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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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Call for Submissions Funding

DEADLINE: January 30, 2026 - 9:00 pm

Curators: Make Your Mark at the AFA art house

The AFA’s Emerging Curator Fellowship program has been reimagined to provide an opportunity to develop an original exhibition for the AFA art house. Apply by January 30!

Indigenous arts | Visual arts & new media

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: March 7, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

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We support and celebrate Alberta art.

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Workshop: Painterly Printmaking

Career Opportunity: Director, Orchestra Operations (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)

Archbishop MacDonald Presents: Peter and the Starcatcher

PRAIRIE WEBINAR - Getting Yourself Noticed with Liz Barron & Audie Murray

Curators: Make Your Mark at the AFA art house

Tales of Oquevaux - Art Exhibition

Fostering Arts and Culture in Alberta

Find funding

Access, Belonging and Community Connection

Collection

/index.php/news/curators-make-your-mark-afa-art-house

Spotlight Post

We support and celebrate Alberta art.

News

Workshop: Painterly Printmaking

Career Opportunity: Director, Orchestra Operations (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)

Archbishop MacDonald Presents: Peter and the Starcatcher

PRAIRIE WEBINAR - Getting Yourself Noticed with Liz Barron & Audie Murray

Curators: Make Your Mark at the AFA art house

Tales of Oquevaux - Art Exhibition

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