How To Not Disappear
The importance of Chinatown and Chinese Canadian art history in a time of anti-Asian violence and a re-emerging Yellow Peril
An Extremely Steep Learning Curve
Indigenous art students share how they are navigating the pandemic
Victoria Anderson-Gardner Wins 2020 Glenn Gould Protégé Prize
The emerging Indigenous filmmaker reflects on their craft and what it means to them to have been selected
A Sense of Scale
Jim Adams’s recurring mythic subjects—from microcosmic to monumental—are on display in “Eternal Witness,” the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles for the artist, whose practice spans five decades
Porn and Privacy in Mia Sandhu’s “Golden Girls”
Based on images from the so-called Golden Age of Porn in the 1970s and ’80s, Sandhu's subtly sinister works on paper raise questions about whose bodies end up on display
news
Don’t just learn to make art—learn to thrive as an artist
Focused course offerings, small class sizes and a supportive environment are all part of the learning experience at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
A Conversation with Whess Harman, the New Curator at grunt gallery
Keeping community engagement at the forefront, they speak about upcoming goals in their new position—and centring accessibility with Queer ASL and more
Unrequited Love
In June Clark’s reconfigurations, the US flag and all it represents is broken into pieces
Thelma Pepper’s Last Interview
In October 2020, just months before she died, we had a chance to speak with the Saskatchewan photo artist, then 100, about her Remai Modern retrospective
From 14-Storey Berry Freezer to Public Video-Art Venue
In August 2020, Sackville’s Owens Art Gallery, Struts Gallery and Faucet Centre, and Sappyfest held a queer-centred screening on a vast industrial “cube”
A New Indigenous Artist-Run Centre for Tiotia:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal
Due to open this spring, and directed by Lori Beavis, daphne is already running weekly beading art sessions online and prepping an accessible storefront
videos
Tangents Launch: Emma Sharpe in Conversation with Jay Pahre and Jagdeep Raina
In this video, three Spotlight contributors expand on the interdisciplinary approaches to their practices
Chroma Launch: Sally Frater in Conversation with Justine A. Chambers and Farihah Aliyah Shah
In this video, three Spotlight contributors explore questions of labour, consumption, the body and Black art production in Canada
Chroma Launch: Kelsey Adams and David Woods in Conversation
In this video, Kelsey Adams and David Woods discuss the overlooked histories and current work being done by Black artists, curators and thinkers in the Maritimes
Chroma Launch: Kelsey Adams and David Woods in Conversation
In this video, Kelsey Adams and David Woods discuss the overlooked histories and current work being done by Black artists, curators and thinkers in the Maritimes
artist projects
Current Exhibitions
QUEERSPHERE
InterAccess,950 Dupont Street, Unit 1,TorontoON
Editors' Pick
Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth
McMichael Canadian Art Collection,10365 Islington Avenue,KleinburgON
Editors' Pick
Seascape Poetics
4th SPACE (Virtual),1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest,MontrealQC
Editors' Pick
Thirza Jean Cuthand: Reclamations
Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Dawson College,4011 de Maisonneuve Blvd West,WestmountQC
Editors' Pick
B.G-Osborne: A Thousand Cuts
La Centrale galerie Powerhouse,4296 Boulevard St-Laurent,MontrealQC
Editors' Pick
Piitwewetam: Making Is Medicine
Thunder Bay Art Gallery,1080 Keetwatin Street,Thunder BayON
Editors' Pick
QUEERSPHERE
InterAccess,950 Dupont Street, Unit 1,TorontoON
Editors' Pick
Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth
McMichael Canadian Art Collection,10365 Islington Avenue,KleinburgON
Editors' Pick
Seascape Poetics
4th SPACE (Virtual),1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest,MontrealQC
Editors' Pick
Thirza Jean Cuthand: Reclamations
Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Dawson College,4011 de Maisonneuve Blvd West,WestmountQC
Editors' Pick
B.G-Osborne: A Thousand Cuts
La Centrale galerie Powerhouse,4296 Boulevard St-Laurent,MontrealQC
Editors' Pick
Piitwewetam: Making Is Medicine
Thunder Bay Art Gallery,1080 Keetwatin Street,Thunder BayON
Editors' Pick
