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tools In Canada there is a wide range of gallery systems that vary from region to region. This page is linked to Cultural Institutions across the country; artist run centers ,municipal galleries / museums, projects, artists directories and First Nations art. I encourage people who are interested in researching Canadian art to use these tools as a way to navigate through this cultural landscape. |
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Mercer Union - non-profit, artist run center for contemporary visual art, with national, international and local artists. Power Plant, The - Canada's leading non-collecting contemporary art institution. YYZ Artists' Outlet - provides a venue for the exhibition of work by contemporary artists working in all media including both visual and time-based arts (video, film and performance). Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - The Permanent Collection, comprising of over 5,000 artworks, focuses on artists associated with Nova Scotia and outstanding examples of regional and Canadian art. Art Gallery of Ontario Art Gallery of Sudbury - Galerie d'art de Sudbury - public art gallery. Art Gallerys of the Interior of British Columbia - on-line exhibitions, complete with curatorial essays. Burlington Art Centre - public art museum serving southern Ontario, with exhibitions of regional and national Canadian artists and contemporary ceramics. Glenbow Museum - art and history center offering visitors a cultural museum, an art gallery, a library and archives of western Canadian history. Site includes virtual exhibits and this week in Canadian history. Kamloops Art Gallery - information on exhibitions, collections, programs and services. of the principal public art museum for the southern Interior of British Columbia. Le Musée de la Civilisation à Québec McMichael Canadian Art Collection - Canadian public art galleries, collecting exclusively Canadian art; including the Group of Seven, First Nations art, and Inuit art. Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts - dedicated to the collection and exhibition of international decorative arts and design of the twentieth century. Muskoka Lakes Museum Musée du Québec - Expositions d'oeuvres d'artistes du Québec et d'ailleurs. Also in English. National Gallery of Canada - permanent home of Canada's exceptional national art collection. Quebec Museum (Musée du Québec) - Museum in Quebec city. A collection of 20 000 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, decorative art, and installations. Royal Ontario Museum - dedicated to Tom Thomson (1877-1917), considered one of the most important and influential early Canadian artists. Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery - dedicated to Tom Thomson (1877-1917), considered one of the most important and influential early Canadian artists. Yukon Arts Centre - exhibits, performances and special events at Yukon's major arts facility in Whitehorse. Canadian Artists on the Web Les Femmes Artistes au Canada Women Artists in Canada dead industry artists collective Survivors, In Search of a Voice Artwave - virtual tour of Canada's art museums and galleries. Aboriginal Digital Collections Industry Canada's Aboriginal Digital Collections (ADC) pilot program is a unique opportunity for Aboriginal Canadians to preserve, celebrate and communicate their heritage, languages and contemporary life by developing and accessing materials over the Information Highway. First Nations Art |