List of Canadian art awards

This list of Canadian art awards covers some of the main art awards given by organizations in Canada. Some are restricted to Canadian artists in a particular genre or from a given region, while others are broader in scope.

AwardSponsorNotes
A. J. Casson AwardCanadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's AwardCanadian Library AssociationFor outstanding illustrator of a new Canadian children's book
Audain Prize for the Visual ArtsAudain Foundation
Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts(Industry)Best video games, animation and multimedia produced in Canada
Canadian Cartoonist Hall of FameSignificant lifelong contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada
Dufferin MedalEarl of DufferinDefunct in 1879
Governor General's AwardsGovernor General of Canadasee: List of Laureates of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts
Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts AwardsHnatyshyn FoundationMid-career Canadian visual artists and curators.
Joseph Plaskett Foundation AwardJoseph Plaskett Foundation
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Recent or current MFA graduate student with a specialization in painting
Lescarbot AwardGovernment of CanadaPeople who have contributed the most to their arts community
Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the ArtsNew Brunswick Arts BoardOutstanding contribution by artists to the arts in New Brunswick
Portia White PrizeProvince of Nova ScotiaNamed for Portia White, a Nova Scotian artist
Prix Paul-Émile-BorduasGovernment of QuebecNamed in honour of Paul-Émile Borduas
RBC Canadian Painting CompetitionCanadian Art Foundation
Saidye Bronfman AwardCanada CouncilAward for fine craft
Joe Shuster AwardCanadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
Sobey Art AwardSobey Art FoundationFor young Canadian artists
Strathbutler AwardSheila Hugh Mackay FoundationFor a New Brunswick visual artist.
Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton AwardCanada CouncilCanadian artists judged to be outstanding in their mid-careers
VIVA AwardsJack and Doris Shadbolt FoundationBritish Columbian mid-career artists
Doug Wright AwardToronto Comic Arts FestivalCanadian cartoonists
Toronto Arts Foundation Award [1] Toronto Arts Foundation presented to artists, cultural leaders and businesses in recognition of artistic excellence

See also

References

  1. "Awards - Toronto Arts Foundation". torontoartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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