Art & Design Fundamentals

The Canadian Arts Coalition is a collaborative non-partisan advocacy movement of national associations, arts organizations and artists, lead by a volunteer Steering Committee comprised of representatives of national, provincial, regional, territorial arts organizations and/or associations committed to equity in the arts and inclusive of Indigenous, racialized, the deaf and disabled.

The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to be Canada’s public arts funder. The Council contributes to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene through grants, services, prizes and payments to artists and arts organizations from Canada.

CARFAC Ontario is the association of professional visual and media artists.

The Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC) is a non-profit organization that brings together galleries across Canada. AGAC defends the moral and economic interests of its members and ensures the recognition and prosperity of the market for contemporary art in Canada.

The mission of the FCA is to advance the knowledge and appreciation of art and culture to all Canadians, offering education, exhibition and communication in the Visual Arts, and to support and promote emerging to professional member artists.

The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage, is the department of the Government of Canada that has roles and responsibilities related to initiatives that promote and support "Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage.

The Indigenous Arts Collective succeeds in gathering people with the sole purpose of putting into action the reclamation, preservation and revitalization of endangered Indigenous art forms and makers and this work directly translates into the reclamation and retention of cultural knowledge.

The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to foster the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians.

Founded by some of the most prestigious sculptors in Canadian art history, the Sculptors Society of Canada has been exhibiting and raising the profile of sculpture in Canada for more than 90 years.

SCA represents art supporters and professional artists who work in a variety of styles and media. With membership in the SCA, artists find support at all career stages, and benefits span the use of a respected designation, to online promotion, to participation in members-only exhibitions.