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Watch now: Curating from the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection
Date: Jan 24, 2024
Watch how curators create exhibitions from the AFA Art Collection, in the fifth video in its documentary series.
Get to know GATE before applying for a grant
Date: Jan 10, 2024
The AFA only accepts applications through the Front Office portal of the GATE online application system.
Happy Holidays from the AFA
Date: Dec 20, 2023
The AFA offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25, 2023 until January 2, 2024.
18,000 professional artists in Alberta
Date: Dec 13, 2023
Hill Strategies’ Statistical insights on the arts shares their analysis of the on the profile of artists in Alberta in 2021.
Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report
Date: Nov 28, 2023
Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report, including last fiscal year's accomplishments and highlights.
Work of the Week honours Indigenous Veterans and Remembrance Day
Date: Nov 9, 2023
Acknowledging both Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11).
Women's History Month: Celebrating the diversity of women through the arts
Date: Oct 23, 2023
Celebrate women's history month by visiting local exhibitions curated by women and featuring artwork from the AFA Art Collection.
Truth and Reconciliation Day 2023
Date: Sep 29, 2023
A message of acknowledgement of Truth and Reconciliation Day from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts board of directors.
70% of Albertans attend arts events
Date: Sep 21, 2023
The 2023 Survey of Albertans reveals that 70% of Albertans attended arts and culture events in 2022-23, while 54% participated in arts.