Exhibitions and Outreach
The Art Bank extends its reach through loans to museums and galleries, curated exhibitions and outreach activities.
Exhibitions
The Art Bank presents rotating exhibitions in Âjagemô, the Canada Council exhibition space at 150 Elgin Street in Ottawa. Organized with guest curators or with partner organizations, the exhibitions in Âjagemô offer engaging perspectives that draw attention to global issues such as climate change, supporting Indigenous cultural sovereignty, and demonstrating inclusion. The exhibitions are also an opportunity for the wider public to see the Art Bank collection.
From June 18, 2024 to May 19, 2025, Madweyàshkà | Like a Wave, curated by Olivia Kristoff, highlights works of art by First Nations and Métis artists predominantly from the collection of the Art Bank.
Loans
The Canada Council Art Bank facilitates access to its vast collection through its loan program, which allows galleries, museums, and cultural institutions to borrow artworks for group and solo exhibitions.
Visit our blog page to see examples from the Art Bank loan program.
Get in touch with us to find out more about our loan program and how you can borrow artworks from the collection for your upcoming exhibition.
Outreach
The Art Bank hosts public outreach activities and partners with organizations to present relevant and dynamic programming that highlights the collection in new and interesting ways. That includes our annual open house for Doors Open Ottawa.
Subscribe to the Art Bank Bulletin to learn about our upcoming activities.
Interested in learning more about the Art Bank collection and its impressive facility?
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2025 Doors Open Ottawa at the Art Bank
The Canada Council Art Bank is pleased to participate in Doors Open Ottawa on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m....
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Joyce Wieland: Heart On
Discover the legacy of Canadian artist, feminist and ecological advocate Joyce Wieland! Her groundbreaking work is currently celebrated in the long-awaited retrospective Joyce Wieland: Heart On at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the Art Gallery of Ontario....
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1985. Image-Worlds, a Centre VOX exhibition in the age of imagery
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, VOX has put together a special exhibition entitled 1985. Image-Worlds, which draws from the Canada Council Art Bank’s vast collection of Canadian contemporary art. ...
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