Visual Arts
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...
Canadian Artists
Alex Colville (1920 – 2013) – Canada’s Painter Laureate
At first glance, Alex Colville’s paintings are portraits of everyday life. They represent the...
Art News
Art in the Age of Covid-19 – How the Pandemic has Influenced Art
Edward Hopper once said, “if I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”...
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...
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...
eBay Joins the NFT Trading Market
Among a flurry of recent headlines that feature non-fungible tokens (NFTs), eBay announced last...
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...
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...
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...
Last Month in Art News – April 2021
A Couple Participated in a Non-Participatory Mural A couple in Seoul were horrified to learn that...
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...
Rebecca Belmore – Trailblazer Indigenous-Canadian Artist
Rebecca Belmore has a prominent place in Canadian Art. So much so that her work at the Art...
How to Write an Artist Statement
An artist statement is your elevator pitch, a few sentences (or sometimes paragraphs) explaining...
Mary Pratt (1935 – 2018) – A Canadian Legend
One of Canada’s most celebrated artists, Dr. Mary Frances Pratt (1936-2018) was a realist painter,...
Authentication in Art – The Question of NFTs
Christie’s Auction House made history last week, selling a JPEG file by artist Beeple for $69.3...
Covid-19 is Reshaping Performance Art – Why?
As the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic were realized late last Winter, live Performance Art...
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...
