Impact of funding

Explore a visual overview of how the AFA distributes funding to support Alberta's arts community.

AFA expenditures 2023-24
$25,869,000
AFA expenditures breakdown
Grant programs
$23.1M
Art Collection
$2.1M
Admin, research, communication
$0.6M
Funding awarded per recipient type
625 grants to organizations
$19.4M
257 grants to individuals
$2.7M
Funding awarded by region
NORTHWEST 25 GRANTS $0.4M NORTHEAST 6 GRANTS $0.09M NORTH CENTRAL 29 GRANTS $0.2M SOUTH 73 GRANTS $0.9M CENTRAL 74 GRANTS $1.0M EDMONTON 310 GRANTS $9.3M CALGARY 362 GRANTS $10.2M

Funding by region

Northwest
25 grants
$0.4M
North Central
29 grants
$0.2M
Northeast
6 grants
$0.09M
Central
74 grants
$1.0M
South
73 grants
$0.9M
Edmonton
310 grants
$9.3M
Calgary
362 grants
$10.2M
Funding awarded by program
Program name
$ amount ( grants awarded / eligible applications)
Professional Performing Arts Organizations
$8,070,000.0047 / 47
Community Support Organizations
$2,522,080.00142 / 143
Community Performing Arts Organizations
$1,725,000.00172 / 172
Public Art Galleries
$1,655,000.0017 / 17
Major Arts Presenters
$1,630,000.0012 / 12
Arts Presenting
$1,500,000.00153 / 153
Provincial Arts Service Organizations
$1,180,000.008 / 8
Music Individual Project Grants
$720,766.0088 / 389
Film and Video Individual Project Grants
$580,699.0043 / 275
Artists and Education
$496,843.0058 / 123
Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Grants
$465,494.0044 / 250
Literary Individual Project Grants
$414,901.0038 / 229
Summer Schools
$336,482.006 / 6
Organization Activation Projects
$196,961.009 / 37
Dance Individual Project Grants
$187,635.0017 / 106
Theatre Individual Project Grants
$171,936.0013 / 95
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grants
$160,865.0012 / 66
Projects Development
$50,000.001 / 1
Arts Awards
$14,000.002 / 8

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Want to know more about arts funding and impact in Alberta? Check out our arts research stories.

Should you find any inconsistencies in the data listed above as compared to the AFA's Annual Report, the report should be taken as correct.

Erin Fraser, Arts Services Consultant - Research and Information
Contact
Erin Fraser, Arts Services Consultant - Research and Information
T: 780-415-0249
E: erin.e.fraser@gov.ab.ca

Northwest Funding

24 grants to organizations: $342,141.42

1 grant to individuals: $12,000.00

Includes municipalities of Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, High Level, High Prairie, Peace River and Slave Lake.

Population as of 2016: 190,906

Northeast Funding

6 grants to organizations: $87,963.25

Includes municipalities of Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan and Anzac.

Population as of 2016: 64,165

N. Central Funding

26 grants to organizations: $179,868.00

3 grants to individuals: $30,918.76

Includes municipalities of Athabasca, Barrhead, Bonnyville, Calling Lake, Cold Lake, Edson, Hinton, Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Vegreville, Westlock and Whitecourt.

Population as of 2016: 273,622

Central Funding

62 grants to organizations: $852,325.09

12 grants to individuals: $152,536.00

Includes municipalities of Camrose, Drayton Valley, Drumheller, Lloydminster, Olds, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Vermillion, Wainwright and Wetaskiwin.

Population as of 2016: 479,030

Southern Funding

56 grants to organizations: $701,366.94

17 grants to individuals: $167,738.25

Includes municipalities of Brooks, Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Pincher Creek and Taber.

Population as of 2016: 361,950

Edmonton Funding

220 grants to organizations: $8,340,901.63

90 grants to individuals: $922,379.16

Includes municipalities of Edmonton, Leduc, St. Albert, Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove.

Population as of 2016: 1,238,502

Calgary Funding

228 grants to organizations: $8,807,797.43

134 grants to individuals: $1,430,723.37

Includes municipalities of Airdrie, Banff, Okotoks, Calgary, Canmore and Claresholm.

Population as of 2016: 1,454,520