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Four Finalists Announced for $22K Nova Scotia Masterworks Award
Ursula Johnson and Charlotte Wilson-Hammond are among the creators whose works have been nominated for this cross-genre prize
Canadian Impressionism Show Offers Unprecedented View of Overlooked Art-Historical Chapter
The exhibition just opened in Munich, and will soon tour to Lausanne and Montpellier with paintings by the Group of Seven, Emily Carr and Prudence Heward, among others
Finalists Announced for Salt Spring National Art Prize
Among the finalists this year are Skawennati, M.E. Sparks, Luther Konadu and Kaley Flowers
30 Artists Named as Finalists for Kingston Prize
The award is unique in Canada for focusing on portraiture, and it will award $20,000 to a winner on October 17
Graphic Novel to Hit Big Screen in TIFF 2019 World Premiere
Lauren Redniss’s award-winning book about Marie Curie becomes a feature directed by Marjane Satrapi of Persepolis fame. It’s one of several art-related premieres announced today for the Toronto festival
News Roundup: An Art-Space Crunch in Montreal
As one gallery attempts to buy its building, another prepares an artwork for demolition by the developer. Plus: the City of Vancouver returns totem poles to Haida Gwaii and there’s a new director for the Capture Photography Festival
20-Storey Shepard Fairey Mural Kicks Off New Public Art Series in Vancouver
The mural will debut August 8 on a building near Georgia and Burrard as part of the new Surface Series
News Roundup: Cindy Sherman Is Coming to Vancouver
Plus: Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a show of Hong Kong protest art continues, a blockchain project to benefit artists is announced, Alberta arts cuts draw concerns, and Canadian glass artists debut on Netflix
New Hope for Rodman Hall
Following controversy and criticism in April, Brock University is now working with a new artist and community board to ensure the future of Niagara’s largest art museum