Vancouver

SFU arts school receives $ 4 million
West Vancouver philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian has donated $ 4 million to Simon Fraser University’s downtown arts school.  Vancouver Sun, August 31, 2010

Grandora, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan photographer Courtney Milne dies

Renowned Saskatchewan nature photographer Courtney Milne has died at the age of 66 following a prolonged battle with cancer.  CBC, August 31, 2010

Halifax

Daniel Libeskind memorial to mark Canada's refusal of Jews in 1939

Monument to be given permanent home at Halifax immigration museum.  Crafted from steel and carved in a never-ending circle, a monument to be built by world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind will be the first Canadian tribute to the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that the Canadian government turned away in 1939.  Globe and Mail, August 31, 2010

Toronto

Julian Schnabel's art plumbs passion for film

Caught up in the process of hanging a new exhibit of his work, Julian Schnabel: Art and Film, which opens Wednesday at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, the artist is non-plussed when asked to compare painting and filmmaking.

"When I make a film, it's another part of my brain — it's storytelling," he says.  CBC, August 31, 2010

Oakland, California

A Turnaround in Ansel Adams Photo Dispute

A member of the expert team that declared that a box of negatives bought at a California garage sale were the lost work of Ansel Adams has changed his mind.  New York Times, August 31, 2010

Los Angeles

No Buyers For Two Historic Frank Lloyd Wright Homes

"Considering that Wright built only four textile-block homes, all in Southern California, having one reach the market is something of an event. Having two languish on the market for so long is something of a mystery and raises questions about the region's cultural heritage." Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2010

London

British Museum Reopens After Evacuation

Jonathan Player for The New York Times The British Museum in London. A cause has yet to be identified for an episode on Saturday at the British Museum that forced the evacuation of the building when several visitors said their eyes and throats had become irritated.  New York Times, August 31, 2010

Venice

Titian painting damaged by water in Venice fire
 A Renaissance painting by Italian master Titian and other rare canvases have suffered water damage after a fire at the building next to the Venice basilica where the artworks reside.  CBC, August 31, 2010

Giza

Egyptian Culture Minister Talks With Prosecutors in van Gogh Theft

Associated Press The van Gogh painting that was stolen from an Egyptian museum.

Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s minister of culture, said he had been questioned by prosecutors as an investigation continues into the theft of a valuable van Gogh painting from a museum in Giza this month.  New York Times, August 31, 2010

International

Wonder How Museums Work? Tweet Away!

On 1 September, your questions could be answered if you take part in the first ever 'Ask a Curator Day' on social networking platform Twitter. Over 300 curators from museums around the world will be available for one on one Q+A's, or you can post a general question using the tag "#askacurator" and a participating curator will reply. The Art Newspaper, August 31, 2010

Arts Research Monitor Volume 9, no. 1

Arts education and participation:   In this issue: four reports on arts education in Canada and the US, including a survey of the cultural activities of Montreal-area youth as well as American reports on arts learning participation and the nature of excellence in arts education.  http://www.hillstrategies.com/docs/ARM_vol9_no1.pdf  

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