Announcement
The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver Presents a Handful of Dust, Curated by David Campany
a Handful of Dust: from the Cosmic to the Domestic examines dust and debris as an indicator of time, action and consequence.
Canada
News
Ai Weiwei Slams US for "Complicity" in China's Arrest of Two Canadian Citizens
The artist called the United States a "willing partner" in China's "monstrous regime."
In Brief
Ontario's Indigenous Culture Fund and Arts Council Budgets Are Slashed by Millions
Ontario's provincial government has said that the budget cuts are being made to balance a $15 billion deficit, but the slashed funding would only account for about .05% of that total, while comparatively reducing a massive portion of the programs and services provided by the region's major art organ
Announcement
Apply Now for Emily Carr University’s MFA and MDes Programs
A west coast alternative fostering leading creative research practices.
In Brief
Doctors in Quebec Will Soon Prescribe Museum Visits as Medicine
The pilot program employs art to relieve a variety of physical and mental illnesses.
Art
The Amazing Katherine Bradford
Bradford's new paintings represent a significant departure from her previous work, which gained many admirers, myself included. Simply put: she has gotten much better at getting at difficult subjects.
News
Edmonton Unveils an Indigenous Sculpture Park on Ancestral Lands
Candice Hopkins curated the sculptures by six Canadian Indigenous artists in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley.
Art
Canada's Newest Contemporary Art Museum Opens in Saskatoon
A new museum hopes to connect this small Canadian city to the world through a rich program that will include indigenous and international contemporary art.
Art
After Her Work Was Misattributed to Men, a 19th-Century Woman Gets Her Due
A chance encounter with some 19th-century watercolors at Canada's Confederation Centre of the Arts revealed decades of misattribution for the work of a Victorian woman.
Art
After Sunset, Phantoms of Montreal's Past Appear
MONTRÉAL — At sunset in the oldest streets of Montréal, ghosts of the city's past animate on its walls.
In Brief
Canada Pumps $1.4 Billion into Arts and Culture Budget
The Canadian government has pledged to invest nearly CAD 1.9 billion (~USD 1.4 billion) in the nation's arts and culture over the next five years to promote Canadian creativity both at home and abroad.
Art
Katherine Bradford Dives In
I certainly wasn’t the only person to be dazzled by Katherine Bradford’s breakthrough show, Desire for Transport, at Edward Thorp, nearly a decade ago.