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Heritage Minute on battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton reflects ‘uncertain times’
Actor Megan Follows is seen in the role of Canadian battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton in an undated set still handout photo from a new Heritage Minute production. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Historica Canada, Siobhan Williams, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
review
Art of Time Ensemble’s Sankofa captures the plight of the forgotten Black soldier
Ordena Stephens-Thompson & Olaoluwa Fayokun_Sankofa_ The Soldier_s Tale Retold_Art of Time Ensemble_photo by John Lauener Art of Time Ensemble's Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold
on the scene
Finding art in all the right places
Nolan Bryant
world
Archeologists in ancient Roman city of Pompeii uncover tiny house with exquisite frescoes
A detail of a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes is pictured in the archaeological site in Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 24, 2024. Parco Archeologico di Pompei/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
art and architecture
Abbas Akhavan to represent Canada at 2026 Venice Biennale
Abbas Akhavan, artist and winner of the Sobey Art Award for 2015.
power points
Mommas and Poppas, let your children grow up to be artists, if they are flexible
Harvey Schachter
books
With new book Canadian Photographs, Geoffrey James captures the country’s ‘funkier’ side
canada
Canadian artist brings ‘Biodiversity Jenga’ to COP16 in Colombia
Detail of a sculpluture by artist Benjamin Von Wong at the venue where the COP16 conference will be held in the Pacific Event Center in Yumbo, near Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on October 17, 2024. The 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) will be held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1, 2024. (Photo by Joaquin Sarmiento / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images)
style advisor
Adding artwork to your home? Think small
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Abstract, boldly coloured and graphic works can be especially appealing in a minor scale, whether the work recalls natural forms or pulls from the pep of op art. From left: Meaghan Hyckie, Peak-14, 2024. Pencil crayon on paper. 6 inches by 8 inches (paper), 7 inches by 9 inches (framed). $2,400 at Olga Korper Gallery (olgakorpergallery.com). Suzanne Nacha, Study (rock face), 2017 to 2023. Framed archival pigment print. 10 by 7 inches. Edition of 3. $1,400 at United Contemporary (unitedcontemporary.com). Hana Elmasry, Heavens Fall into Place, Fruition, 2022. Gold leaf, metallic acrylic paint, pencil, ink, beads, brass and copper dust. 8 by 8 inches. $1,200 at Jane Corkin Gallery (corkingallery.com).
art and architecture
Artists Charles Campbell and Camille Turner evoke souls lost to slave trade
1772 Caption: Camille Turner's Portals, a new work commissioned by the Art Museum at the University of Toronto features 19 fabric panels and includes both Afrofuturist imagery and historical pictures of slave ships. Credit: Art Museum at the University of Toronto
canada
School board art trip to Italy that cost $145,000 questioned by Ontario Education Minister
Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Jill Dunlop sits at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.Ontario's Ministry of Education is investigating a Toronto District School Board field trip that saw students from 15 schools attend a protest on mercury contamination that is affecting a First Nation community in the north.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
first person
A seniors’ home where creativity rules? This is some kind of paradise!
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Behind the gallery wall: the art that museums don’t show you
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review
Evan Penny peels back our selves with unsettling exploration of Greek myth and the alienation of AI
Kate Taylor
on the scene
Art and fashion meet in the middle
Nolan Bryant
review
Canadian Opera Company’s first-ever staging of Nabucco features stunning singing, despite some stumbles
1781 – (right, front) Roland Wood as Nabucco in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Nabucco, 2024. Conductor Paolo Carignani, director Katherine M. Carter, set designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Jane Greenwood, original lighting designer Duane Schuler, lighting designer Mikael Kangas, and resident fight and intimacy director Siobhan Richardson. Photo: Michael Cooper
review
Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe is a dark and moving puppet extravaganza
Margaret Pinch and Joe Pickle Photo by @ian.jackson(2) Wonderful Joe - Photos by Ian Jackson Wonderful Joe (Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes), October 5–23, 2024
arts
Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon named as finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
Cree artist Kent Monkman poses for a photograph at his exhibition "Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience" in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
In terrible times, live art is good for the soul
Marsha Lederman
report on business
Art-meets-function in Indigenous furniture and design
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