Governor General Award 2013 Winners at the National Gallery

20/03/2014 to 07/06/2013

March 21st in Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada in association with the Canada Council for the arts inaugurated the exhibition of the Prize-winners of the Governor general Awards 2013.

Two cymas were dedicated to Marcel Barbeau’s works. The monumental banner outside the museum showcases the image of the painting Retine-achale-moi-pas from Barbeau.The artist participed with his wife Ninon Gauthier to the opening of the exhibition.

 ”Since 2000, the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts have added a prestigious yet very human dimension to the history of visual and media arts in Canada. Six prizes acknowledge artists for their remarkable career achievements in fine or applied arts, film, video, audio, or new media and have included the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts since 2007. A seventh prize honours an outstanding contributor to the visual and media arts through voluntary or professional activities. Created by the Governor General and the Canada Council for the Arts, which funds and administers the prizes, these awards offer all of us an occasion to celebrate artistic excellence in Canada”.  Reference : National Gallery