Bringing the arts to life

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.

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Featured

A collage of photos of all the 2025 GGArts winners.

Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The 2025 GGArts winners have been revealed.

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2025 Venice Architecture Biennale Fellowship

Announcing the 21 fellows selected (architecture students and emerging arts practitioners).

Public Lending Right Program

Registration for the Public Lending Right Program is now open

Authors, illustrators, translators, narrators and photographers: register today!

A blue, green and black banner showing the Canada Council for the Arts tree logo and “APM 2025 APA” written in white.

Invitation: 2025 Annual Public Meeting (APM)

The Canada Council for the Arts’ next APM will be held at 4 pm on March 19, 2025.

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Where We All Live

In BC’s Comox Valley, art and community come together to shine a light on the experience of those who are often overlooked.

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Webinars and information sessions

Join a webinar or information session for guidance from a Program Officer.

Impact by the numbers

$1.5B

Spending by arts organizations in their communities

180,000

Artistic activities created, produced and presented by arts organizations

72M

Attendees at artistic activities

1:6

For every additional dollar the Council invested in organizations receiving core (operating) funding, those organizations spent six dollars in their communities.