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2026 Sobey Art Award shortlist revealed - gallery.ca

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:57:26 GMT

2026 Sobey Art Award shortlist revealed gallery.ca

Creative catharsis: Saskatchewan art show brings mental health into focus - Radio-Canada

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Creative catharsis: Saskatchewan art show brings mental health into focus Radio-Canada

Opinion: In galleries across Canada, too much art is being hidden away - The Globe and Mail

Sat, 23 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Opinion: In galleries across Canada, too much art is being hidden away The Globe and Mail

Finalists for the Sobey Art Award, Canada’s top contemporary art prize, revealed - The Art Newspaper

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:40:55 GMT

Finalists for the Sobey Art Award, Canada’s top contemporary art prize, revealed The Art Newspaper

UBC Okanagan Prof Eyes Canada's Top Art Prize - Mirage News

Wed, 27 May 2026 13:28:00 GMT

UBC Okanagan Prof Eyes Canada's Top Art Prize Mirage News

Timmins artist's 'distinctly Canadian' painting on display at the Legislature - TimminsToday.com

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Timmins artist's 'distinctly Canadian' painting on display at the Legislature TimminsToday.com

The Brucebo Residency | Art Volt - Concordia University

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:48:19 GMT

The Brucebo Residency | Art Volt Concordia University

Open Call for Artists/Researchers: SCI_ART SYMPOSIUM 2026 - EEAS

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Open Call for Artists/Researchers: SCI_ART SYMPOSIUM 2026 EEAS

‘The biggest treasures in my life’: Canadian artist works to restore paintings amid war - CTV News

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

‘The biggest treasures in my life’: Canadian artist works to restore paintings amid war CTV News

Rewilding Arts Prize announces 20 Canadian artists as finalists - David Suzuki Foundation

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Rewilding Arts Prize announces 20 Canadian artists as finalists David Suzuki Foundation

Young artists challenged to depict Canada through their eyes - MooseJawToday.com

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Young artists challenged to depict Canada through their eyes MooseJawToday.com

University project captures Canada’s artist-run legacy - The Lethbridge Herald

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

University project captures Canada’s artist-run legacy The Lethbridge Herald

Abbas Akhavan: Entre chien et loup - gallery.ca

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Abbas Akhavan: Entre chien et loup gallery.ca

Toronto Nuit Blanche 2026 EU-OCAD Open Call for Projection Artists - EEAS

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Toronto Nuit Blanche 2026 EU-OCAD Open Call for Projection Artists EEAS

Artist selected for Government of Canada art collection - CTV News

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Artist selected for Government of Canada art collection CTV News

Prairies - gallery.ca

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:11 GMT

Prairies gallery.ca

2026 Sobey Art Award longlist revealed - gallery.ca

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

2026 Sobey Art Award longlist revealed gallery.ca

Abbas Akhavan’s Project of Projection - gallery.ca

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Abbas Akhavan’s Project of Projection gallery.ca

National summit on AI, culture openly discusses potential threats to Canadian artists - CTV News

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

National summit on AI, culture openly discusses potential threats to Canadian artists CTV News

Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship Program (Canada) - fundsforNGOs

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship Program (Canada) fundsforNGOs

The National Gallery of Canada unveils its exhibitions and installations for 2026 - gallery.ca

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The National Gallery of Canada unveils its exhibitions and installations for 2026 gallery.ca

Cowichan Public Art Gallery becomes permanent home to 75 paintings by renowned Dutch Canadian artist - The Discourse.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Cowichan Public Art Gallery becomes permanent home to 75 paintings by renowned Dutch Canadian artist The Discourse.

