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David Balzer to Step Down As Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher of Canadian Art
After three years as editor-in-chief and co-publisher, David Balzer will leave Canadian Art in March
ACAD Becomes Alberta University of the Arts
The name shift reflects the school’s new university status. It has long been Alberta’s only degree-granting institution focused on art, craft and design
News Roundup: Contemporary Calgary Architect and Curator Picked, and More
The designer of Remai Modern is headed to Calgary. Plus: AGO deaccessions, Glenn Alteen retires, artists win and Canadians show abroad
Montreal’s DHC/ART Is Changing Its Name
It’s hosted landmark shows by Yinka Shonibare, Jenny Holzer and Christian Marclay. But DHC/ART is now rebranding
Thunder Bay Art Gallery Gets $3.5 Mil Closer to New Building
With the latest donation to the building project, the gallery gets within 90 per cent of fundraising goal for a new waterfront property
1,000 Indigenous Artworks Given to Regina’s MacKenzie Gallery
Art by Ningiukulu Teevee, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Alex Janvier and Shuvinai Ashoona are among the works donated.
15 Canadian Sites Make International Art Destinations List
Public artworks by Janet Cardiff, Douglas Coupland and Stan Douglas are among the highlights of a new Phaidon guide. But there are significant omissions, too
Study: Canada’s Arts and Culture Charities Are Falling Short
A recent study rates culture charities low on financial and social-impact transparency. But an arts leader says the study ignores key data
News Roundup: Alberta Declares Month of the Artist, and More
Alberta becomes the first province to designate a month for honouring artists. Plus: Remembering Melanie Townsend, catching up on a censorship controversy and more
Photos of Young Indigenous Athletes Become Public Art
Ten-foot-tall portraits of players from a Squamish Nation girls basketball team will be displayed at a Vancouver SkyTrain station during the Capture Photography Festival