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We have a growing education, experiential and life-satisfaction deficit.
You might say Calgary’s experience last year as a Cultural Capital of Canada ended not with a bang or a whimper, but with a flash mob. Even a $5.8-million infusion of federal arts funding gave cultural patriots little to cheer. more »
May 17, 2013 by Jeffrey Spalding in In My Opinion
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
Calgary's Truck Gallery on the move
This fall TRUCK Gallery will be moving to a new, larger, accessible, street level gallery space located in Sunalta community with ground level, barrier free, access just blocks away from the new West LRT Sunalta Station. more »
May 8, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Donna Livingstone announced as new Pres and CEO of Glenbow
The Board of Governors of Glenbow Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Livingstone to the role of full-time President and Chief Executive Officer of Glenbow Museum, effective immediately. more »
May 8, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
WAG Summer Blockbuster
Works by some of the world’s greatest artists will be gathered under one roof this summer as the Winnipeg Art Gallery celebrates its Centennial with the opening of "100 Masters: Only in Canada" on Saturday, May 11. more »
Apr 24, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Admission by Donation Opens Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies to All
Effective immediately and through to September 2013, visitors to the Whyte Museum will be admitted by donation, in place of Museum admission fees as a trial period, with the intention of continuing the policy indefinitely. more »
Apr 24, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Longlist Announced for the 2013 Sobey Art Award
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Sobey Art Foundation are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2013 Sobey Art Award, the pre-eminent award for contemporary Canadian Art. more »
Apr 21, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Winner announced in Cenovus Energy art competition
Cenovus Energy today announced that Colin Smith of Calgary won first place in company-sponsored art competition designed to help raise the profile of under-recognized artists in Alberta and Saskatchewan and to add works for display in Cenovus offices more »
Apr 18, 2013 by David Garneau in BLOGS & BUZZ
City Staff Report Recommends Larwill Park For New VAG
The Vancouver Art Gallery today applauded the City of Vancouver for their staff report, released yesterday, which recommends 1.8 acres of the land at 688 Cambie St (“Larwill Park”) be dedicated for a new, purpose-built facility for the Gallery. more »
Apr 18, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Mendel Announces Major Gift From BMO Financial
The Mendel Art Gallery is delighted to announce a major addition to its collection. BMO Financial Group will be gifting a sculpture from one of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Kim Adams, entitled "Love Birds". more »
Apr 10, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Photo by Dan Fairchild
Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum announces donation of "Echoes" sculpture
"Vancouver Park Board thanks the Vancouver Biennale and Michel Goulet for adding a touch of artistic whimsy to Kits Beach..." said Sarah Blyth, Vancouver Park Board Chair. more »
Apr 9, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Google Art Project
The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 151 acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. more »
Apr 6, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Tenth annual Audain Prize ceremony
It was standing room only at the Great Hall of the BC Law Courts to watch veteran BC artists Gathie Falk and Takao Tanabe receive the prestigious prize, which honours a lifetime achievement in art. more »
Apr 6, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Cineplex brings the masterpieces of Manet, Munsch and Vermeer to theatres across Canada
Cineplex Entertainment’s Front Row Centre Events and BY Experience have announced EXHIBITION, a new theatrical series that brings the world’s greatest art exhibitions to a Cineplex Entertainment theatre near you. more »
Mar 25, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Galleries West Wins AMPA Gold
Winners of the Alberta Magazines Showcase Awards were announced and Achievement Awards recipients were acknowledged by the province’s magazine industry. more »
Mar 19, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Dr. Curtis Collins welcomed as new chair of Yukon School of Visual Arts
DAWSON CITY – Yukon College is pleased to welcome Dr. Curtis Collins as the new program director and chair of the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) in Dawson City. more »
Mar 18, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Photo by Martin Lipman. Courtesy Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
And the winners are.... more »
Mar 13, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
SAAG Executive Director Marilyn Smith to retire
RYAN DOHERTY NAMED DIRECTOR/CURATOR The Board of Directors of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery announced today that Marilyn Smith, Executive Director, will retire from the gallery in mid-July. more »
Mar 11, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Douglas Coupland Unveils Interpretation of Calgary in 21st Century
Large-scale artwork commission for MARK on 10th evidence of growing popularity of urban art more »
Mar 4, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
Courtesy Assiniboia Gallery
On February 26, 2013, William Perehudoff passed away in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the age of 94.
Born in the Doukhobor community near Langham, Saskatchewan, Bill studied art in Colorado Springs, New York and Europe before returning to Saskatchewan in the early 1950s. more »
Feb 27, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
BMO Financial Group donates collection of de Grandmaison portraits to U of L Art Gallery
BMO Financial Group is donating 67 original pastel portraits by Nicholas de Grandmaison (1892-1978) from its art collection to the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery in Alberta. more »
Feb 25, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
RICHMOND ART GALLERY ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR
The City of Richmond and the Board of Directors for the Richmond Art Gallery Association (RAGA) are pleased to announce that Rachel Rosenfield Lafo is the new Director of the Richmond Art Gallery effective February 12, 2013. more »
Feb 12, 2013 by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo in BLOGS & BUZZ
Mendel Welcomes Gregory Burke as CEO
The Board of Trustees of the Mendel Art Gallery, and the future Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Burke as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. more »
Feb 8, 2013 in BLOGS & BUZZ
