Ottawa, December 3, 2014 – The Canada Council for the Arts presents the exhibition Collecting Our Thoughts, in honour of the 15th anniversary of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Curator Carol Wainio has chosen works from the Canada Council Art Bank collection by award-winning artists. The exhibition is now on at Canada Council’s Âjagemô Hall until April 14, 2015.
“Even in an age of Western excess, where discarding things is the subject of reality shows, and ‘selfies’ relegate objects to backdrops, collecting remains both an act of hope and memory – one that points to the past and the future,” says Wainio, a 2014 GG-winner herself. “Artists, whose end products may be gathered reverently into museum vaults, are collectors, too.”
The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s national public arts funder. We champion and invest in artistic excellence so that Canadians may enjoy and participate in a rich cultural life. In 2013-14 we allocated $153.6 million dollars towards artistic creation and innovation through our grants, prizes and payments. We also conduct research, convene activities and work with partners to advance the sector and help embed the arts more deeply in communities across the country. We are responsible for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO which promotes the values and programs of UNESCO to contribute to a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable future for Canadians. The Canada Council Art Bank operates art rental programs and helps further public engagement with contemporary arts
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