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...
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Category: The Arts
Last Month in Art News – April 2021
A Couple Participated in a Non-Participatory Mural A couple in Seoul were horrified to learn that...
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Marla Hlady – Master of Kinetic Arts
There is beauty and power in motion, which a kinetic artist seeks to capture and present to the...
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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...
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Alex Colville (1920 – 2013) – Canada’s Painter Laureate
At first glance, Alex Colville’s paintings are portraits of everyday life. They represent the...
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Rebecca Belmore – Trailblazer Indigenous-Canadian Artist
Rebecca Belmore has a prominent place in Canadian Art. So much so that her work at the Art...
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How to Write an Artist Statement
An artist statement is your elevator pitch, a few sentences (or sometimes paragraphs) explaining...
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Mary Pratt (1935 – 2018) – A Canadian Legend
One of Canada’s most celebrated artists, Dr. Mary Frances Pratt (1936-2018) was a realist painter,...
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University of Aberdeen To Return the Benin Bronzes
The University of Aberdeen announced that it will return the Benin Bronze in their possession to...
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Covid-19 is Reshaping Performance Art – Why?
As the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic were realized late last Winter, live Performance Art...
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Arts of Africa and the Diaspora | The Relevance of the AGO’s New Department
In October, the Art Gallery of Ontario announced that a new department, led by curator Julie...
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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...
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