Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is a crown agency charged with development and promotion of the arts in Alberta, Canada. It was founded as the Alberta Art Foundation in 1972 as a result of an act passed by the Government of Alberta that year. However, the organizations that form the core of what is now the Alberta Foundation for the Arts date to 1946 when Alberta formalized support of arts and culture.[1] All of the agencies were combined in 1991 when the Foundation began to provide grants.[2]

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Agency overview
Formed1991 (1991)
Preceding agencies
  • Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts
  • Alberta Art Foundation
JurisdictionAlberta
Websitewww.affta.ab.ca

AFA's art collection was also established in 1972 and via the agency's travelling exhibit program, which was created in tandem with Alberta's 75th anniversary,[1] it brings the collection to communities throughout the province.

References
  1. "AFA Origins". Alberta Foundation for the Arts. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. Melnyk, George (1998). The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century. University of Alberta. pp. 182–4. ISBN 978-0-88864-324-7.
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