ABBOZZO GALLERY
ART EMPORIUM, THE
ART PLACEMENT
BAU-XI GALLERY (TORONTO)
BAU-XI GALLERY (VANCOUVER)
BAU-XI PHOTO
BECKETT FINE ART LIMITED
CANADA HOUSE GALLERY
CANADIAN ART GALLERY
CHRISTOPHER CUTTS GALLERY
CHRISTOPHER VARLEY, ART DEALER, INC.
CORKIN GALLERY
DARRELL BELL GALLERY
DIAZ CONTEMPORARY
DOUGLAS REYNOLDS GALLERY
DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY (EDMONTON)
DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY (VANCOUVER)
EDWARD DAY GALLERY
ELISSA CRISTALL GALLERY
EQUINOX GALLERY
FEHELEY FINE ARTS
GALERIE D'AVIGNON
GALERIE ELCA LONDON
GALERIE ROGER BELLEMARE
GALERIE SAMUEL LALLOUZ
GALERIE SIMON BLAIS
GALERIE ST-LAURENT + HILL
GALERIE TROIS POINTS
GALERIE VALENTIN
GALERIE WALTER KLINKHOFF
GALLERY 78
GALLERY GEVIK
GALLERY MOOS
GALLERY ONE
GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS
GRANVILLE FINE ART
HARBINGER GALLERY
HARBOUR GALLERY
HERRINGER KISS GALLERY
INGRAM GALLERY
INUIT GALLERY OF VANCOUVER LTD.
KINSMAN ROBINSON GALLERIES
KWT CONTEMPORARY
LAUSBERG CONTEMPORARY
LOCH GALLERY (CALGARY)
LOCH GALLERY (TORONTO)
LOCH GALLERY (WINNIPEG)
LONSDALE GALLERY
MARCIA RAFELMAN FINE ARTS
MASTERS GALLERY LTD.
MAYBERRY FINE ART (TORONTO)
MAYBERRY FINE ART (WINNIPEG)
MICHAEL GIBSON GALLERY
MIRA GODARD GALLERY
MIRIAM SHIELL FINE ART
MONTE CLARK GALLERY (TORONTO)
NEWZONES GALLERY
NICHOLAS METIVIER GALLERY
NIKOLA RUKAJ GALLERY
ODON WAGNER CONTEMPORARY
ODON WAGNER GALLERY
OLGA KORPER GALLERY
PATRICK MIKHAIL GALLERY
PAUL KUHN GALLERY
PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY
PIERRE-FRANÇOIS OUELLETTE ART CONTEMPORAIN
PRIME GALLERY
P|M GALLERY
ROBERTS GALLERY
SANDRA AINSLEY GALLERY
SCOTT GALLERY
SHARON LONDON LISS
STEPHEN BULGER GALLERY
STUDIO 21 FINE ART INC.
TATAR GALLERY
THIELSEN GALLERY
TRÉPANIERBAER
TRIAS GALLERY
UNO LANGMANN LIMITED FINE ARTS
WADDINGTON GORCE INC.
WALLACE GALLERIES LTD.
WALLACK GALLERIES
WINCHESTER GALLERIES (HUMBOLDT)
WINCHESTER GALLERIES (OAK BAY AVENUE)
WINCHESTER MODERN
WYNICK/TUCK GALLERY
ZWICKER'S GALLERY


OPPORTUNITIES

ADAC Visual Arts Internship
ADAC Foundation Scholarship
Employment in the Arts


ADAC Visual Arts Internship
Under the guidance of Service Canada, the Art Dealers Association of Canada has been able to run a very successful Visual Art Internship Program based around exceptional youth participants and our member galleries as hosts. This internship hires primarily youth participants who have demonstrated achievement at a post-secondary level, and who will benefit from work experience with an employer in their chosen field. The participants are employed nationwide with gallery members of the Art Dealers Association of Canada, assisting these individuals in acquiring advanced employment skills to successfully launch their careers in the visual arts sector of the Canadian economy.

Please note ADAC is currently in between Internship Programs and there are no positions available at this time.

