Vancouver

Vancouver Art Gallery's gala auction rakes in more than $1 million  The Vancouver Art Gallery is celebrating this morning after its BLACK/WHITE: Art Auction 2011 on Saturday (February 19)

The Georgia Straight (online), February 21, 2011

Ken Lum's creative mind  The Vancouver artist's evolution is explored in a major solo exhibition.  Check out this interview on the CBC/February 22, 2011

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Arts_and_Entertainment/1244504193/ID=1809452984

Surrey

Surrey Arts Centre getting a facelift   The Surrey Arts Centre’s main stage will close for two months this summer for major upgrades. New seats, carpet, paint and electrical work are part of the renovation project in the 402seat theatre.  Vancouver Sun, February 22, 2011

Victoria

 Local groups get funding   The B.C. Arts Council approved more than $500,000 in provincial grants for Greater Victoria arts groups, it was announced Monday. The grants are part of $5.7 million for 280 groups around the province.  Times Colonist, February 22, 2011

Ottawa

Winners named for Governor General's arts awards  This year's recipients, announced in Toronto Tuesday morning, hail from across the country:

Montreal photographer Geneviève Cadieux., London, Ont.-born, Toronto-based visual artist Robert Fones, British-born, Victoria-based performance and visual artist Michael Morris, Vancouver filmmaker David Rimmer, Toronto filmmaker Barbara Sternberg, Toronto painter Shirley Wiitasalo.  CBC, February 22, 2011

Toronto

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Announces Third Annual South Asian Heritage Day  The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the ROM’s Friends of South Asia present the third annual South Asian Heritage Day in honor of the third anniversary of the opening of the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery, located on Level 3 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.  Royal Ontario Museum Press Release, February 22, 2011

St. John’s

Prints may be posthumous editions   An art historian with the University of Essex in England says prints made long after the death of Spanish master Francisco de Goya are not necessarily forgeries because the famous artist produced original copper plates of his work.  The Telegram (St. John’s), February 22, 2011

St. Louis

Thomas Jefferson Library Discovered "The 28 titles in 74 volumes were discovered recently in the collection of Washington University in St. Louis, immediately elevating its library to the third largest repository of books belonging to Jefferson after the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia." The New York Times, February 22, 2011

Italy

The Art World Detective A bestselling writer and broadcaster, Silvano Vinceti has carved out a lucrative niche for himself as the solver of art's great mysteries. When it comes to cracking cases and codes, there's nothing in The Da Vinci Code to touch him. Yet Vinceti is keen to dismiss the Dan Brown comparison from the off. "Brown writes novels, and his theses are fantasies. I, by contrast, make findings based on historical investigation." The Telegraph (UK), February 21, 2011

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's Hopes for Its Giant Arts District  "Saadiyat [Island] is more than a tourist initiative. … The cultural district project aims to redefine and reposition Abu Dhabi's place in the world, and it will also force us to think in a new way about the Middle East. Can a region that has become a watchword, in Western circles, for intransigent problems and violence once more become an energizing cultural force?" Financial Times via Slate, February 20, 2011

Cairo

Egypt Reopens Monuments, Museums "On Sunday, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which is just off Tahrir Square and which served as an embattled backdrop during the protests, opened its doors again, and museum workers handed roses to the few visitors who came to see its treasures. The galleries of the museum, which are usually bustling, were nearly empty throughout the day." The New York Times, February 21, 2011

Egyptian Antiques Minister: We Got Off Lightly, Considering   "Those who broke into the museum were professionals looking for gold. And it was not just in Cairo; there were also two burial chambers broken into in Sakkara and Abusir, and there the damage was visible. Overall, we have to thank God that we got off relatively lightly." Der Spiegel, February 22, 2011

Australia

Art Market Fully Rebounds From Recession "According to the Mei/Moses All Art Index, a measure of fine art's long-term price performance, works of art posted a return of 16.6 per cent last year, outpacing the 15.1 per cent total return for the S&P 500 stock index." The Australian, February 22, 2011

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