AGAC regroups galleries in Halifax, Montréal, Québec, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.
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.
[2] Recipients of the Prix Louis-Comtois: 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.
It honours their exceptional workmanship and original contribu¬tion in painting, printing, drawing, illustration, photography or other mediums.