Emma Sharpe Awarded Winter Canadian Art Editorial Mentorship

The Montreal-based writer, editor and arts organizer will work in our offices for the 11-week Winter 2019 mentorship

Hamilton Artists Inc. Wins Inaugural Lacey Prize for Artist-Run Centres

The $90,000 in prize monies will be shared with runners-up Gallery Gachet in Vancouver and Untitled Art Society in Calgary

News Roundup: Attendance and Access Grows at Montreal and Toronto Museums

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts hits 1 million visitors, and the Art Gallery of Ontario extends its free and low-cost passes after a strong response

Montreal Artist Tunes In to Connections at Mexico–US Border

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s public artwork used spotlights, voices and heartbeats to manifest deep links between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez

by Leah Sandals

Luc Courchesne Wins Quebec’s Highest Art Honour

Courchesne, who creates digital and interactive art, is the latest winner of the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas

News Roundup: Millions in Art Sales Hammered Down at Canada’s Fall Auctions

Lots of money changed hands at these events; here are the top results, including buyers’ premium

There’s a New Minister of Canadian Heritage

For more than a decade, Steven Guilbeault led the Quebec nonprofit Équiterre. Now, as a rookie MP, he’s taking on Canada’s biggest arts and culture portfolio

by Leah Sandals

Stephanie Comilang Wins Sobey Art Award

The artist and filmmaker based in Toronto and Berlin wins $100,000 prize with video works addressing migrant experiences and social inequality

News Roundup: Can the National Portrait Gallery of Canada Be Revived?

Plus: Finalists have been announced for two leading Montreal artist awards

Artists’ Public Installation Shut Down in BC

Cedric, Nathan and Jim Bomford’s previous installations in LA, Toronto and Vancouver managed to find workarounds on civic safety concerns. That was not the case in Campbell River

by Leah Sandals