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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.
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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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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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Spotlight Post

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,

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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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Celebrating Black and Indigenous artists at the MacEwan Art Collection

AFA NewsArt HouseArtist Profile Indigenous artsVisual arts & new media Edmonton
Deadline: December 8, 2025 - 12:30 am

15th Annual Wildflower Art Salon & Sale

Events Visual arts & new media Calgary
Deadline: October 16, 2025 - 2:25 pm

Calgary Public Library's Residency and Grant Opportunities for Artists

Arts opportunityEvents All disciplinesIndigenous arts Calgary Classes & Workshops
Deadline: November 17, 2025 - 12:55 am

Call for Exhibition Volunteers: Entwined

Arts opportunity Visual arts & new media Calgary Volunteers
Deadline: October 17, 2025 - 2:00 pm

Job Opportunity: FOH Supervisor

Arts opportunity Theatre Edmonton Jobs
Deadline: October 24, 2025 - 2:25 pm

WOMEN WHO DIG Documentary Film – Community Screening

Events Film & video arts Edmonton
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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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