. It features a diverse selection of 50 AFA artworks in the AFA Art Collection, including the first piece that started the Collection in 1972, and some of which have never been publicly exhibited before. Today, the AFA Art Collection features some of Alberta’s most prominent artists. You can learn more about the collection and the amazing Alberta artists at affta.ab.ca.
I was proud to announce the first solo exhibition in AFA art house will feature Samantha Williams-Chapelsky, the 2024-25 Alberta Artist in Residence and selected works from her “Sky, Stone, and Prairie: Plein Air Perspectives of Alberta” project. This exhibition will open later this fall.
The AFA thanks the City of Calgary and Aspen Properties for being our partners in bringing AFA art house to fruition. We thank Alberta’s government for their ongoing support allowing the AFA to deliver on our mandate to support and celebrate Alberta art. We are proud to contribute to the revitalization of Calgary’s downtown core through the creation of art house.
I encourage everyone to come visit AFA art house and discover the incredible talent and diversity of Alberta’s visual artists. Admission is free and we are open Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 4 p.m., or by special appointment. Learn more at affta.ab.ca/art-house.
Sincerely,
Cynthia P. Moore, Chair of the Board of Directors
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
