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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
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
