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Budget 2019 Changes Canada’s Art Laws, and More
Arts and culture organizations say they’re happy to see a restoration of incentives for cultural-property donations, and a boost to some arts-festival funding
Audain Prize for BC Artists Boosted to $100,000
The prize used to be $30,000—and the change also sees it moved from the Vancouver Art Gallery to the newer Audain Art Museum in Whistler
Joy Xiang Awarded Spring Canadian Art Editorial Mentorship
The Toronto-based writer and arts organizer will work in our offices for the 11-week Spring 2019 mentorship
Former Remai Modern CEO Withdraws from Leadership Post Following Human Rights Complaint
The news follows word of other workplace concerns at Remai Modern, and past reporting on Burke's workplace management at the Power Plant in Toronto
Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts Gets $5.6 Million Donation
The gift from the Peter N. Thomson Family Trust will go toward graduate scholarships, cultural immersion opportunities for students, as well as large-scale student and faculty projects
News Roundup: Toronto Arts Council Gets a Funding Boost, and More
Plus: Zacharias Kunuk is receiving the Order of Nunavut, Montreal’s Momenta Biennale collaborates with Les Rencontres d’Arles, Urban Shaman Gallery of Winnipeg is doing a Santa Fe pop-up, and a few staffing updates.
Remai Modern CEO Responds to Harassment Allegation
Gregory Burke says he is “eager to clear any speculation of wrongdoing” and that further comment is coming soon. Board chair Scott Verity also issued a statement about workplace complaints at the museum.
“Canada Needs a More Robust Strategy on Cultural Diplomacy”
Why international relations will be a big focus for Simon Brault, the newly reappointed Canada Council director, in his second term
Canada’s Next Venice Biennale Architecture Reps Announced
Montrealers T B A and David Theodore plan to turn the Canada Pavilion into a green screen—alluding to how our cities stand in for international locales on screen
NSCAD Faculty Return to Work as Mediation and Arbitration Proceed
Pickets are over today and union members who had been on strike are back to teaching as labour dispute referred to mediation/arbitration