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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
Portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on display at Peter Robertson Gallery
Date: Sep 29, 2020
Portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Edmonton artist Shana Wilson is on display at Peter Robertson Gallery in Edmonton.
Deadline: Oct 24, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Exhibition | Sara Norquay / Citizen of the World
Date: Sep 23, 2020
Contemporary printmaking exhibition by Edmonton-based artist Sara Norquay.
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
New Exhibition | ASA Gallery Presents: The Big Leap!
Date: Aug 21, 2020
The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present The Big Leap, the inaugural exhibition of the new ASA Gallery with art from ASA’s juried members.
Deadline: Oct 31, 2020 - 4:00 pm
"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!
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.
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.
"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?
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