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Link to Exhibition | "EPHEMERAL ROMANCES: LOVE & ATTACHMENT" by  Sinéad Ludwig-Burgess

Exhibition | "EPHEMERAL ROMANCES: LOVE & ATTACHMENT" by  Sinéad Ludwig-Burgess

Date: Nov 6, 2020

This exhibition showcases a new body of figurative sculptures represented in the "EPHEMERAL ROMANCES: LOVE & ATTACHMENT" series at artsPlace, Canmore.

Deadline: Dec 13, 2020 - 1:00 pm

Link to Exhibition | boderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Alberta

Exhibition | boderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Alberta

Date: Sep 29, 2020

The exhibition borderLINE ​features the works of over 30 artists across two provinces and five treaty territories on the theme of ‘Borders’.

Deadline: Jan 3, 2021 - 5:00 pm

Link to New Exhibition | "It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now", curated by Seika Boye

New Exhibition | "It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now", curated by Seika Boye

Date: Sep 10, 2020

"It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970 and Now" illuminates the largely undocumented dance history of Canada’s Black population

Deadline: Dec 5, 2020 - 5:00 pm

Link to "Uncharted": A Digital Exhibition

"Uncharted": A Digital Exhibition

Date: Jun 25, 2020

"Uncharted" is a digital exhibition of artworks curated by Ashley Slemming from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection. Watch the slideshow!
Link to Alberta Artist Profile | Allison Tunis

Alberta Artist Profile | Allison Tunis

Date: Oct 23, 2019

Get to know Alberta artist Allison Tunis! Learn more about Alberta artists included in the AFA art collection.
Link to Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions

Now On View | Two New Emerging Curator Exhibitions

Date: Sep 4, 2019

"Absence Inhabited" and "Dear Alan", featuring artworks from the AFA's collection, are now on view on Google Arts and Culture.
Link to "Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

"Alberta and the Group of Seven" at Government House

Date: Jul 23, 2019

Did you know there was a strong connection between Alberta and members of the Group of Seven?
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 "Canadian musicians" in Denmark

"Canadian musicians" in Denmark

Date: Dec 10, 2017

Sculptor from Calgary creates a public art piece for a beautiful town of Skovby in Denmark.