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Divya Mehra Awarded the 2019 Wanda Koop Research Fund
The $15,000 award recognizes a mid-career visual artist and is intended to fund research activities related to their artistic practice
News Roundup: New Guidelines Released for Paying Artists During COVID-19 Crisis
The much needed recommendations cover cancelled artist talks, exhibitions where art was installed before closure, digital reproduction of artworks and more
65 Arts Organizations Call on Government to Better Support Sector During COVID-19 Crisis
Vancouver Art Gallery, Contemporary Calgary and Beaverbrook Art Gallery sign new open letter saying arts organizations are “facing a threat to their existence”
Sobey Art Award Gives Longlisted Artists $25,000 Each and Cancels Single-Winner Approach for 2020
The Sobey Art Foundation and National Gallery of Canada announced that, rather than choosing a shortlist of five artists and then a single $100,000 winner, it will give $25,000 to each of the 25 artists longlisted this year
News Roundup: Layoffs Continue at Canadian Museums, Galleries and Arts Organizations
Royal Ontario Museum lays off half its staff, and National Music Centre lays off 80 per cent—but Arts Commons says it’s keeping all salaried staff on board
Museum and Gallery Associations Respond to New COVID-19 Support for Art Non-Profits
Two new national measures—one to support non-profit employment and another disbursing core grant instalments early—could help, but advocacy groups raise questions
News Roundup: Contact Photography Festival Shifts Online, Partially
The festival, which is typically in May, is expected to unfold in coming months as public safety is assured. Plus: support for artists in Ottawa and other COVID-19 initiatives
News Roundup: COVID-19 Impact Continues to Be Felt
Papier Art Fair has been moved to June, there are layoffs at the Banff Centre and Glenbow Museum, and other postponements. Plus: updates on new spaces in Calgary and Halifax
Staff Previously on Strike at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal Secure New Agreement
Though most are working from home right now due to COVID-19, they are at last receiving their augmented back pay for 2015 to 2020 after working five years without a contract