Canada

Art

The Many Lives of Things at Montreal’s Photography Biennial

For its 16th edition, MOMENTA expands its approach to present a more interdisciplinary examination of our relationships to objects.

Comics

Read Joe Sacco's "Bitumen or Bust," a Harrowing Comic on Climate Change

The comic, reprinted from the forthcoming The Best American Comics 2019, is an unsettling look at the oil sands of Alberta, Canada.

Film

Negotiating and Understanding the Threats to Inuit Life in Canada

The video art of Isuma, the first international media organization created by and for Indigenous peoples, highlights the contemporary and historical impasses they are forced to navigate.

Podcast

The Largely Unknown History of Blackface in Canada

Here's how Toronto's Gardiner Museum is using a figurine in its collection to peel back the layers of violently racialized imagery in Canada.

Film

Women Directors Take Risks in New Genre Shorts

The latest edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival continued its trend of elevating female filmmakers.

In Brief

Someone Stole a Golden Egg From an Outdoor Dalí Sculpture in Vancouver

"Space Venus," a $2.8 million sculpture by the famous surrealist, was found missing its shiny egg on Sunday morning. The theft might bring an end to an annual public art project dedicated to Dali's sculptures.

Art

Photography Still Has the Potential to Reveal the Uniqueness of the Human Body

At the CONTACT photography festival in Toronto, the most compelling pieces are variations on portraiture, searching and incantatory.

In Brief

Canadian Museums Association Receives $1M to Preserve and Advance Indigenous Culture

The program will fund initiatives through the CMA’s network of 2,600 museums and cultural institutions.

Announcement

Apply Today for New Banff Centre Visual Arts Programs

Spend summer or fall in the Canadian Rocky Mountains at an artist residency or symposium for professional artists, curators, and arts researchers.

Podcast

A Museum Hires a Full-time Therapist

Is a museum visit just what the doctor ordered? In Montreal, medical professionals can prescribe you a museum visit. There's also a full-time art therapist on staff.

News

Remai Modern CEO Under Investigation for Allegations of Workplace Harassment

Gregory Burke is currently under investigation by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, following claims made by an anonymous female employee.

News

200 Workers at Vancouver Art Gallery Go on Strike [UPDATED]

The unionized workers, who have been without a contract since 2017, say the gallery privileges upper management at the expense of other employees.