ARTH 370 Studies in Canadian Art: Canadian Women Artists - Concordia University

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:26:55 GMT

ARTH 370 Studies in Canadian Art: Canadian Women Artists Concordia University

Melaw Nakehk’o on long list for 2026 Sobey Art Award - CKLB Radio

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Melaw Nakehk’o on long list for 2026 Sobey Art Award CKLB Radio

Imagining alternative Canadian cultural policy through BIPOC artists’ experiences - The Conversation

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Imagining alternative Canadian cultural policy through BIPOC artists’ experiences The Conversation

Villa Charities Offers Canadian Artists a Chance to Create a Mural in Italy’s “Open-Air Museum” - GlobeNewswire

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Villa Charities Offers Canadian Artists a Chance to Create a Mural in Italy’s “Open-Air Museum” GlobeNewswire

Call for Applications: Artist Development Microgrant Program (Canada) - fundsforNGOs

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Call for Applications: Artist Development Microgrant Program (Canada) fundsforNGOs

MacKenzie Art Gallery become inaugural host to Governor General’s Awards exhibit - 650 CKOM

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

MacKenzie Art Gallery become inaugural host to Governor General’s Awards exhibit 650 CKOM

Rural Saskatchewan artist driven by curiosity - Canadian Cattlemen

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Rural Saskatchewan artist driven by curiosity Canadian Cattlemen

Call for Applications: Canada’s First Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate - SenCanada.ca

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Call for Applications: Canada’s First Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate SenCanada.ca

Vancouver artist Stan Douglas mixes fact and fiction at the home of the Canadian classics - The Globe and Mail

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Vancouver artist Stan Douglas mixes fact and fiction at the home of the Canadian classics The Globe and Mail

Tania Willard wins $100,000 Sobey Art Award grand prize - gallery.ca

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Tania Willard wins $100,000 Sobey Art Award grand prize gallery.ca

Canadian government commits to enacting artist’s resale rights law - The Art Newspaper

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Canadian government commits to enacting artist’s resale rights law The Art Newspaper

Sobey Art Award 2025: Sandra Brewster - gallery.ca

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2025: Sandra Brewster gallery.ca

Sobey Art Award 2025: Tania Willard - gallery.ca

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2025: Tania Willard gallery.ca

Canadian Forces Artists Program deploys artists from current cohort; Call for artists for Group 12 now announced - canada.ca

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Canadian Forces Artists Program deploys artists from current cohort; Call for artists for Group 12 now announced canada.ca

The Many Winters in “Winter Count” - gallery.ca

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The Many Winters in “Winter Count” gallery.ca

Supporting artists and diversifying McMaster’s art collection - McMaster News

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:12:51 GMT

Supporting artists and diversifying McMaster’s art collection McMaster News

Canadian artists to get slice of resale money for their work through copyright change - The Globe and Mail

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Canadian artists to get slice of resale money for their work through copyright change The Globe and Mail

Sobey Art Award 2025: Tarralik Duffy - gallery.ca

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2025: Tarralik Duffy gallery.ca

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2025 [MacKenzie Art Gallery] - gallery.ca

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:10:54 GMT

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2025 [MacKenzie Art Gallery] gallery.ca

Sobey Art Award 2025: Hangama Amiri - gallery.ca

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2025: Hangama Amiri gallery.ca

The Artists in Canada Database – its History and Augmented Future - gallery.ca

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The Artists in Canada Database – its History and Augmented Future gallery.ca

Artist in Residence Program - Parks Canada

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Artist in Residence Program Parks Canada

Ron Mueck’s Extraordinary Ordinary People - gallery.ca

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Ron Mueck’s Extraordinary Ordinary People gallery.ca

Canadian Artists in Dialogue with Impressionism - gallery.ca

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Canadian Artists in Dialogue with Impressionism gallery.ca

Artists, Architects and Artisans: Canadian Art 1890–1918 - gallery.ca

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 20:26:27 GMT

Artists, Architects and Artisans: Canadian Art 1890–1918 gallery.ca

Ireland is implementing basic income for artists. Could Canada do something similar? - Radio-Canada

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Ireland is implementing basic income for artists. Could Canada do something similar? Radio-Canada

