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70% of Albertans attend arts events
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The 2023 Survey of Albertans reveals that 70% of Albertans attended arts and culture events in 2022-23, while 54% participated in arts.
18,000 professional artists in Alberta
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Hill Strategies’ Statistical insights on the arts shares their analysis of the on the profile of artists in Alberta in 2021.
AFA remembers John "Jock" Osler
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We at the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) are very saddened to learn of the passing of John “Jock” Osler.
Introducing the AFA Young Artist Prize recipients
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Chosen by the 25 Influential Alberta Artists, these young artists are the next generation of Alberta’s art community
Eternal Light
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Da Camera Singers first concert of the 63rd season
10 highlights from Alberta Week in PEI
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In 2014, several Alberta artists spent the summer in Charlottetown, PEI to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Fathers of Confederation.
Three-year funding x four grants =...
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The Alberta Ballet, Beaverlodge Cultural Society, the Edmonton Fringe Festival… what do these organizations have in common?
Supporting Indigenous arts in Alberta
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In March 2005, the AFA initiated a three-phase consultation process to explore and understand the needs of Indigenous artists and arts organizations.
Alberta art shines at the National Gallery of Canada
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Calgary-based Chris Cran and Cold Lake’s Alex Janvier each had noteworthy, full-career retrospective shows at the National Gallery of Canada in 2016
AFA funding information now on Open Alberta
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Wonder how AFA funding gets distributed? Open Alberta has the answers.