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Geneviève Cadieux Wins Prix Paul-Émile Borduas
Renowned Montreal artist to receive $30,000 award from Quebec government
News Roundup: A $250 Kurelek Could Go for $50,000, and More
Plus: the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal’s major Leonard Cohen show is headed to New York, and information comes to light on how the Department of Canadian Heritage is implicated in NGC Chagall scandal
Kapwani Kiwanga Wins Sobey Art Award
Born in Hamilton in 1978, Kiwanga studied anthropology and comparative religion at McGill University in Montreal. Now based in Paris, she takes home the $100,000 Sobey first prize.
Canadian Art Gallery Attendance Continues to Grow
A new study shows that public art gallery attendance has doubled in Canada over the past 25 years or so
New Indigenous Biennial Launches at Winnipeg Art Gallery
The first Winnipeg Indigenous Biennial, themed on water, climate change and sustainability, is to commence in 2020
News in Brief: An Art Fair Controversy, and More
The Invitational touted work from LA’s Blum & Poe and NYC’s Gladstone Gallery. But an open letter from Toronto artists called it “a poorly disguised real-estate ad.” Plus: textile art wins and the Weeknd’s new art incubator.
Art Curators and Dealers Still Can’t Agree on Court Decision
A recent panel on a contentious art-export ruling highlighted different points of view within Canada’s cultural sphere
News in Brief: Nova Scotia Gets a New Kent Monkman, and More
The largest painting ever produced by artist Kent Monkman, gifted to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia by the Donald R. Sobey Foundation, goes on view to the public this week. Plus: a national ceramics win, Bunz gets into the art game, and two new creative spaces
Digging Deeper into the AGO’s Effort to Crowdfund a Kusama
The Toronto museum has made headlines with its attempt to raise $1.3 million in just 30 days in order to acquire a new Infinity Mirror Room. But what are the implications?
Manif d’Art, Now Quebec’s Only Contemporary Art Biennial, Makes Changes
With the demise of the Biennale de Montréal earlier this year, Manif d’art in Quebec City has become the province’s only contemporary art biennial. And it’s making some moves