In this new work Shebageget further explores the uniformity and numbness of these cookie cutter homes designed to populate First Nation reservations. The program managed by the Engineering and Construction Service, Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship and ...
In honour of Father’s Day this Sunday, we’re looking at artists who have created works about familial relationships that are at once deeply personal and also connected to broader issues of identity. ~Sarah Angel, Founder and Executive Director, Art Canada Institute For ...
Leah Snyder of The L Project was invited to contribute these essays, based on her personal interviews with the artist and through her own insightful and well-researched approach to writing. She has creatively captured the meaning and intent behind each of Ace’s works that ...
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) reopens this weekend with FREE admission today and tomorrow. Along with the opening, Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel has been extended beyond it’s originally closing date in April and will now run again from July 23 ...
Congrats to everyone involved with Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel curated by Greg Hill, Rachelle Dickeson and Christine Lalonde at the NGC! The Vernissage is tonight, Thursday, November 7 at 5 pm. More info on the exhibition and programming here. Here’s a ...
Yesterday, at Art Toronto 2019, Michael Belmore (www.michaelbelmore.com) installed his newest work “A Gathering.” Interestingly, the title of the work points to the energy being created around Kinsman Robinson’s booth which has been a busy hub for artists, ...
Congratulations goes out to my clients Kinsman Robinson Galleries (www.kinsmanrobinson.ca) and artists Barry Ace (www.barryacearts.com) and Michael Belmore (www.michaelbelmore.com) on a stunning opening night for Art Toronto 2019. The booth was a buzz drawing people in to ...
FINAL DAY! The #GGARTS (Governor General) Award Winners Exhibition at National Gallery of Canada closes today. I went back yesterday, one more time, to see Jeff Thomas’ (www.jeff-thomas.ca) work. I have always felt that photography can be used to heal the Indigenous ...
10 Indigenous Artists. 3 Weeks. 1 Buffalo Robe. 1 Possum Cloak. OTTAWA FRIENDS! What are you doing tomorrow to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day? If you don’t currently have plans then I recommend this amazing project – WRAPPED IN CULTURE – at the ...
Photographer and curator Jeff Thomas was recently honoured with the Governor General’s Award in visual and media arts. It was a moment that brought him back to a life-changing event 40 years ago. (read more) Last week, artist, curator and educator Jeff Thomas was ...