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Our events bring Canadian art and ideas into conversation. Join us for talks, tours, book launches, and special programs with leading artists, curators, and scholars from across the country.

Upcoming Events

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Hannah Maynard: Victoria’s First Female Photo Entrepreneur & Innovator

October 1, 2026Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC

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Art, Truth & Reconciliation: Indigenous Testimony in the Aftermathof Canada’s Residential Schools

October 1, 2026Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB

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Exclusive to DonorsFall Soirée & Gallery Talk: The Story Behind Canada’s Brilliant New Cultural Landmark, The Lassonde Art Trail & its Epic Commission of The Colony, Kent Monkman’s Latest Masterpiece

October 7, 2026Cowley Abbott Fine Art, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto

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composite of photographs by Hannah Maynard
Hannah Maynard: Victoria’s First Female Photo Entrepreneur & Innovator

October 1, 2026Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC

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Art, Truth & Reconciliation: Indigenous Testimony in the Aftermathof Canada’s Residential Schools

October 1, 2026Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB

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draft rendering of beavers in a beaver lodge
Exclusive to DonorsFall Soirée & Gallery Talk: The Story Behind Canada’s Brilliant New Cultural Landmark, The Lassonde Art Trail & its Epic Commission of The Colony, Kent Monkman’s Latest Masterpiece

October 7, 2026Cowley Abbott Fine Art, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto

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Past Events

Portraits of Canada Event Banner
Portraits of Canada: Photography, Identity & the Art of Hannah Maynard, Yousuf Karsh & Arnaud Maggs

September 29, 2025
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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William Raphael, Bonsecours Market - Event Page
A Portrait of Chutzpah & Creativity:
The Incredible Story of William Raphael

March 30, 2026Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto

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Regina Art & Artists Event Page
Regina Art & Artists: An Illustrated History

April 15, 2026University of Regina, 2255 College Avenue, Regina

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Power in Portraits:
The Art of Yousuf Karsh

Monday, April 13, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto

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Monumental Grandeur: Iconic Canadian Sculptors & Their Public Art

April 30, 2025
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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Tim Whiten in Conversation

April 13, 2025
Baillie Court, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto

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Know Her Name—Three Canadian Women Artists: Betty Goodwin, Margaret Watkins, and Doris McCarthy

October 15, 202493 Charles St W, Toronto

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Halifax Art & Artists:
An Illustrated History

May 8, 2024
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax

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Gerald Mcmaster & Ming Tiampo on Art in Canada Past and Future: A Conversation About Works by Iljuwas Bill Reid and Jin-me Yoon

April 25, 2023
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

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Art Fraud & The Group of Seven: The Great Canadian Art History Mystery

November 28, 2022Zoom

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Kent Monkman: The Making of a Masterpiece

June 7, 2022
273 Bloor St. W., Toronto

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Image of Michael Audain and a painting of a statue figure
Michael Audain: Collecting Art in Canada

May 4, 2022Zoom

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Image of Helen McNicoll and her painting of children standing in a field.
Helen McNicoll: Bringing Impressionism to Canada

March 30, 2022Zoom

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Image of Robert Houle and one of his paintings featuring a figure looking out onto a river
Robert Houle: Rebel and Iconoclast

February 23, 2022Zoom

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War Art in Canada: Creativity & Conflict

November 11, 2021

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Walter S. Allward: Vimy & the Meaning of Monuments

October 19, 2021Zoom

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Maud Lewis: A Folk Art Icon

October 5, 2021

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Icons of the Twentieth Century: Agnes Martin & Jean Paul Riopelle

November 11, 2019
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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Book Launch and Talk for Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & Work

April 30, 2019
231 Queens Quay West, Toronto

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Gershon Iskowitz: Life & Legacy

April 1, 2019
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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Is This Art Canadian?

November 12, 2018
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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Molly Lamb Bobak & Canadian Women War Artists

October 24, 2018
50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa

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Rebels and Iconoclasts Disruptors of Canadian Art

April 16, 2018
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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What Makes Art Canadian?

