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Link to Call for Submissions - 2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival

Call for Submissions - 2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival

Date: Sep 18, 2023

2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival call for registrations 

Deadline: Jan 31, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Benjamin Oswald: The Shape of Absence

Benjamin Oswald: The Shape of Absence

Date: Sep 8, 2023

This solo exhibition of new works by local ceramic artist Benjamin Oswald explores ideas of form and formlessness, presence and absence.

Deadline: Dec 9, 2023 - 5:00 pm

Link to Work of the Week celebrates World Photography Day

Work of the Week celebrates World Photography Day

Date: Aug 18, 2023

Celebrate World Photography Day with Colin Smith's camera obscura, Bow Lake.
Link to Have art... will travel

Have art... will travel

Date: Aug 14, 2023

From High Level in the North, to the Milk River in the South, TREX brings Albertan art to all corners of the province, one crate at a time.
Link to Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Get to know GATE before applying for a grant

Date: Jul 26, 2023

The AFA only accepts applications through the Front Office portal of the GATE online application system.
Link to You can join an AFA expert panel!

You can join an AFA expert panel!

Date: Jul 26, 2023

We encourage expert panel nominations from Albertans to ensure the involvement of the arts community in AFA funding decisions. 
Link to Watch now: Caring for the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Watch now: Caring for the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

Date: Jun 21, 2023

Watch how the AFA cares for an exquisite new acquisition by Métis Cree visual artist, Sharon Rose Kootenay, in the 2nd video in its documentary series
Link to The legacy of Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert - Part 2

The legacy of Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert - Part 2

Date: Jun 21, 2023

Part 2 of our look back on the impact Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert has had on the AFA Art Collection, including the Fellowship for Indigenous Curators.
Link to Work of the Week celebrates taking a break

Work of the Week celebrates taking a break

Date: Apr 27, 2023

We remind ourselves to take a break with Gwen Alstad's Coffee Break.
Link to AFA 2023-24 Spending Plan

AFA 2023-24 Spending Plan

Date: Apr 18, 2023

A message from AFA Board Chair, Paul R Baay, regarding the AFA's 2023-24 spending plan.

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