RBC Canadian Painting Competition
The RBC Canadian Painting Competition was an open competition for emerging Canadian artists that was established in 1999. The RBC Canadian Painting Competition is supported by the Canadian Art Foundation, the publisher of Canadian Art (magazine). Initially naming three regional winners, since 2004 there were one national winner and two honourable mentions. The first two competitions had only winner and runner-up. The competition had 15 finalists, five from three regions in Canada, Eastern Canada (Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador), Central Canada (Ontario), Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest  Territories, Nunavut). Three regional juries convened to determine one national winner and two honourable mentions from the 15 finalists. The national winner received a purchase prize of $25,000, the two honourable mentions each received $15,000 and the remaining 12 finalists receive $2,500 each. The winning work and the honourable mentions became part of the RBC Corporate Art Collection which holds more than 4,500 works. In 2016, 586 works were submitted. In 2008 an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal provided an overview of the first ten years  of the competition. The RBC concluded the RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2019. 1999. Canadian Emerging Artist Prize 2000. Canadian Emerging Artist Prize In 2001 the prize was renamed to RBC Canadian Painting Competition, and three regional winners were selected. Revised in 2004 to name five finalists per region, one national winner and two regional winners. Naming one national winner and two honourable mentions rather than regional winners started in 2007 2012. Jury. Western Canada Central Canada Eastern Canada