November 6, 2017
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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William Kurelek’s Toronto: The Artist and the Av Isaacs Scene

May 16, 2017
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

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North Goes South: Shuvinai Ashoona’s Repositioning of Inuit Art

February 23, 2017
4th Floor, 1011 — 9th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta

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A Curnoe Celebration

November 27, 2016
421 Ridout St. N., London, ON

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War Through Her Eyes: Paraskeva Clark & Canada’s Women Military Painters

November 10, 2016
380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa

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What Makes Art Canadian?

October 24, 2016
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

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Portraits of Canada Event Banner
Portraits of Canada: Photography, Identity & the Art of Hannah Maynard, Yousuf Karsh & Arnaud Maggs

September 29, 2025
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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William Raphael, Bonsecours Market - Event Page
A Portrait of Chutzpah & Creativity:
The Incredible Story of William Raphael

March 30, 2026Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto

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Regina Art & Artists Event Page
Regina Art & Artists: An Illustrated History

April 15, 2026University of Regina, 2255 College Avenue, Regina

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Power in Portraits:
The Art of Yousuf Karsh

Monday, April 13, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto

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Monumental Grandeur: Iconic Canadian Sculptors & Their Public Art

April 30, 2025
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

Learn More
Tim Whiten in Conversation

April 13, 2025
Baillie Court, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto

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Know Her Name—Three Canadian Women Artists: Betty Goodwin, Margaret Watkins, and Doris McCarthy

October 15, 202493 Charles St W, Toronto

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Halifax Art & Artists:
An Illustrated History

May 8, 2024
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax

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Gerald Mcmaster & Ming Tiampo on Art in Canada Past and Future: A Conversation About Works by Iljuwas Bill Reid and Jin-me Yoon

April 25, 2023
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

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Art Fraud & The Group of Seven: The Great Canadian Art History Mystery

November 28, 2022Zoom

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Kent Monkman: The Making of a Masterpiece

June 7, 2022
273 Bloor St. W., Toronto

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Image of Michael Audain and a painting of a statue figure
Michael Audain: Collecting Art in Canada

May 4, 2022Zoom

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Image of Helen McNicoll and her painting of children standing in a field.
Helen McNicoll: Bringing Impressionism to Canada

March 30, 2022Zoom

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Image of Robert Houle and one of his paintings featuring a figure looking out onto a river
Robert Houle: Rebel and Iconoclast

February 23, 2022Zoom

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War Art in Canada: Creativity & Conflict

November 11, 2021

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Walter S. Allward: Vimy & the Meaning of Monuments

October 19, 2021Zoom

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Maud Lewis: A Folk Art Icon

October 5, 2021

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Icons of the Twentieth Century: Agnes Martin & Jean Paul Riopelle

November 11, 2019
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

Learn More
Book Launch and Talk for Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & Work

April 30, 2019
231 Queens Quay West, Toronto

Learn More
Gershon Iskowitz: Life & Legacy

April 1, 2019
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

Learn More
Is This Art Canadian?

November 12, 2018
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

Learn More
Molly Lamb Bobak & Canadian Women War Artists

October 24, 2018
50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa

Learn More
Rebels and Iconoclasts Disruptors of Canadian Art

April 16, 2018
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

Learn More
What Makes Art Canadian?

November 6, 2017
93 Charles St. W., Toronto

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William Kurelek’s Toronto: The Artist and the Av Isaacs Scene

May 16, 2017
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

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North Goes South: Shuvinai Ashoona’s Repositioning of Inuit Art

February 23, 2017
4th Floor, 1011 — 9th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta

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A Curnoe Celebration

November 27, 2016
421 Ridout St. N., London, ON

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War Through Her Eyes: Paraskeva Clark & Canada’s Women Military Painters

November 10, 2016
380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa

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What Makes Art Canadian?

October 24, 2016
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto

Learn More