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Comix: Three Takes On The Art Of Comics
Although the popularity of comics as art – or comix, as the legendary Art Spiegelman and his underground colleagues call their oeuvre – has risen and fallen over the years, it’s now on an upswing. more »
May 14, 2013 by Beverly Cramp in ART SCENE
THE WEST AT ART TORONTO
The 2012 version of Art Toronto – or, the event previously known as the Toronto International Art Fair, if you prefer – featured some 130 galleries from 23 countries. more »
Dec 31, 2012 by Murray Whyte in ART SCENE
GREAT WALL OF CALGARY: Ron Moppett’s tribute to local history
Calgary residents can't help but notice a colourful new piece of public art – an enormous mosaic of stone and glass tiles created by longtime Calgary artist Ron Moppett. more »
Dec 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
CALGARY: CULTURAL CAPITAL
This is Calgary’s year, and the city’s visual arts community is reaping some of the rewards. Celebrating centennials for artistic and public institutions, Calgary is also Canada’s designated Cultural Capital for 2012. more »
Aug 31, 2012 by Heather Setka in ART SCENE
HOW TO: Donating to a University Art Collection
If you want to donate a painting or sculpture to a university art collection, a good first step is to research what types of work different universities are collecting. As storage space is limited, it’s important to find a good fit for your work. more »
Aug 31, 2012 by Portia Priegert in ART SCENE
Western Artists Shortlisted for Sobey
Gareth Moore and Jason de Haan are among the five artists shortlisted for the 2012 Sobey Award for contemporary Canadian art. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Painter Receives $25,000 Joseph Plaskett Award
At the age of 95, Vancouver-based painter Joseph Plaskett lends his name and support to one of the largest annual visual arts prizes in Canada, the Joseph Plaskett Award, in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Sask Legislative Building Creates Artists’ Residencies
To celebrate its 100th Anniversary, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina has appointed eight artists in residence in partnership with the Saskatchewan Arts Board. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
36 artists chosen for 2013 Alberta Biennial
Guest curator Nancy Tousley has chosen 36 artists to represent the province in the 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, which will open at the Art Gallery of Alberta early next year. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Mendel, AGA Appoint Senior Staff
Catherine Crowston has been appointed executive director of the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton. At the Mendel Gallery, soon to be renamed the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, Lisa Baldissera was recently appointed chief curator. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
BMO 1st Art! Honours Undergrad Artists
The BMO 1st Art! prize has named undergrad artists from Canada’s top visual arts programs winners of their annual awards. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Roots of a Movement at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
"back to the land" at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria showcases the homesteaders, artists, activists and architects of the Vancouver Island pottery scene of the 1970s and 80s. more »
Artisans take on antique aircraft: A collective of Whitehorse “yarn bombers” knit up plane cozy
The Yukon Transportation Museum had a plane they wanted people to warm up to. The DC-3, mounted on a pole outside the museum, right beside the Alaska highway, works as Canada’s biggest weathervane, even if it doesn’t fly anymore. more »
Aug 31, 2012 by Nicole Bauberger in ART SCENE
Inaugural Edmonton Visual Arts Prize Awarded
This past summer, artist Arlene Wasylynchuk was awarded the first-ever Eldon & Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize, selected from 15 submissions from across the region. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Whyte Museum Receives Surprise Donation
In June, while speaking at the opening of the exhibition "Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife and Art," the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies’ executive director Michale Lang got a surprise. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
Grande Prairie Gallery Ready to Open
After a substantial session of fundraising and rebuilding, the newly renamed Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is set to fully open this fall in two revitalized spaces. more »
Aug 31, 2012 in ART SCENE
WHAT KEEPS COWBOY ART COLLECTIBLE?
More than 100 years after gaining widespread popularity, Western-themed painting and sculpture is still riding tall. more »
Apr 30, 2012 by Heather Setka in ART SCENE
SITE SPECIFICS
With a financial pinch on projects after the Olympics, Vancouver’s Public Art program is at a crucial crossroads. more »
Apr 30, 2012 by Beverly Cramp in ART SCENE
COLLECTOR'S INFLUENCE: Western Canada
Like many museums in North America, Western Canada’s large public galleries were started with the collections of private donors. more »
Dec 31, 2011 by Beverly Cramp in ART SCENE
CREATIVE LEGACIES: Private collectors are as crucial as ever to the survival of our public galleries
“Public art galleries as we know them wouldn’t exist without private collectors,” says Ian Thom, senior curator of the Vancouver Art Gallery. more »
Dec 31, 2011 by Beverly Cramp in ART SCENE (1 Comments)
OUT OF OBSCURITY: "Mother Tongue Publishing's" labour of love brings back vanished B.C. artists
“In any creative world there is energy around stars and the art world is very small,” says writer and publisher Mona Fertig. more »
Dec 31, 2011 by Mona Fertig, Janet Nicol in ART SCENE
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM: For A New Show On Photographer Nicholas Morant, Banff's Whyte Museum is Committing Public Acts of Archiving
Venturing into the Rummel Room at the far end of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, visitors might think the gallery had forgotten to put a few things away. more »
Aug 31, 2011 by Jill Sawyer in ART SCENE
GREAT ESCAPES: INSIDE SEVEN SERENE ARTISTS’ RETREATS
Gushul Studio and Cottage, Medalta International Artists in Residence,Toni Onley Artists’ Project, Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus,The Arctic Circle, Deep Bay Artists’ Residency, Leighton Artists Colony more »
Aug 31, 2011 by Portia Priegert in ART SCENE
A VIEW FROM THE WEST
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF GALLERIES WEST, JEFFREY SPALDING SURVEYS WHERE WE’VE BEEN, AND SPECULATES ON WHERE WE’RE HEADED. more »
Aug 31, 2011 by Jeffrey Spalding in ART SCENE
COMMUNITY CURATING
In smaller cities, art galleries are flying the flag for culture in challenging times. more »
Apr 30, 2011 by Margaret Bessai, Portia Priegert in ART SCENE
