Visual Arts
Bob Dylan – RETROSPECTRUM
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on art galleries and museums, forcing their extended closure...
Canadian Artists
Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016) – A Life of Powerful Art & Tragedy
No story in Canadian art history is quite as tragic as that of Annie Pootoogook. Celebrated...
Art News
Top 7 Most Artsy Cities to Travel TO After the COVID-19 Pandemic Ends
Covid-19 has affected travel globally, limiting our ability to visit new destinations. With...
Canadian Art magazine shuts down amid financial losses and internal conflict
Early last month, Canadian Art Magazine announced its closure due to financial losses associated...
Banksy’s Self-Destructing Painting Sells for Record-Breaking $25.3 M. at Sotheby’s
‘Love is in the bin’ is an epic piece of art created by Banksy and the original...
Emily Carr (1871-1945) – Canadian Icon
Emily Carr, a renowned Canadian artist & writer was always inspired by the coastal environment...
5 Tips To Grow Your Art Business in 2022
Are you an artist who aspires to be a successful entrepreneur too? We understand the challenges...
An Indigenous Couple Uses Art To Raise Awareness About The Horrors Of Residential Schools
The Motivation The recent heartbreaking discovery of unmarked children’s graves on the...
Sobey Art Award Announces long list of 25 Canadian artists for 2021.
This year brings some great news for a selection of Canadian artists longlisted for the Sobey 2021...
Stan Douglas – Master of Multimedia Exploration
Formative Years Stan Douglas, a multidisciplinary artist, was born in Vancouver, BC, in 1960. As...
Last Month in Art News – April 2021
A Couple Participated in a Non-Participatory Mural A couple in Seoul were horrified to learn that...
Marla Hlady – Master of Kinetic Arts
There is beauty and power in motion, which a kinetic artist seeks to capture and present to the...
Arts Umbrella – Reclaiming Vancouver’s Industrial Space For The Arts
The City of Vancouver now has new tenants within the former location of the Emily Carr University...
Alex Colville (1920 – 2013) – Canada’s Painter Laureate
At first glance, Alex Colville’s paintings are portraits of everyday life. They represent the...
How to Write an Artist Statement
An artist statement is your elevator pitch, a few sentences (or sometimes paragraphs) explaining...
University of Aberdeen To Return the Benin Bronzes
The University of Aberdeen announced that it will return the Benin Bronze in their possession to...
Covid-19 is Reshaping Performance Art – Why?
As the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic were realized late last Winter, live Performance Art...
Funding Art During Covid is Vital to Their Survival (And Still May Not be Enough)
At the beginning of March 2021, the Canadian Government announced that it would be investing...
Christie’s 20th Century Evening | Record-Breaking Online Sales for the Auction House
The past few weeks have been record-breaking for Christie’s Auction House. First, the NFT-backed...
The History of Performance Art
Performance art conjures a lot of different ideas for people. It can be seen as...
Virtual Experiences – The Changing Way We View Art
Covid-19 has completely decimated the tourism industry in many countries. Attractions have been...
Self-Destructive Art
(Pictured Above) Banksy Girl with a balloon @ Skynews After English graffiti artist Banksy’s Girl...
3 Ways to Turn Your Art Into a Business
For many, creating art is just a hobby, but who says it can’t be a business as well? Creating an...
Montreal Artist Creates Platform to Display Canadian Artwork During Pandemic
Canadian visual artist and educator Sara Tremblay has made the lives of many other Canadian...
