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Individual Artist Studios Available for Rent
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A/P now has up to 10 individual studio spaces that are 5’x8′ that can be rented on a 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, or annual basis!
Space Survey for Live/Performing Arts Organizations in Calgary
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If you are a musician, collective, or small to mid-sized live/performing arts organization looking for space to create, produce, and present your work in Calgary - BuckingJam Palace invites you to connect.
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.
Calgary's Rita McKeough selected for Lieutenant Governor award
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Calgary based artist Rita McKeough has been named to receive the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2025 Distinguished Artists Award. She is expected to receive the awards’ patron in a ceremony held by Her Honour Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on October 4, 2025.
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.
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.
AFA 2025-26 Spending Plan
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The AFA Board of Directors has approved its 2025-26 annual budget based on the increased provincial allocation of $34.6 million.
The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!
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We celebrate World Art Day by sharing the joy of art province wide!
TREX Exhibition: Folk Memoirs
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Folk Memoirs will be on display at St. John Paul II High School, Grande Prairie from April 17 to May 14.
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.