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AFA Artist Spotlight - Jessica Plattner
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Jessica Plattner shares her experience applying and provides insight into the story behind her work and what inspires her artistic practice.
Nominations Now Open for $50,000 Literary Prize
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Nominations for The Prairie Grindstone Prize open on April 1 and will close on May 15 at midnight.
The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!
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We celebrate World Art Day by sharing the joy of art province wide!
TREX Exhibition: Folk Memoirs
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Folk Memoirs will be on display at St. John Paul II High School, Grande Prairie from April 17 to May 14.
WATCH: The Artful Place: Alberta artists on their communities - Ashley Laurenson
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In the first video of the Artful Place series, AFA grant recipient Ashley Laurenson, a resident of Fort McMurray/Wood Buffalo, shares insight into the uniqueness of her local arts community.
AFA's Strategic Plan is available in French and English
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On this last day of the annual Mois de la francophonie albertaine, the AFA is pleased to share its three-year Strategic Plan en français.
How to Chapbook Workshop
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Join the Edmonton Poetry Festival Society at The Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers (SNAP) Gallery for an exploration of why-wait-to-be-published-when-you-can-do-it-yourself chapbook production.
A special holiday greeting from the AFA
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A special holiday greeting from AFA Board Chair Cynthia P. Moore.
Spring Writers Residency 2026
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This self-directed program offers time and space for writers to reconnect and reenergize their practice.
Budget 2025
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For the second year in a row, the Government of Alberta increasing funding to the AFA by $4.5 million.