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New President Named for OCAD University
Ana Serrano is currently chief digital officer of the Canadian Film Centre and an adjunct professor in the university’s Digital Futures graduate program
OCAD U Accountability Examined in New Report
Initiated after a public demonstration last spring, the report recommends Canada’s largest art and design university update policies and increase Indigenous supports
Stan Douglas to Represent Canada at the 2021 Venice Biennale
For more than three decades, the artist has connected local histories to questions of image-making, collective memory and broader social movements
News Roundup: Kent Monkman Paintings Debut at the Met
Plus: An artist launches a new fund to diversify the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts collection and the minister of Canadian Heritage gets his list of policy priorities
Toronto Gallery Margin of Eras at Risk of Closing
Amid cuts to Ontario arts funding and surges of gentrification in Parkdale, the gallery, which creates space for artists on the margins, is struggling to keep its doors open
New Architecture and Design Gallery Invites Visitors to Turn On, Tune In and Take a Nap
The Toronto gallery opens with a cave-like installation accessible to the public 12 hours a day, six days a week
Newcomers Discuss Creative-Industry Barriers in Canada
Even when recent immigrants have substantial arts experience abroad, they find entry points to Canada’s culture sector are few
News Roundup: New Art Studio Spaces Open in Vancouver
The new spaces have allowed Malaspina Printmakers to open a second location. Plus: Illusuak Cultural Centre opens in Nain, art-gallery controversies emerge in Fort McMurray and St. John’s, and the Lind Prize finalists are announced
Strike Ends Early at MAC Montreal—but Uncertainty Continues
A four-day strike, planned to coincide with a major performance-art event, ended after a tentative agreement was reached 24 hours in. Negotiations resume December 17
