Diversifying the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection

The AFA Art Collection is evolving to include more artistic practices and artists from Alberta's many unique backgrounds and communities. Artists Adrian Stimson, Kari Woo, Matt Gould, and Karrie Arthurs describe their work and what it means for them to be included in the Collection.
Diversifying the Collection is one reason why the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) established its pluralism policy to meet Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) goals. Learn more about how the AFA is expanding who (and what!) is represented in the collection.
This is the fourth episode of a five-part series about the AFA Art Collection.
• Watch episode 1 of the series, "Building a Collection," at • Building a Collection ...
• Watch episode 2 of the series, "Caring for the Collection," at • Caring for the Collect...
• Watch episode 3 of the series, "Sharing the Collection," at • Sharing the Collection...
Established in 1972, the AFA Art Collection is a unique representation of the history, development and achievements of Alberta's visual arts community. Today, the AFA is proud to manage one of the strongest, most active provincial art collections in Canada.
On September 29, 2022, the AFA began celebration for the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the AFA Art Collection. Learn more about how we are celebrating throughout 2022 and 2023 at www.affta.ab.ca/collection/anniversary.
Video produced by Hidden Story Productions.