Over the duration of their 8 month internship, the participants develop skills integral to their future art careers. These activities may include:
Introduction to gallery life
Orientation of the intern to the gallery environment and regulations (including occupational health and safety information)
Basic training of policies
Instructions on gallery procedures, such as handling of art work, lights, installation equipment, storage facilities, client relations and general gallery administration procedures
Introduction into inventory system and storage
Basic training of receiving and shipping of artwork
Art systems training (adding inventory, processing invoices/payments and artist payments)
Helping with planning of exhibition schedule for upcoming year
Contributing to the preparations for exhibitions (writing of press releases, layout/ordering of invites)
Installation and lighting of an entire exhibition
Contributing to gallery openings (greeting guests, providing artwork information, sales, etc.)
Familiarization with shipping and receiving internationally (i.e.: commercial invoices, brokerage, harmony codes.)
Continuation with any short-term projects initiated by intern - as a growth development exercise
Website management (updating images/information)
Databases management (running reports on Art systems)
Client relations management
Introduction to the role and practice of Art Fairs
Assembling packages on artists for curators, etc.

The Intern's experience goes beyond the gallery itself, however. In addition to monthly teleconference meetings, interns have the opportunity to meet with other interns in their regional area for networking sessions approximately every 6 weeks. These meetings may include site visits and/or guest lectures by prominent members of the visual arts sector. The interns can share individual experiences and learn from one another, thereby increasing the development of all involved. Our youth will share problems or concerns that they may be confronting, and peer participants can offer solutions based on their own experiences. In the past, these meetings have provided successful networking opportunities.

In order to be eligible as an intern candidate, an individual must:
be no more (inclusive) than 30 years of age at the time of selection
be a post-secondary graduate with a degree in the visual arts (fine arts degrees, art history, arts management, design etc.)
be out of school
be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person on whom refugee status has been conferred
be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations
not be in receipt of employment insurance benefits

A Visual Arts background is essential as this is a career-related program. Participants must not have prior labour market attachment (no prior experience in a commercial art gallery).

For more information about ADAC Visual Art Internship Program, please contact ADAC at info@ad-ac.ca


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ADAC Foundation Scholarship

The Art Dealers Association of Canada Foundation scholarship, introduced in 1980, is intended to award an emerging artist from an institution chosen each year by the ADAC. The recipient, in their final year of study, has had to have demonstrated academic significance, and an ongoing commitment to their practice.

In order to qualify for this scholarship, the applicant must:
 Be a Canadian citizen
 Be enrolled in a School of Arts degree program, in the final year of their undergraduate program
 Be very devoted, committed and show true talent and artistic ability
 Present a brief portfolio for review by the scholarship committee (the portfolio must be in digital format)

Visual Artists Portfolio should include:
 5 examples of your best work. Please send your images in JPG format. Make sure your CD is formatted with compatibility for both Mac and PC platforms
 A current artist statement and curriculum vitae


For more information, contact ADAC at info@ad-ac.ca


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Employment Opportunities

Currently there are no Employment Opportunities. If you would like to send your resume for our file, please email info@ad-ac.ca


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Past Intern Profiles

 Natasha Bissonauth
 Aaron Guravich
 Melissa Lam
 Amanda MacDonald
 Mary MacDonald
 Powell MacDougall
 Elizabeth Petrova
 Diana Scott
 Stanzie Tooth

Foundation Scholarship Recipients

1980 University of Saskatchewan: Erica Grimm
1981 University of Manitoba: Terry Pollard
1982 Ontario College of Art: Michael Mancuso
1983 Université de Laval: Natalie Boucher
1984 Mount Allison University:
Susanne Olligschlarager

1987 Centre d'art Baie St. Paul
1988 NSCAD: Ron Wakkary
1989 Universite de Laval Andre Gilbert
1990 University of Alberta: Chae Hong Jun
1991 No scholarship (donation to Inuit Art Foundation)
1992 New York: Special USA award in the name of Alkis Klonaridis
1993 Queen's University: Nazanin Sakharvaz
1994 Emily Carr College of Art and Design
1995 Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook
1996 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design: Jay Isaac
1997 Concordia University
1998 Saskatchewan Indian Federated College: Marianne Otter
1999 Guelph University: Lori Newdicky
2000 UofT: E. Jess Gibson Atwood
2001 NSCAD: David Gagilardi
2001 University of Manitoba: Kevin Matthews
2002 ACAD: Ryan Sluggett
2002 University of BC: Catherine Holdaway
2003 Carleton University: Julie Blake
2004 UQAM: Nicolas Fleming
2005 Mount Allison University: Lianne C. Zannier
2006 OCAD: David Kopulos
2007 University of Lethbridge: Sharon Spear Chief
2008 OCAD: Min Hyung
2009 Nunavut Arctic College: Eva Eseemalie
2010 Concordia University: Jessica Campbell