Winter 2017 Issue Launch at AGO First Thursday

Rebecca Belmore Wins $50K Iskowitz Prize

Renowned Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore has won the $50,000 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO, with a solo show scheduled for 2018.

Canadian Art Historian Embroiled in Van Gogh Sketchbook Controversy [Updated]

Canadian art historian Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov has found herself at the centre of an international Van Gogh sketchbook controversy.

by Leah Sandals

40 Artists Announced for New Vancouver Triennial

Featuring painting, drawing, animation, ceramics, textiles, audio and installation, the exhibition will open at the Vancouver Art Gallery on December 3.

Canada Council Head Promises “New Era” in Arts Funding

In March, Trudeau’s government announced $550 million in new funding for the Canada Council. Today, the Council revealed how it will be spent.

by Leah Sandals

News in Brief: $10.5 Million Donation to Museum of Anthropology, ROM Apologizes for Racist 1989 Exhibition, Leonard Cohen Dies, Anish Kapoor to Make Winnipeg Public Art

This week, 200 pieces of Indigenous art, worth around $7 million, were donated by an anonymous donor to the Museum of Anthropology at UBC in Vancouver.

Canadian Artists in America React to US Election Result [Updated]

Ken Lum, Chloe Wise, Brendan Fernandes and other Canadian artists and arts workers based in the USA share their initial reactions to the election result.

Canadian Art Wins Best Email Newsletter at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Canadian Art Weekly won Gold in the Best Email Newsletter category at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards in Toronto last night.

Fall 2016 School Hop

RBC Canadian Painting Competition 2016