Family of Canadian artist wants painting in HBC auction to stay in Toronto - CTV News

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Family of Canadian artist wants painting in HBC auction to stay in Toronto CTV News

Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment - gallery.ca

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:15:08 GMT

Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment gallery.ca

General Idea - gallery.ca

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:20:29 GMT

General Idea gallery.ca

Robert Bateman on life, art and mice - Canadian Geographic

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Robert Bateman on life, art and mice Canadian Geographic

Support Canadian Artists in Venice - gallery.ca

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:39:18 GMT

Support Canadian Artists in Venice gallery.ca

Jeff Wall on art, AI and his landmark MOCA show - Toronto.com

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Jeff Wall on art, AI and his landmark MOCA show Toronto.com

Being Japanese Canadian - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:02:47 GMT

Being Japanese Canadian Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Sobey Art Award 2024: The Shortlist - gallery.ca

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2024: The Shortlist gallery.ca

The Venice Biennale - gallery.ca

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:22:14 GMT

The Venice Biennale gallery.ca

With Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Cree artist Kent Monkman confronts history - The Conversation

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

With Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Cree artist Kent Monkman confronts history The Conversation

Canadian Forces Artists Program (CFAP) Group 11 Announced - canada.ca

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Canadian Forces Artists Program (CFAP) Group 11 Announced canada.ca

$10 Million Canadian Artists in Venice Endowment Closed - gallery.ca

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT

$10 Million Canadian Artists in Venice Endowment Closed gallery.ca

Sobey Art Award 2024: Nico Williams - gallery.ca

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2024: Nico Williams gallery.ca

Artists across Canada show support for Ukraine - UNHCR Canada

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Artists across Canada show support for Ukraine UNHCR Canada

Sobey Art Award 2025: The Shortlist - gallery.ca

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Sobey Art Award 2025: The Shortlist gallery.ca

Canadian artists explore trauma and healing through art - The Jerusalem Post

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Canadian artists explore trauma and healing through art The Jerusalem Post

The Lacey Prize and Hamilton Artists Inc. - gallery.ca

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:00:00 GMT

The Lacey Prize and Hamilton Artists Inc. gallery.ca

Trailblazing: Six Women Artists from 1900–1950 - gallery.ca

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Trailblazing: Six Women Artists from 1900–1950 gallery.ca

“It was the only way I could sleep at night”: Why this Toronto artist cancelled his US show in protest of Trump - Toronto Life

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

“It was the only way I could sleep at night”: Why this Toronto artist cancelled his US show in protest of Trump Toronto Life

Circumpolar - gallery.ca

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:20:07 GMT

Circumpolar gallery.ca

Pucker Up! The Lipstick Prints of Joyce Wieland - gallery.ca

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:34:27 GMT

Pucker Up! The Lipstick Prints of Joyce Wieland gallery.ca

Red Deer artist Richard Sy to have his art featured across Canada in McDonald’s campaign - CTV News

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Red Deer artist Richard Sy to have his art featured across Canada in McDonald’s campaign CTV News

Senate showcases ‘Visual Voices’ of artists Roberta Bondar and Edward Burtynsky - SenCanada.ca

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Senate showcases ‘Visual Voices’ of artists Roberta Bondar and Edward Burtynsky SenCanada.ca

Molly Lamb Bobak: Canada’s first official woman war artist - gallery.ca

Mon, 09 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Molly Lamb Bobak: Canada’s first official woman war artist gallery.ca

Canadian Women Artists: Witnesses to Change - gallery.ca

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Canadian Women Artists: Witnesses to Change gallery.ca

Rewilding through art - Canadian Museum of Nature

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Rewilding through art Canadian Museum of Nature

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2024 - gallery.ca

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2024 gallery.ca

Celebrate Canadian artists at the 2025 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair - Toronto Life

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:35:05 GMT

Celebrate Canadian artists at the 2025 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Toronto Life

