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Link to Alberta’s 1st Artist in Residence revealed

Alberta’s 1st Artist in Residence revealed

Date: Jan 31, 2019

Edmonton’s Lauren Crazybull has been named the Government of Alberta's first Artist in Residence.
Link to Arts Research: Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016

Arts Research: Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016

Date: Jun 19, 2018

See how Canadians spend their time pursuing creative activities according to the Statistics Canada General Social Survey 2016.
Link to AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"

Date: Apr 23, 2018

A short documentary film on renowned Calgary theatre artists will play in Edmonton and Calgary. It has been nominated for three AMPIA awards.
Link to DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Link to Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition

Date: Feb 8, 2018

Double Take, curated by Shannon Bingeman, challenges perceptions of logical order.
Link to Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Watch: The Art of Hide Tanning - an AFA Commemorative Art Project

Date: Dec 15, 2017

See the video of The Art of Hide Tanning: commissioned Indigenous artworks featuring the traditional hide tanning process taught at Portage College.
Link to Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project

Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project

Date: Oct 19, 2017

See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.
Link to Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days

Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days

Date: Oct 2, 2017

AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.
Link to Introducing the AFA Young Artist Prize recipients

Introducing the AFA Young Artist Prize recipients

Date: Jun 19, 2017

Chosen by the 25 Influential Alberta Artists, these young artists are the next generation of Alberta’s art community
Link to AFA Commemorative Art Projects

AFA Commemorative Art Projects

Date: Jun 19, 2017

Learn about five successful projects that received funding for a legacy artwork, performance or composition to reflect the theme: Alberta Inspires.

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