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Learn how to get your classroom involved in the Canadian Art Inspiration Student Challenge by booking a free virtual information session.

How Canadian artists have captured, questioned, and reshaped the nation’s history through their work—with classroom-ready resources that encourage students to ask critical questions about whose stories are remembered and retold.

Join us in looking ahead to the Canadian art content and curriculum connections we’ll explore this year.

Explore ACI’s bilingual art education resources and discover inspiring, ready-to-use ways to bring Canadian art into your classroom.

Thank you for an incredible year of creativity and Canadian art connections.

Explore the work of Indigenous artists with resources from ACI’s digital library.

Examine multiple perspectives on history and cultural heritage through ACI’s newest educational resource based on the art of Halifax creators.

ACI’s latest Teacher Resource Guide honours the great Saskatoon artist’s unique take on our beautiful planet.

With warming temperatures upon us, ACI is turning to a selection of Canadian artworks that celebrate the joys of the spring season.

This Black History Month, we’re sharing five contemporary Canadian artists who are creating meaningful work about Black identity and the power of representation.

We are now accepting submissions for the Art Canada Institute’s fifth annual art contest showcasing the next generation of Canadian creators.

In our final newsletter of the year we're wishing educators a safe and happy holiday season and presenting the materials for our 2025 Student Challenge!

ACI’s latest Teacher Resource Guide features the work of Betty Goodwin, an innovative printmaker who left her mark on Canada’s contemporary art world.

This month, we’re stepping outside the classroom to look up and learn about astronomy, scientific knowledge, and the Canadian art that represents it.

We share our latest resource on the singular vision of one of the country’s most iconic contemporary Indigenous artists.

Let Canadian art be a gateway to knowledge, learning, and engagement. Here is what the ACI Education Program has in store for you this year.

We asked high school learners from coast to coast to create original works that pay homage to this country’s greatest visual artists. Today, we share a selection of their remarkable creations.

Connect your students to the work of the Mishomis, or grandfather, of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada

Inspire your students with ACI’s latest educational resource, focused on the work of beloved landscape painter Takao Tanabe

Ignite your students’ imaginations with nature-based learning highlights from the ACI digital library.

Uncover female voices within Canadian art history through our teaching resources on social, political, and community engagement.

In honour of Black History Month, we are looking at the creative legacy of this groundbreaking painter from Nova Scotia.

Examine the art, history, and practical application behind a universal medium through ACI’s newest educational resource exploring Canadian photography.

With the winter season underway, the ACI Education Program would like to wish educators across the country a safe and uplifting break.

Foster critical reasoning with ACI’s latest educational resource inspired by the lens-based work of artist Jin-me Yoon.

Examine regional history and its integration within the land and the built environment through ACI's newest educational resource exploring art by Ottawa-based creators.

Submissions are now open for the fourth edition of the Art Canada Institute’s annual showcase of remarkable student work.

With a fresh academic year upon us and curriculum planning underway, here’s a taste of what the ACI Education Program has in store for teachers.

Now in its third year, ACI’s Canadian Art Inspiration Student Challenge celebrates the future of art in Canada by connecting young makers with their trailblazing predecessors.

Explore how knowing is cultivated with our newest educational resource inspired by the work of Haida master carver Iljuwas Bill Reid.

Guide your students to master the fundamentals of creative expression with ACI’s latest educational resource.

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, we are reflecting on history and community through the work of five lens-based artists.

Celebrate International Jazz Day with visual works by 5 Canadian creators.

Resources on climate change and land stewardship from the ACI digital learning library

In recognition of National Siblings Day on April 10th, we are sharing works by 5 creators commemorating kinship.

In anticipation of longer days ahead, this week ACI is sharing works that are inspired by the properties of light in all of its splendour.

Inspire your students to explore women’s histories and identities through self-portraits by five Canadian artists.

Shining a light on ACI Resources for the Elementary School Classroom.

In celebration of Black History Month, we are shining a light on the remarkable work of this inspiring 19th-century painter.

Submissions are now open for the 2023 edition of ACI’s annual Canadian Art Inspiration Student Challenge.

We are wishing teachers and school communities across the country a joyful, restful, and restorative break over the coming weeks.

Five artists on resistance, advocacy, and representation.

