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

by Lysandra Nothing

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

Simone Elizabeth Saunders Wins BMO 1st! Art Prize

Alberta University of the Arts graduate wins $15,000 national prize in competition for emerging artists with Black Lives Matter textile work

Sarah Sarofim Awarded Fall Canadian Art Editorial Mentorship

The Toronto-based artist and editor will join us for the 11-week Fall 2020 mentorship

Ossie Michelin Appointed Editor-at-Large at Canadian Art

Canadian Art is pleased to announce that Ossie Michelin is one of two new editors-at-large who joined the organization in early August

Adrienne Huard Appointed Editor-at-Large at Canadian Art

Canadian Art is pleased to announce that Adrienne Huard is one of two new editors-at-large who joined the organization in early August

Ashley Raghubir Wins 2020 Canadian Art Writing Prize

Runners-up this year are Hana Nikčević and Alexa Bunnell