This program provides 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 (AFA) Art Collection.
Through this opportunity, you may apply to have your artworks purchased to become part of the AFA’s permanent Art Collection. View artwork currently included in the AFA Art Collection.
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, audiovisual art)
Eligible artworks must be original works of art and physically available for viewing at the Capital Arts building in Edmonton, should the program expert panel request to see them. Exceptions for large works may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Artworks must be clean and in good physical condition.
- please note the expert panel process can take up to four months to complete following the deadline.
Eligible submissions
Artworks must have been completed within the last five years (calculated from the program deadline)
The AFA will consider a maximum of five artworks per artist. Please note that all artworks must be included in the same application.
If an artwork is comprised of more than one part/component where the individual parts/components can also be sold separately, it must be submitted as one artwork with one purchase value placed on it or five artworks must be selected from the whole, each submitted with an individual price.
Time based media artworks should be independently produced where the artist maintains ownership and creative control of the artwork. Artworks should be intended for a non-commercial, non-industry audience. Time-based media artworks that require specialized equipment must be provided as part of the submission. This requirement should be taken into account when pricing the work.
Only one application per artist can be submitted:
- if two applications are submitted for the same artist (for example, one from a gallery and one from an individual), the application received first is the only one which will be considered
Learn more and apply through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts website.Â