Five visionary perspectives on community, resistance, and critical contemplation.

Five inspiring visual tributes to venerate courage and bravery.

Get into the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve through the work of 5 artists in Canada.

Four Canadian artists on the perplexing majesty of the universe above.

As Orange Shirt Day approaches on September 30th, we are sharing five powerful projects to inspire conversations about art and meaningful change.

In celebration of the fall equinox, we are exploring September’s delights through the art of four Canadian visionaries.

As classrooms are readied and curriculum prepared, here’s a preview of what the ACI Education Program has in store this season.

Last winter the Art Canada Institute asked students across Canada to offer a fresh interpretation of some of this country’s greatest works of art. Today we are proud to share the results of our yearly creative challenge.

Resources to inspire connection, conversation, and creation in National Indigenous History Month.

In anticipation of the artist’s upcoming centenary, the ACI and the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation celebrate the legacy of this iconic Quebec-born creator.

With nature in full bloom, we are looking to 5 Canadian works that represent the splendor of this time of year.

Five artists who inspire connection and reflection through printmaking, collage, photography, and painting.

Rejoice in the harmony, cadence, and rhythm in these five visual works.

Art for a Healthier Planet: A Creative Call for Change. With Earth Month underway, we share resources on environmentalism from the ACI digital library to bring Canadian art into the conversation.

On the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, we are delighted to offer a free copy of our publication “Walter S. Allward: Life & Work” to school libraries across the country.

Five iconic artists who explore the rich cultures of food in Canada.

With the UN French Language Day coming up on March 20, we are delighted to share the work of five Francophone artists who explore language, history, and cultural heritage.

Inspire, create, and inform with this selection from the ACI Digital Library.

Four Canadian and Indigenous artists who shed light on the joy and importance of family in its many shapes and forms.

Five inspiring artworks in celebration of African and Caribbean Canadian art history.

The Art Canada Institute is delighted to launch the 2nd edition of our Canadian Art Inspiration Student Contest.

Very best wishes for the return to teaching in 2022.

As the winter break approaches, we at the Art Canada Institute Education Program would like to take a moment to thank and appreciate the community of teachers and educators who connect with us through a mutual love of art and learning.

5 Canadian artworks that light up their communities, and offer inspiration for how to meaningfully engage with our own.

In honour of World Children’s Day, we are shining a spotlight on elementary teaching resources from the Art Canada Institute Education Program.

As we look ahead to Remembrance Day, we reflect on Canadian and Indigenous artists and artworks that honour those who served.

Five artists who approach photography with creativity, purpose, and radical innovation.

Inspired by the work of Canadian artists from the 1800s to the present day, four activities bring portraiture into the classroom.

As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, learn about the work of Indigenous artists across the country and their vital contributions to meaningful change.

As back-to-school beckons and with International Literacy Day just around the corner, here are 5 Canadian artists to help us celebrate learning, literacy, and a love of books.

School is nearly finished, and after such an extraordinary year, we’re looking forward to a relaxing summer.

Explore Resources Dedicated to Indigenous Art in Canada.

From the forest to the night sky, art to inspire you to go outside this spring.

Explore works by five Asian Canadian artists.

The Art Canada Institute Education Program is delighted to announce the Canadian Art Inspiration Contest for Grades K to 12.

Celebrating Earth Day through the work of artists in Canada.

Transform your classrooms with four art activity ideas from the ACI Education Program.

Explore connections between the visual arts and STEM with works from four Canadian artists.

Four Canadian women artists who #ChooseToChallenge.

Explore themes of social awareness, communities of care, and multiple belongings through the work of four Canadian artists.

If you are planning to integrate work by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists into your classroom in the new year, here are five artists we think you should know.

Learn about the ways that Canadian art can be a gateway for teaching joy, confidence, gratitude, and more.

Shining a light on activism, feminism, and world views through our country’s visual culture.

Get creative with lessons on land and nature inspired by our country’s visual culture.

Our country’s art can be a powerful foundation for teaching critical questions and topics, from treaty texts to COVID-19.

Learn about multiculturalism, nationhood, and identities through the work of four Canadian artists.

No matter what subject you teach, let Canadian art be an entrance to learning with our new, open-access resources available in English and French.