Western Canada’s art magazine since 2002
22 July 2025 Vol 10 No 15 ISSN 2561-3316 © 2025
Shelley Boettcher
From the Editor
I'm visiting family in Vernon, BC, this week, but made time to visit the Caetani Centre. The former home of the late Italian-Canadian artist Sveva Caetani, it is now a thriving arts centre, with a small gallery, studios and residency program.
Caetani had long hoped to see her artwork shown in Italy, her home country. Now, more than 30 years after her death, her wish is being granted, with a show at the MAXXI in Rome this fall.
Then, Paul Gessell, in his story, Northern Lights, takes us to a show featuring the Group of Seven and a few Scandinavian artists whose work is being featured in Buffalo this year.
The first art dealer to sell Picasso's paintings, Berthe Weill has been largely forgotten over time — but a new exhibition aims to change that. Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde is at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through Sept. 7.
And in Vancouver, Amy Gogarty takes a look at Otani Workshop's Monsters in My Head, at the Vancouver Art Gallery through Nov. 9. “Otani’s output is prodigious, his inventiveness and skill compelling,” she writes.
When I visit galleries, however, I am often astounded at how few people I see in them. Turns out I'm not the only one who's noticed the trend. Frequent contributor Agnieszka Matejko discusses the subject in her essay, Where Is Everyone? The problem of empty art galleries.
Got news? Drop us a line. We look forward to hearing from you and I hope you're enjoying the summer as much as I am.
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE: Agnieszka Matejko, Amy Gogarty, Paul Gessell
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Alberta Media Fund, the Government of Canada Periodical Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts.
