About the Art Bank
The Canada Council Art Bank makes contemporary artwork available to a wide public across the country through our three programs: corporate art rental, loans to museums and outreach. With more than 17,000 artworks by over 3,000 artists, the Art Bank has the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art anywhere. It houses paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and prints by emerging and established artists, including a significant number of Indigenous artworks. The entire collection can now be explored on our website.
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Jaipur Royal Visit Delights Across Canada
For the last four years, Jaipur Royal Visit (2007), a work by Denyse Thomasos, has been making appearances at art galleries across the country thanks to the Art Bank loan program. ...
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Coming into Sight: 50th Anniversary Art Bank Acquisitions
The Art Bank invites you to the exhibition opening Coming into Sight: 50th Anniversary Art Bank Acquisitions on Tuesday, June 20th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Âjagemô Exhibition Space in Ottawa. ...
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A prestigious donation to the City of Montréal to celebrate the Art Bank’s 50th anniversary
The Art Bank is donating “Personnages” to the City of Montréal. This series of sculptures by Louis Archambault were commissioned for Expo 67. After many years, they are returning to Montréal as part of the restoration of Parc Jean-Drapeau. ...
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