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Three Artists Win New Generation Photography Award
Dustin Brons of Vancouver, Chris Donovan of Saint John and Dainesha Nugent-Palache of Brampton each receive $10,000
Three Artists Win New Generation Photography Award
Dustin Brons of Vancouver, Chris Donovan of Saint John and Dainesha Nugent-Palache of Brampton each receive $10,000
Alanis Obomsawin Wins $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize
The 88-year-old Abenaki filmmaker is the first Indigenous person to win this lifetime achievement award
Nia Launches Construction on 14,000-Square-Foot Black Arts Centre in Toronto
“Our vision,” director Alica Hall said, “is to give Black artists a platform, no matter where they are in their career, to share their gifts and talents with the city.”
Community Speaks on Lack of Black Artists in Art Gallery of Alberta’s Biennials
Edmonton’s Black Arts Matters founder Nasra Adem says professionalized arts spaces in the city need to change—and have needed to for a long time now
News Roundup: Hamilton-Born Kapwani Kiwanga Wins France’s Top Art Prize
The Prix Marcel Duchamp is worth 35,000 euros. Plus: Toronto Biennial announces artists, UOttawa Art and Gender professor who used racial slur returns to class, and more
New Initiative Aims to Boost BIPOC Creatives in Canadian Media Arts
Jesse Wente of the Indigenous Screen Office hopes HireBIPOC will aid First Nations, Inuit and Métis makers, among others
News Roundup: Artists Withdraw from Art Gallery of Alberta Biennial Show, Cite Lack of Black Representation
Plus: A new director for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, an audit of Black artists’ shows in Calgary, and the winners of this year’s VIVA Awards
Three Artists Win New Generation Photography Award
Each winner for the award, which focuses on lens-based artists, receives a $10,000 cash prize
News Roundup: Audain Prize Goes to 12 Artist-Run Centres This Year
Previously, the prize went to one artist per year but now the change is meant to “support as many artists as possible” during the pandemic