2025 Sobey Art Award longlist revealed - gallery.ca

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

2025 Sobey Art Award longlist revealed gallery.ca

A Century of Artists’ Ephemera - gallery.ca

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

A Century of Artists’ Ephemera gallery.ca

Contemporary Canadian Artist Selected to Create Commemorative Artwork on Gordie Howe International Bridge Project - gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Contemporary Canadian Artist Selected to Create Commemorative Artwork on Gordie Howe International Bridge Project gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com

Kapwani Kiwanga at Venice Biennale: "Trinket" - gallery.ca

Fri, 24 May 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Kapwani Kiwanga at Venice Biennale: "Trinket" gallery.ca

The Black Canadians (after Cooke) - gallery.ca

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:15:54 GMT

The Black Canadians (after Cooke) gallery.ca

A Native Perspective: The Eye-Opening Artwork of Jim Logan - Reader's Digest Canada

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

A Native Perspective: The Eye-Opening Artwork of Jim Logan Reader's Digest Canada

Maurice Cullen - gallery.ca

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:46:46 GMT

Maurice Cullen gallery.ca

Helen McNicoll: In search of Light - gallery.ca

Thu, 04 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Helen McNicoll: In search of Light gallery.ca

Canadian artist Azza El Siddique melds materials and technologies to help people see art in new, spectacular ways - RBC Wealth Management

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:21:35 GMT

Canadian artist Azza El Siddique melds materials and technologies to help people see art in new, spectacular ways RBC Wealth Management

The Many Lives of Erica Rutherford - gallery.ca

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The Many Lives of Erica Rutherford gallery.ca

Rewilding through art: New exhibition at Canadian Museum of Nature - David Suzuki Foundation

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Rewilding through art: New exhibition at Canadian Museum of Nature David Suzuki Foundation

Popular E-Commerce Site Uses Canadian Artwork Without Permission - Galleries West

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The Senate is honouring Canada’s Black artists - SenCanada.ca

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:00:00 GMT

The Senate is honouring Canada’s Black artists SenCanada.ca

Ancestors' stories and Acts of Making - gallery.ca

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Ancestors' stories and Acts of Making gallery.ca

Kapwani Kiwanga: Trinket - gallery.ca

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:20:59 GMT

Kapwani Kiwanga: Trinket gallery.ca

Looking In and Looking Forward - artwork by Emily Chu - Parks Canada

Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Looking In and Looking Forward - artwork by Emily Chu Parks Canada

I’ve been battling Indigenous art fraud for 30 years. It’s only getting worse. - Macleans.ca

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT

I’ve been battling Indigenous art fraud for 30 years. It’s only getting worse. Macleans.ca

Call for Projection Artists: Site-Specific Work at the Canada Malting Silos for Nuit Blanche 2025 - EEAS

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Call for Projection Artists: Site-Specific Work at the Canada Malting Silos for Nuit Blanche 2025 EEAS

Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons - gallery.ca

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 03:58:08 GMT

Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons gallery.ca

Fifty Masterpieces by Canadian artist J. W. Morrice donated to the National Gallery of Canada - gallery.ca

Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:00:00 GMT

Fifty Masterpieces by Canadian artist J. W. Morrice donated to the National Gallery of Canada gallery.ca

Canada moves toward adopting artist's resale rights law - The Art Newspaper

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Canada moves toward adopting artist's resale rights law The Art Newspaper

Artworks at four SkyTrain stations celebrate contemporary Black-Canadian art and artists - The Buzzer blog

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Artworks at four SkyTrain stations celebrate contemporary Black-Canadian art and artists The Buzzer blog

Celebrating renowned Tony Urquhart, Western’s first artist-in-residence - Western University

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Celebrating renowned Tony Urquhart, Western’s first artist-in-residence Western University

Artist collective Isuma to represent Canada at the 58th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia in 2019 - gallery.ca

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Artist collective Isuma to represent Canada at the 58th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia in 2019 gallery.ca