Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Art Acquisitions Grant Program is now open for applications to provide support for individual Alberta artists or an ensemble of artists through the purchase of their artwork as a permanent part of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection.
What this grant support?
- Through this opportunity, you may apply to have your artworks purchased to become part of the AFA’s permanent Art Collection.
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The AFA acquires artwork at fair market value. Fair market value is established by the record of sales of the artwork of the specific artist and comparable artwork by other artists who are peers working in similar media.
- Artworks in one or more of the following categories are eligible for submission:
- drawing
- painting
- sculpture
- printmaking (excluding reproductions)
- fibre art
- ceramics
- photography
- glass
- mixed media
- new media (time-based media, electronic arts, audio art)
Ineligible Projects
- The AFA will not consider artwork produced during workshops or seminars, during the time of formal art-training study, or resulting from art courses involving formal instruction.
- Applied arts such as gaming, architecture, interior design, commercial photography, graphic arts and design and/or fashion design are not eligible for submission.
- New media works produced for commercial purposes are not eligible.
- Published books of photography images are not eligible for submission.
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible for this acquisitions program, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
- are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
- are legally entitled to work in Canada
- have had your primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying
- Current applicants to AFA grant programs and recipients of past AFA grants and awards are eligible to apply to the Art Acquisition by Application Program each deadline providing they are in good standing with the AFA and meet the program eligibility requirements.
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Art training programs
- To be eligible for this acquisitions program, you cannot be currently enrolled in a formal art-training program. This means a minimum of one full calendar year must pass between graduation from any formal art-training study and application to the program.
- Artist residencies and PHD programs are eligible if they are self-directed and do not have a formal art-training component
For more information, visit Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
For more information, visit https://affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/art-acquisitions-application