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In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
#BlackLivesCDNSyllabus Uncovers A Vital Archive
#BlackLivesCDNSyllabus, a crowdsourced anti-oppression project, has some great reads from old art mags. What is its impact in the art world and beyond?
I Want to Be Instagram Famous, and Elena Soboleva Wants to Help Me
The quest for art fame on Instagram can be elusive, so we got Artsy curator (and avid Instagram user) Elena Soboleva to give us her best art-selfie tips.
Fight for your Data—And Other Ways to Design the Future
Gesche Joost, a designer and advisor to the EU, chats in Toronto about ways to fight the growing digital divide and create a more inclusive tech future.
Hacking the Canon
Wikipedia is the Internet's most widely used resource. But where are the women? Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thons are trying to bring more in.
Slut Island: Montreal’s Queer Feminist DIY Haven
Founded in 2013, Slut Island pushes back against music-festival mainstream. Here, festival co-founder Ethel Eugene shares thoughts on this week's launch.
Yvonne Mullock and the New Stampede Aesthetics
What is it like to be a printmaking assistant to a horse? One Calgary artist found out when she staged this warm and witty reframing of cowboy culture.
Resist Pinkwashing: A Pride Guide
Pride hits Canada's biggest city this weekend. Here, a survey of art projects that are keeping Pride political, in Toronto and elsewhere.
Gang Up: 16 Great Canadian Art Collaborations
Take a cross-Canada tour of exciting collaborative art projects—from glowing doorways to beaded moccasin vamps to ersatz tennis teams, and beyond
Jeff Bierk and the Thorny Issue of Exploitation
Toronto artist Jeff Bierk collaborates with Toronto’s poor and homeless. Are the resulting photographs emancipatory, or exploitative?
A Fortune Isn’t a Future: Bennie Allain’s New Brunswick Tarot
Fredericton artist Bennie Allain's new tarot deck is full of conflicting forces—just like the ones most New Brunswick artists have to deal with.