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Film highlights Canadian role during Bosnian War’s harrowing Sarajevo airlift
A new Canadian film being aired on the eve of Remembrance Day — typically a time to recall soldiers’ sacrifices from the First and Second World Wars — is shedding new light on a much more recent and...
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Francis Bacon painting sells for record $142 million at auction
Francis Bacon’s painting “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” sold for a record $142,405,000 at Christie’s Auction House in New York on Tuesday. Christie’s says the work sold after six minutes of fierce...
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New York’s scandalous Armory Show of 1913: Can art still shock us?
NEW YORK — The former president of the United States galloped into the exhibition of painting, printmaking and sculpture, adjusted his pince-nez, and ejaculated, in his famous soprano yelp, “THAT’S...
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A tale of three: the Roman towns of Provence
With the sweet scent of lavender welcoming travellers, the south of France is a welcome place to holiday in the summer months. It’s a destination where cuisine and wine is palate-pleasing, the past is...
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Sipping and Strolling in Spokane, Washington
The city of Spokane lies on the route between the northern Idaho wilderness and coastal Washington. A popular choice for convention goers, it also gets its fair share of air traffic. So it should come...
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Tacoma Museum Scene Makes for a Great Cultural Getaway
Those interested in making their way south from British Columbia to explore the cultural offerings of Washington State will definitely want to make time for Tacoma’s museum scene along the revitalized...
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Poetry-inspired pop art show in Toronto
Calling all pop art fans! Toronto’s gallerywest will showcase local artist/director/writer Jeff Campagna‘s pop-art poetry beginning tonight, November 22nd. The gallery will display five art pieces that...
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How Toronto Mayor Rob Ford inspires art – street art
Seen on the fence of a condo construction site on Sherbourne St. just south of Queen St. E. - Photo by R. Jeanette Martin Move over, Rob Ford: The Opera. Toronto’s controversial mayor is inspiring a...
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Save this cute lamb from being murdered
Two Berlin art students have put the life of a lamb in the hands of the internet. At least that’s what their art statement says. Iman Rezai and Rouven Materne, students at the Berlin University of the...
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Boring wall? Artscape that space
Imagine this is your living room. Boring right? Okay, it’s a stock image, but it’s a good example of how soulless a space can be, even with nice furniture. When you’re decorating a space, much time is...
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Stephen Harper painted nude by Kingston artist Margaret Sutherland
From the Canadian Press today, we learn that a Kingston, Ontario artist has taken the bold move of painting our Prime Minister in the buff. “Emperor Haute Couture” is the painting shown above, and it’s...
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“Made in Canada” gift ideas under $150
With wedding season upon us, maybe you’re searching for the perfect gift idea. Or perhaps it’s not a wedding at all, but a house-warming present or birthday gift. Whatever the gift-giving occasion,...
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Canadian photographer makes waves with blended two-faced portraits
A Canadian photographer with a unique style of fusing the faces of family members to highlight their shared traits and physical differences is taking his “Genetic Portraits” series to a Montreal...
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Five reasons to visit Toronto now
Toronto is often labelled the centre of the universe and routinely mocked by its fellow Canadian cities as being stodgy and uptight.I’ve heard visitors complain about our traffic, antiquated drinking...
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History, culture and good craic are easily found in Belfast
The Northern Ireland capital has taken its fair share of knocks – it’s been bombed and divided – but Belfast has survived, and is a welcoming city with unique architecture, museums and cuisine....
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A city for the art-obsessed: Philadelphia
New York City and Chicago may grab a lot of attention in the art world, but for those who want to get a dose of all kinds of art, Philadelphia provides many offerings, from traditional to modern, for...
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Vancouver’s Jesse James Miller finds sweet spot with Becoming Redwood movie
VANCOUVER – His uncle was the man behind the “I’m a Pepper, You’re a Pepper” ad campaign, but Jesse James Miller is likely to take everything with a grain of salt. The Vancouver-based filmmaker is well...
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World’s largest rubber duck floats into Hong Kong
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, officially debuted in Hong Kong today. Hofman’s sculpture is the world’s largest rubber duck and has previously terrified...
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