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Budget 2026

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AFA receives record level 38.1 million in budget 2026.

Opportunity for arts organizations: artsvest Regional in Alberta

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artsvest Regional in Alberta can help to grow your organization’s sponsorship capacity, receive personalized mentorship, and in-depth training across a wide variety of skills and topics.

DEADLINE: March 12, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Career Opportunity: Executive Director - Adult Recreational Choirs

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Adult Recreational Choirs (ARC) seeks a highly motivated and experienced Executive Director for a part-time, flexible role
overseeing the organizational, administrative, financial, and program management functions of our organization.

DEADLINE: March 18, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Read the 2024-25 AFA Annual Report

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Read the 2024-25 AFA Annual Report, including last fiscal year's accomplishments and highlights.

Encore! New Artist in Residence hits the stage

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Alberta's government announced award-winning musician John Wort Hannam as Alberta’s sixth Artist in Residence and Arts Ambassador.

Artist profile - Paul Reich

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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.

Call for Emerging Indigenous Artists

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The Cultivating Indigenous Talent in the Arts (CITA) program will host a series of one-week mentorships from September 2025 to August 2026.

DEADLINE: August 4, 2025 - 11:59 pm

The Common Ground Festival is Looking for Submissions - All Performing Arts Welcome

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The Common Ground Festival is back this year and we're groovier than every. We are looking for submissions for performing arts of all kinds!!! If you've got a thing we've got a stage.

DEADLINE: July 31, 2025 - 11:59 pm

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.