| Royal Canadian Academy of Arts(RCA) | |
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Canadian Academy of Arts 1880 |
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| Abbreviation | RCAA |
| Formation | 1880 |
| Type | Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose/focus | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Region served | Canada |
| Official languages | English, French |
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy. It received the title Royal Canadian Academy of Arts from Queen Victoria on 16 July 1880.
The Academy is composed of members in over twenty visual arts disciplines from across Canada.