The Annual Book
Register your interest and be among the first to receive the Annual Book on 1 December 2027 — plus news from the platform.
For Artists
What you get.
1It costs nothing
Artists never pay to be part of CANARTA.
2Your place in the network
With your consent, a profile in a national network of Canadian artists.
3A portrait, if we take yours up
An online story written by Christian Wehrli. Editors choose independently — no rankings, no deadlines.
4A way into the Annual Book
The strongest portraits are gathered in the Annual Book — first edition 1 December 2027.
5You read it first
You check the facts before publication. Your words and images are only published with your written yes.
Meet Christian
canarta.net is the stage during the year. The annual is the book you keep.
Christian Wehrli · Founder & PublisherA publication cannot make a career. It can put a stage light on you while you decide what kind of career you want. That is a smaller promise than most press releases make, and I happen to think it is more honest.
If you are working on something, send your name. We read every submission.
Three steps
From registration to story.
1Register
Tell us your story the way you would over coffee.
2We read every registration
Our editors choose each portrait independently.
3Profile, portrait, book
Online year-round; the strongest gathered into the Annual Book.
Not an artist?
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Readers who care about art
Galleries, museums and art-minded businesses reach a national audience. Advertising never influences editorial content. Media kit on request.
Support the stage
Patrons and corporate sponsors help CANARTA stay independent. Artists never pay. Details on request.
Your story starts here.
Register as an ArtistFor Artists
Tell us your story.
CANARTA's editorial team chooses each portrait independently — but the door is open to every Canadian artist who wants to be part of the network. Throughout the year, portraits are published online. The strongest portraits are gathered into the Annual Book — first edition 1 December 2027.
Answer the way you'd tell a friend over coffee, not the way you'd write an artist statement. The messy version is usually the good one.
Your earlier answers have been restored — kept on your device only.
Thank you — you're now part of CANARTA. We read every registration. Our editors choose each portrait independently; if yours is one we take up, we'll write to you. No rankings, no deadlines.