AFA Newswire

June 29, 2007

 Help Make Alberta a Masterpiece

Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture is seeking your input on the broad questions that define our shared culture – our values, what we consider beautiful, how we spend our leisure time, how we think about and treat other people, where we come from and where we are going. Visit www.culturalpolicy.alberta.ca

Alberta Artists at Taste of Chicago

Four Alberta musical acts will represent Canada at the 2007 Chicago Country Music Festival, which is part of the Taste of Chicago Festival on July 1. The four musical acts will perform on the Illinois Lottery Taste Stage in a tribute to Canada.

The four participating Alberta musical acts are:

•           Lisa Hewitt of Bon Accord

•           Tracy Millar of New Sarepta

•           The Swiftys of Edmonton

•           The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir of Calgary

The invitation for the Alberta artists to participate in the festival came as a result of a Chicago city official attending the Alberta Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2006 and being impressed by the Alberta talent.

The four musical acts participating in the Chicago festival received $18,650 from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) to help pay for their attendance at the festival, transportation and varying performance fees.

“The chance to help Alberta artists showcase their talent at such a prestigious event is an honour,” said Audrey Luft, chair of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. “The AFA is thrilled that these groups are getting a chance to perform in Chicago and we know that they will do us proud as Albertans.”

More information can be found at

www.tasteofchicago.us  or www.chicagocountrymusicfestival.us 

New AFA Website Coming Soon

Current visitors to www.affta.ab.ca will notice a bare-bones home page with links to grant applications, logos, the Newswire and information about program evaluation. This is a transitional page to keep you informed while we finish the preparation of the new AFA website that will appear this summer. Any comments or concerns can be directed to gwen.howard@gov.ab.ca

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

Community Presenting Project Grant July 15

Cultural Industries Project Grant September 1

Community Support Organizations Project Grant September 1

Dance Project Grant September 1

Film & Video Project Grant September 1

Multidisciplinary/New Media Project Grant September 1

Music Project Grant September 1

Theatre Project Grant September 1

Writing Project Grant September 1

Visual Arts Project Grant September 1

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