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RBC and Art
Archives of Influence: How RBC is supporting and elevating the art community that enriches us all
Resources for artists:
In collaboration with arts organizations, RBC provides artists with opportunities for skills development, mentorship, work experience and exposure at every stage of your journey.
Art Toronto 2025: Discover, presented by RBC
The RBC Art Collection
Artwork is acquired and installed with a focus on creating and inspiring cross-generational conversations. Through ongoing loans of the collection, as well as actively sharing our collection with employees and clients, we celebrate the evolving threads and narratives that explore and redefine Canadian art.
Marcel Dzama - The sublimity and perfection of the sun and moon, 2019
Al Freeman - Soft Pencil, 2018
Iain Baxter& - Landscape with Mountains and Sea, 1965
The RBC Community Gallery
Helping Canadian artists gain exposure to the widest possible audience motivates RBC to share its art collection with galleries and public spaces worldwide. To further support and amplify the works of Canadian artists, RBC recently established the first permanent, public-facing display of its art collection, the RBC Community Gallery, located at RBC Plaza, 200 Bay St. in Toronto, and is free for all visitors.
Current Exhibition: Speak Easy
The exhibition Speak Easy is a take on the synonymous clandestine establishments where people would congregate for quiet conversations. Here a collection of artworks from different eras, mediums, geographies and backgrounds. They are also connected through a relationship to music with a common chord running through the exhibition. Each artwork is either influenced by or referencing the history of music or produced by practicing artist–musicians.
If you are local to or visiting Toronto, you can visit Speak Easy at the RBC Community Gallery through Spring 2026.
Support of the Visual Arts
RBC is steadfast in our support of Canada’s Art Community because together; artists, galleries, art institutions and organizations play a unique and fundamental role in helping to foster vibrant and innovative communities across our country.
