RBC Canadian Painting Competition

September 24-October 10, 2011

Established in 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition is a tribute to Canada’s artistic talent. The goal of the competition is to support and nurture Canadian visual artists early in their career by providing them with a forum to display their artistic talent to the country and hopefully open doors to future opportunity.

Adjudicated by the Canadian Art Foundation, a jury consisting of distinguished members of the arts community select five paintings from their regions as follows: Eastern (Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador), Central (Ontario), Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut).

The combined jury then selects one national winner and two honourable mentions from the fifteen semi-finalists. The national winner will receive a purchase prize of $25,000 and the two honourable mentions will each receive $15,000.

See the paintings of the fifteen semi-finalists on display at the AGA. Admission is free.

For more information, visit rbc.com/paintingcompetition.