Artexte has an exhaustive collection of publications relating to all aspects of the visual arts with Canadian relevance published since 1965. This collection of documentation reflects an interest in critical approaches to production, exhibition, research and writing practices in contemporary art, as well as in complementary disciplines allowing a social and cultural context for art, its interpretation and dissemination.

The collection currently consists of:

• more than 20,500 monographic, visual, audio or digital documents
• holdings of more than 9,000 Canadian and international contemporary art exhibition catalogues
• 7,200 artists’ files (including 4,400 Canadian artists’ files)
• 3,000 files on Canadian and international cultural organizations
• more than 500 Canadian and international periodicals, with current and historical coverage (including 350 Canadian titles)
• several special collections including the Projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE Project (500 artists’ books, artists’ editions and zines) and A Relatively Small Collection (28 sound-based artworks).