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Amelia Wong-Mersereau Awarded Winter Canadian Art Editorial Mentorship
The Montreal-based writer and critic will join us for the 11-week Winter 2021 mentorship
Amelia Wong-Mersereau Awarded Winter Canadian Art Editorial Mentorship
The Montreal-based writer and critic will join us for the 11-week Winter 2021 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
Tarah Hogue to be Curator (Indigenous Art) at Remai Modern and Indigenous Advisor at Vancouver Art Gallery
Hogue will inaugurate this new role at Remai Modern in October, while continuing to work closely with the VAG’s Indigenous Relations Working Group
Jesse Wente Appointed Chairperson of Canada Council for the Arts
This makes Wente “the first Indigenous Chairperson within the Canadian Heritage portfolio,“ says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault
Drop the Charges and Defund the Police, Says New Artists’ Letter for Black Lives
A public letter signed by more than two thousand artists and arts workers calls for charges to be dropped against three arrested in a BLM Toronto art action on July 18
News Roundup: MAC Montreal Suspends Jon Rafman Show After Misconduct Allegations Emerge
And the Montreal Gazette reports that Bradley Ertaskiran gallery has decided to stop representing Rafman. Also: a new award for Yukon artists and MMFA updates
BC Provides $10 Million for Canada’s First Chinese Canadian Museum
The museum will have a provincial hub in Vancouver’s Chinatown, but have regional hubs in other cities as well
News Roundup: National Gallery of Canada Shuts Down Canadian Photography Institute
Also, the Nova Scotia Art Educators Society calls for the reinstatement of former NSCAD president, and curators speak out at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Artists and Advocates Push for Universal Basic Income in Canada
Through an open letter, a petition and other forms of activism, artists and arts workers—like many others—are trying to see the advent of basic income soon