Controversy: Is this art cultural appropriation?
A Toronto gallery has cancelled an exhibit over criticism the artist is inappropriately “borrowing” from spiritually significant indigenous art. The Visions Gallery, where…
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Art Against Darkness: What Nelson Mandela Drew
“It is true that Robben Island was once a place of darkness, but out of that darkness has come a…
Legendary Inuit Artist is on New Year’s Honors List
How fitting that the legendary artist Elisapee Ishulutaq is on the New Year’s honors list, for her leadership of the…
New York, Paris, Berlin … Winnipeg?
The Prairie City’s Art Boom The opening last summer of “My Winnipeg,” the exhibition of 73 artists at the prestigious…
Meat Dress Sculptor wins Governor-General’s Award
A Montreal sculptor and performance artist who caused a sensation with her meat dress – – no, not the one…
Two Canadian animations short-listed for Oscars
Two National Film Board of Canada animated shorts are moving ahead in the 2011 Oscar race. The Academy of Motion…
What Recession? Record Sales of Canadian Art
Emily Carr’s War Canoe, Alert Bay brought in a record $1.23 million at auction this week, making it the most…
Government under fire for substituting Queen’s portrait
Art lovers are upset over a decision by the Canadian government to replace two beloved paintings with a portrait of…
News: Picasso Exhibit confirmed for Toronto
What’s being billed as “a major survey” of masterworks by Pablo Picasso makes its only Canadian stop next year in…
