Imagine a world with no artists…where Christopher Plummer never acted; where Gordon Lightfoot never sang about Canada; where Oscar Peterson never played; where Margaret Atwood never wrote; where Alanis Obomsawin never filmed.

Most Canadian artists persevere in the face of overwhelming odds, including incomes far below the national average. 

Now imagine a world in which young artists have to start from scratch without a mentor or experienced advisor who could help direct them and potentially change their lives. The Canadian Artists Network encourages senior professional artists to continue their life’s work and, through initiatives such as our Artist to Artist Mentoring Program, helps prepare the next generation of Petersons, Mehtas, Kings, and Carrs. 

CAN is committed to ensuring that senior professional artists live in an inclusive world where they can continue to pursue their careers and serve as role models for the next generation.

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Land Acknowledgment

We would like to acknowledge that we live, work, create, and travel on the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples that have cared for this land, now called Canada, since time immemorial. We would like to also acknowledge this, as part of our covenant with all Indigenous nations, to share, respect and protect the land, in the spirit of peace and friendship, and to honour the future generations of all our nations.

CAN Events Calendar:

January 2025
Jan 28
28 January 2025

Online Salon. Register at OnSalons

February 2025
Feb 18
18 February 2025

Register here.

Seasonal Resiliency Video Now Available

A video of out latest webinar, Seasonal Resiliency & How to Survive the Holidays, is now available. Click here to watch.

Creativity Forever 24 Videos Now Available

Did you miss our annual conference? Or want to re-visit it? Videos of all three chapters of Creativity Forever 24 are now available on our website. Click here to watch.

Age-Blind Casting

74-year-old Geraldine Page plays Rosalind in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. It may be a new trend in British Theatre, according to this article in The Guardian. Let’s hope it finds its way to Canada and the rest of the world.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/14/age-blind-casting-geraldine-james

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The Government of Ontario provides reductions in hydro bills for low income households. Find out more by clicking the button below. 

The Distinguished Artists Who Advise The Canadian Artists Network

Artistic Advisory
Peggy Baker • 
Laurie Brown • Max Dean
Rita Shelton Deverell • Douglas Gibson 
Lynda Hamilton  • Evelyn Hart • Brenda Hoffert
Paul Hoffert • Thomas King • Jani Lauzon
Ranee Lee • Guy Maddin • Sheila McCarthy 
R.H.Thomson • Mary Walsh • Paul Wong

In our Community's own words . . .

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