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Welcome to the ACI

We want you to be a part of the conversation on Canadian art and its history regardless of your access to bricks-and-mortar museums or knowledge level. ACI offers an ever-growing online, open-source comprehensive bilingual library and a wide range of resources on the artists who have defined this country’s cultural landscape. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in all aspects of our programming, staffing, and governance. We celebrate and support Canadian artists of all backgrounds, inclusive of all BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities. Our library of open-source books and our K-12 education programs reach hundreds of thousands in Canada and abroad. Based at Massey College at the University of Toronto, the Art Canada Institute is a not-for-profit educational organization and a registered Canadian charity. LEARN MORE

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Online Exhibition

Black Art Matters

This online exhibition celebrates the works
of fourteen Black Canadian artists—historical
and contemporary—to help change the
conversation and build a multi-vocal narrative
around this country’s art history.

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Online Exhibitions

Yves Gaucher

Montreal Abstraction Finds an Edge

Curated by Roald Nasgaard

Constant Evolution

The Work of Françoise Sullivan

Curated by Annie Gérin

Get To Know Canadian Art

Mysteries of the Mind

Sorel Etrog’s Dream Chamber,
1976, evokes the secret world
of thoughts and dreams

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Spotlight

The Essay

Introducing Miss Chief

Since her first manifestation as artist
Kent Monkman’s alter-ego nearly
twenty years ago, Miss Chief has
played a central role in correcting
accounts of Indigenous histories.
Glamorous, flamboyant, confident,
and always high-heeled, Miss Chief is
the key to much of Monkman’s work.

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Seeing the Light

Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald portrayed the vital forces of the natural world 

By Michael Parke-Taylor

Stronger Together

Helen McNicoll relied on the support of other female artists to find professional success

By Samantha Burton

CANADIAN SCHOOLS ART EDUCATION PROGRAM

Our teacher resource guides facilitate the study of all subjects through Canadian art and artists for students in grades K to 12. LEARN MORE

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Glossary of Canadian Art History

A comprehensive dictionary of art movements, styles, and persons who have shaped the Canadian scene. LEARN MORE

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