News in Brief: Ottawa Art Gallery Expansion Gains Momentum, New BC Arts Research, Hamilton’s New Residency

This week, the Ottawa Art Gallery garnered donations, research was released about the arts in BC and Hamilton Artists Inc. announced a residency.

Bold New Quebec Museum Addition Ramps Up for Opening

Quebec City boasts North America's first museum building by Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture.

by Leah Sandals

News in Brief: Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize Shortlist Announced, Art Metropole’s New Head, AGGV Receives Million-Dollar Donation

This week, Presentation House Gallery released the shortlist for their emerging-artist prize, the AGGV received a historic bequest and more.

X-Files Storyboards and Props on Exhibit in Vancouver

Spoiler alert! Blueprints and scripts from the current season of The X-Files are at Back Gallery Project—just in time for the season finale on February 22.

Steve Martin, National Ballet to Celebrate Lawren Harris

Famed comedian Steve Martin will speak about the Group of Seven in Toronto, and the National Ballet will launch a new art-inspired commission.

News in Brief: Museum-Repair Funding, Doig at Auction, Vancouver Mayor Joins Gallery & More

This week, Vancouver's mayor became a trustee of the city's major gallery, OCAD and ACAD celebrated new appointments, and the art scene mourned an iconoclastic Inuit artist.

Drake-Parody Instagram Feed to Become Public Art in the 6ix

Drake is no stranger to the art world—but he's seldom been in official public art. That ends May 1, when Contact launches a @UofTDrizzy poster project.

by Leah Sandals

News in Brief: New Brunswick Funding Cuts, Marshall McLuhan’s New Museum, Nelson Henricks Awarded Prix Giverny Capital

This week, the New Brunswick Arts Board faced major funding cuts, Marshall McLuhan’s home was revamped as a museum and Nelson Henricks was lauded.

News in Brief: John Greer Wins Monument Competition, Scotiabank Photo Longlist, Mural Debate at York University

In the art news this week: John Greer's public-art monument, the longlist for the Scotiabank Photo Award and upset over a mural at York University.

10 Canadian Photographers Longlisted for $50,000 Award

Montreal artists dominate this year's nominees for the Scotiabank Photography Award.