Regardless of whether or not Harper’s cuts happen, the arts in Canada are never in great shape. One of the largest disadvantages that Canadians face in terms of arts and media is a lack of exposure. American stuff frequently comes with huge marketing budgets and, in part because of that, they get alot of free…
Belated Self-Introduction
I finally agreed to start contributing to the house weblog of publicbroadcasting.ca this past month. It was something that I’d put off for several years for reasons I won’t get into here, but most of them were simply matters of time management on my part. In the process, I ended up simply posting my earlier…
Mortal
My friend, Maayan, is presenting her first solo exhibition at York University’s Eleanor Winters Art Gallery. Titled “Mortal,” the exhibition deals with various themes such as grief, femininity, eating disorders and body image, popular culture and the media. Be sure to check it out. Support your local artists.
Marcel Marceau: 1923-2007
From Silent Movie:
Artistic Endeavors – Grants, public funding and your own business
This is the time of the year that most private run venues or organizations draw up their fiscal year and apply for a government funded grant. Now most of us know that for the last 10 years or so, the government has severely cut grants from Arts programs of any kind. And that alone is…