In Canada, professional visual artists exhibit their work in various types of public and private institutions.

Publicly Funded Exhibition Centres are institutions that are funded through federal, provincial and/or municipal governments that exhibit professional artists' work. They include, but are not limited to, public art galleries, artist-run centres, and collectives. Public galleries and museums that exhibit artwork, where the work is not for sale, are legally obligated to pay exhibition fees, in accordance with the Exhibition Right.

Public Art Galleries are not-for-profit galleries that primarily present curated or juried exhibitions where the work is typically not for sale.  These institutions present temporary exhibitions and also display works from their permanent collection. There are over 100 public art galleries across Canada, most of whom are listed members of the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization.

Artist-Run Centres (ARCs), also known as Parallel Galleries, emerged in the 1960s and 70s in response to a lack of exhibition opportunities for emerging artists producing non-commercial work.  Their name refers to the fact that they are artist-initiated and managed organizations.  They are generally smaller exhibition spaces with smaller operating budgets than public institutional galleries, and sometimes house production facilities (i.e. video editing equipment). There are some 170 artist-run centres and collectives in Canada.

Collectives are groups of artists, generally less structured than those in artist-run centres, who have assembled to work towards common goals and often show exhibitions of their work together. They may do this at a permanent location, which is often linked to studio spaces.

Private Exhibition Centres are institutions whose primary aims are to exhibit and sell works of art and craft. Commercial Galleries represent visual artist and craft practitioners, through sales of their work at a private gallery or art fair. There are hundreds of commercial galleries across Canada, many of whom are members of the Art Dealers Association of Canada. Auction Houses offer artworks for bid, and sell the item to the winning bidder. There are several auction houses in Canada, many of whom also operate globally.

•   29 September The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture
  website

  http://kiac.ca/
  telephone

  001 867 993 5005
  email

  kiac@kiac.ca
  contact

  kiac@kiac.ca
  address

  Box 8000 902 - 2nd Avenue Dawson City, Yukon, Y0B 1G0 Canada

  KIAC accepts visual artists, media artists, and interdisciplinary artists for their Artist in Residence Program. The residence accommodates up to two artists concurrently for research, development and production of ongoing or new bodies of work. There are no fees available for travel.

•   29 September The New Gallery
  website

  http://www.thenewgallery.org/air
  address

  212, 100 7 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4

  The New Gallery accepts residency proposals from individual artists and collectives in all disciplines, for research and development of new or ongoing bodies of work. Proposals that are collaborative and/or multi-disciplinary in nature are encouraged. Artists in Residence are not charged fees nor paid a stipend.

•   29 September Fogo Island Arts Corporation
  website

  artscorpfogoisland.ca/?page_id=2
  email

  artscorpinfo@gmail.com
  contact

  artscorpinfo@gmail.com
  address

  Highway 334, suite 100 p.o.box 102, JBS, Newfoundland NL A0G 2X0

  The Arts Corporation specializes in residencies for international artists and the production of art projects and workshops engaging both local and international participants. The Arts Corporation is supported by the Shorefast Foundation.

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