RBC seeks emerging Canadian artists for the ninth annual
Canadian Painting Competition
TORONTO, February 23, 2007 — RBC, with the support
of the Canadian Art Foundation, today announced the call for
entries for the 2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Winners
will be announced in September, with the national winner receiving
$25,000, and two honourable mentions each receiving $15,000.
Now in its ninth year, the RBC competition is an opportunity
to support and nurture Canadian professional artists. The
competition discovers and recognizes the skill and talent
of Canada's emerging artists and provides the artists with
increased visibility for their work and national exposure.
RBC has worked closely with the Canadian Art Foundation to
deliver a top quality competition that continues to grow in
stature. The Canadian Art Foundation oversees the adjudication
process, allowing the works to be judged by a selected panel
of distinguished members of the visual arts community.
"The RBC Canadian Painting Competition is a tribute
to Canada's artistic talent," said Ann Webb, Acting-Executive
Director, Canadian Art Foundation. "The competition not
only encourages artists in their career choice but also provides
a national stage for the appreciation and recognition of their
work."
Entries must be submitted by May 4, 2007. Details and rules
of the competition may be found at www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
The submitted works will be short-listed to 15 semi-finalists
by independent panels of regional judges. All regional jurors
come together to determine one national winner and two honourable
mentions in September in Toronto, kicking off a national touring
exhibition. The national tour will exhibit the works of all
15 semi-finalists at prominent galleries in Toronto, Moncton,
Barrie, Winnipeg and Vancouver. For dates and locations of
the RBC Canadian painting Competition tour visit www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
All finalists will be featured in Canadian Art magazine
and on the web at www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition
and at www.canadianart.ca.
About the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
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. An investment in Canadian culture and
the visual arts community, the competition will award one
national prize of $25,000 and two honourable mentions will
receive $15,000 each. Along with past winners, the winning
paintings of 2006 will become part of RBC's Canadian art collection
comprised of more than 4,000 works of distinguished art collected
over the past hundred years. Various paintings from the RBC
collection have been exhibited in museums, enabling more Canadians
to enjoy these wonderful works. "Old and New Forest"
by Emily Carr is on loan to the Vancouver Art Gallery from
May 12, 2007 through to April 6, 2008.
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