A national home for artists working across cultures

Canada National Artists Association (加拿大藝術家協會) supports visual artists, calligraphers, and cultural organizations through exhibitions, education, and heritage programming. Our work spans international exhibitions, art lectures, calligraphy and seal-carving research, artist exchange, and the presentation of intangible cultural heritage.

Our Mission

The Canada National Artists Association is home to several branch bodies, including an Architectural Arts Chapter, an Institute of Calligraphy & Seal-Carving Research, an Institute of Fine Arts Research, a Calligraphy & Painting Training School, a plein-air sketching base, and a calligraphy & painting mounting studio. The Association regularly holds a range of activities, including literary gatherings (雅集), the Double Ninth Festival calligraphy & painting brush meet, and New Year couplet-writing and giving.

Since its founding, the Association has built an internationally influential biennial international calligraphy and painting exhibition. Following the successful inaugural exhibition in 2024, the second International Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition (Fine Works Exhibition) will be held in late 2026. In parallel, after two years of preparation, the National Museum of Art (the Canadian Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage) opened in 2026. Occupying more than 10,000 square feet, it is described as one of Canada's largest comprehensive museums, with first-class hardware and software.

The Canada International Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo will be held at the Toronto Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage Art in late 2026 — a world-renowned international intangible cultural heritage expo that will welcome guests from many countries.

Our programming brings together calligraphy, painting, seal carving, and intangible cultural heritage, connecting artists in Canada with peers around the world.