The (AGAC, ) is a non-profit organization created in 1985, whose head office is located in Montréal.
Members AGAC regroups galleries in Halifax, Montréal, Québec, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.
Members:
Art Mûr (Montréal) Art45 (Montréal) Beaux-arts des Amériques (Montréal) Blouin Division (Montréal) Bradley Ertaskiran (Montréal) Christie Contemporary (Toronto) DURAN | MASHAAL (Montréal) ELLEPHANT (Montréal) Equinox Gallery (Vancouver) Feheley Fine Arts (Toronto) Galerie 3 (Québec) Galerie Bernard (Montréal) Galerie C.O.A. (Montréal) Galerie d'art Yves Laroche (Montréal) Galerie D'Este (Montréal) Galerie Éric Devlin (Montréal) Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Montréal) Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron (Ottawa) Galerie Michel Guimont (Québec) Galerie Robert Poulin (Montréal) Galerie Robertson Arès (Montréal) Galerie Simon Blais (Montréal) Galerie Youn (Montréal) Galerie.a (Québec) Galeries Roger Bellemare et Christian Lambert (Montréal) General Hardware Contemporary (Toronto) La Castiglione (Montréal) Lacerte art contemporain (Montréal) Laroche/Joncas (Montréal) McBride Contemporain (Montréal) Patel Brown (Toronto) Patrick Mikhail (Montréal) Paul Petro Contemporary Art (Toronto) Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain (Montréal) Projet Pangée (Montréal) Stephen Bulger Gallery (Toronto) Studio 21 Fine Art (Halifax) TrépanierBaer Gallery (Calgary) VIVIANEART (Calgary)
Awards
AGAC also presents the following awards in association with the Ville de Montréal: Prix Louis-Comtois and Prix Pierre-Ayot.
Prix Louis-Comtois
The Prix Louis-Comtois was created in 1991 to recognize excellence in visual arts and craft. The award, which is overseen jointly by AGAC and the Ville de Montréal, supports and promotes the work of an artist who has distinguished himself or herself in Montreal's contemporary art scene throughout the past 15 years.Louis-Comtois Award
Recipients of the Prix Louis-Comtois:
2020: Chih-Chien Wang 2019: Milutin Gubash 2018: Cynthia Girard-Renard 2017: Sophie Jodoin 2016: Aude Moreau 2015: Nicolas Baier 2014: Patrick Bernatchez 2013: Manon LaBrecque 2012: Jean-Pierre Gauthier 2011: Marie-Claude Bouthillier 2010: Valérie Blass 2009: Daniel Olson 2008: Massimo Guerrera 2007: François Morelli 2006: Alexandre David 2005: Claire Savoie 2004: Stephen Schofield 2003: Richard-Max Tremblay 2002: Alain Paiement 2001: Roberto Pellegrinuzzi 2000: Guy Pellerin 1999: Sylvie Laliberté 1998: Rober Racine 1997: Pierre Dorion 1996: Marie-France Brière
Prix Pierre-Ayot
The Prix Pierre-Ayot was created in 1996 by the Ville de Montréal, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Galleries Association, to promote excellence among Montreal's new visual arts creators, to foster the dissemination of the work of young artists in the city's galleries and artist-run spaces, and to recognize the efforts of presenters to support up-and-coming artists. This award is intended for artists who are in the early stages of their career. It honours their exceptional workmanship and original contribu¬tion in painting, printing, drawing, illustration, photography or other mediums.Pierre-Ayot Award
Recipients of the Prix Pierre-Ayot:
2020: Caroline Monnet 2019: Nadège Grebmeier-Forget 2018: Adam Basanta 2017: Celia Perrin Sidarous 2016: Nicolas Grenier 2015: Jon Rafman 2014: Julie Favreau 2013: Kim Waldron 2012: Jacynthe Carrier 2011: Olivia Boudreau 2010: Alana Riley 2009: Gwénaël Bélanger 2008: Étienne Zack 2007: Patrick Coutu 2006: Raphaëlle de Groot 2005: Emmanuelle Léonard 2004: Jérôme Fortin 2003: Pascal Grandmaison 2002: Michel De Broin 2001: Nathalie Grimard 2000: Nicolas Baier 1999: Emmanuel Galland 1998: Marc Séguin 1997: Stéphanie Béliveau 1996: Nadine Norman
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