Art Bank Launches 50th Anniversary Call for Purchase
As part of its 50th anniversary year, the Canada Council Art Bank has launched a new purchase program with a budget of $600,000 for new acquisitions. #ArtBank50...
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3,000 artists. 17,000 works. Our first 50 years of sharing art.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Art Bank is inviting audiences to discover—and re-discover—its one-of-a-kind collection through the stories it contains. Each of the 17,000 pieces in the Art Bank collection tells a cultural, political or social story. Through paintings, photographs, prints, and more, the artists in the collection prompt us to ask questions like: Who are we? What is Canada? And what do we want it to be?...
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Collectivity: Collection practices and co-performance at the Art Bank
The Art Bank is pleased to participate virtually in the 20th anniversary edition of Doors Open Ottawa taking place June 4 and 5. This year, we asked our team to select and provide reflections on their favorite artworks in the collection. Read our blog and follow #DoorsOpenArtBank to learn more about co-performance and the collection. ...
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