CCCA Canadian Art Database

About the CCCA

The CCCA Canadian Art Database Project was established in 1997 by Bill Kirby, Founder and Director of the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art.

Since 2013, it has been permanently housed at Concordia University in Montreal, under the auspices of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, a Research Centre within the Faculty of Fine Arts.

The underlying objective of the CCCA Canadian Art Database has been to broaden public awareness of contemporary Canadian Art in Canada and abroad by documenting the careers of some of Canada's leading professional artists, designers, art writers and curators, as well as some important Canadian art institutions and organizations that have helped shape the Canadian art scene since the 1960s.

Upgrade Notice

The CCCA Canadian Art Database is an important resource for the study and promotion of Canadian art and artists, and the Jarislowsky Institute had been planning to give the Project a long overdue upgrade.

Unfortunately, we discovered that the age and extensive customization of the original database software, along with the need to find a replacement for Adobe Flash Player, which is no longer supported, had made the envisioned upgrade impractical.

The Jarislowsky Institute will continue to make the Website available to the public in its present form and, as we pursue alternative solutions, we hope you will continue to enjoy and make use of the extensive content housed in the CCCA Canadian Art Database.

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art: Databases

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Contacting Artists:

We have not made contact information for each artist public. Please use social media and artist websites where possible.

Joining the Database:

Become a part of the database or submit an update.

Documentation Notice

The CCCA Canadian Art Database features a comprehensive collection of images sourced from various documentation efforts spanning nearly 30 years. This archive showcases a wide array of artistic expressions, mediums, and documentation technologies across different time periods, reflecting the evolving nature of art documentation over the decades.

We have undertaken steps to enhance the resolution where feasible. Despite these improvements, some images may exhibit artifacts or distortions inherent to the original documentation or exacerbated by the enhancement processes. These artifacts reflect the technical limitations of earlier archival methods and the challenges associated with digital enhancement.

If you are an artist or represent an artist and would like to provide a replacement, we welcome such improvements to the database. 

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Copyright Notice

All images displayed on the CCCA Canadian Art Database are the intellectual property of the respective artists. The artists retain full copyright and all other rights to their works. The images are displayed on this database by permission of the artists.

The CCCA Canadian Art Database is authorized by the artists to display these images for public viewing on its website and associated media. No further reproduction, distribution, or use of these images is permitted without the express written consent of the copyright owner.

For permission to use these images beyond the scope of viewing on this database, please contact the respective artists directly.