Essays
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
A Garden Diary
The embroidery lessons that I learned from my mother and grandmothers seeded large, complex textile artworks
On the Lack of Black Artists in Calgary’s Artist-Run Centres—and Canada’s Too
“When data show a scarcity of Black exhibitions, I don’t want to see excuses, I want to see change,“ states one artist and writer
Heartbreak and Healing
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) impacts almost every Indigenous community across the country. In response, First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists feel compelled to address this crisis affecting their homes and families through works of art that crystallize pain and call for change
Skins
"I marvel at our ingenuity as Inuit"
This Issue: Sovereignty
We are the new Indigenous editors-at-large at Canadian Art, and we are beyond excited to introduce this very special issue that celebrates Indigenous voices, creativity and sovereignty
On Tokenization, Funding and Being an Indigenous Artist Who Is Differently Abled
November is Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. Here, artist Michel Dumont shares his challenges of navigating the arts world as an Indigenous person living with a disability
The Feminine, the Grotesque and the Reclaimed
In the practices of Chason Yeboah, Kasie Campbell, Ginette Lund and Doreen Garner, an acknowledgement of personal difference enables artworks to exist beyond a flat cis-feminist discourse
Tearing Down the Gates—and Gatekeepers—of the Art World
“I felt like gatekeeping was trying to keep me out of my own story,” writes poet Alice Rivard. But a mix of Bourdieu, Contrapoints and joual helped her script her way back in
Remembering R.M. Vaughan
Sholem Krishtalka remembers author, critic and artist R.M. Vaughan for both his astute criticism of institutions and his love for connecting people
Excesses and Refusals
In this introductory essay for the Fall 2020 issue of Canadian Art, Chroma, co-editors Yaniya Lee and Denise Ryner write about some of the origins of, and hopes for, this project