Vancouver

Ian Thom on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer Part 1  and Ian Thom on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer Part 2 Fanny Kiefer’s two part interview with Vancouver Art Gallery curator, Ian Thom, on The Colour of My Dreams. Studio 4, Shaw, June 10, 2011

125 reasons to love Vancouver.  Among them: 47) Public art has finally taken root. 51) Bob Rennie built his own art gallery, 52) Bill Reid left us masterpieces, 91) We take a nice picture (Jeff Wall, Stan Douglas, Roy Arden and others), 106) Our stararchitects design our rec centres.  Vancouver Magazine, June 2011

Edmonton

Natural canvas for this body of work.  Abstract artist Joe Clarke has a talent for painting naked women. More specifically, he paints on them. Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2011

Buffalo Pound Lake, Sask.

Saskatchewan quilter creates art, not bed covers.  Anna Hergert has established a reputation as one of North America's top quilters. But she's far from a traditional quilter. "I consider myself a visual artist, not a quilter," Hergert said in a telephone interview from her home near Moose Jaw, Sask. Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2011

Toronto

Luminato marches to its own drummer.  In the early years of Luminato, two huge accomplishments stand out.  One is the way it has brought the arts into the streets with scores of free events that have welcomed more than three million people and enabled them to take part in a cultural celebration. The other major achievement of Luminato is its extraordinary record of commissioning new work by a wide range of artists, both at home and abroad.  Toronto Star, June 10, 2011

4’33” for the 157.  A video gallery of Joanne Tod’s “Portraits of the War” Walrus, June 14, 2011

Ottawa

Caravaggio & Co. This summer, the big show at the National Gallery of Canada is Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome. If you love Caravaggio, this is the summer to swoon. National Post, June 15, 2011

‘Extraordinary’. National Gallery’s Caravaggio show a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.   Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2011

Billionaire donates $1M to National Gallery. The $1 million gift from prominent businessman Ron Mannix, who runs the multibillion-dollar Calgary-based Mancal Group, and his wife, Nancy, was announced Monday evening at the Distinguished Patrons Soirée at the National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2011

Montreal

A rare view mirror. A rare and previously unknown oil painting of Montreal, created more than 200 years ago by a leading British maritime artist, is expected to sell for up to $80,000 at a Bonhams auction next month in Britain.  National Post, June 15, 2011

Montreal hosts designer Jean Paul Gaultier show.  “So what exactly does fashion icon Jean-Paul Gaultier think he's learned most about himself after seeing 30-plus years' worth of his eye-popping creations together in a new show at Montreal's Museum of Fine Arts…”CBC News, June 14, 2011

Jeanne Beker: In conversation with Jean Paul Gaultier. Decades before Lady Gaga rocked the world with her outrageous sartorial statements, French designer Jean Paul Gaultier crashed through fashion’s doors of perception by creating outfits that shocked, amazed — and always inspired. Toronto Star, June 15, 2011

Hemmingford, Que

Quebec artist makes a statement with human ashes. With his international star rapidly rising, particularly in New York, Marc Seguin is turning heads with the most recent material on his palette: human ashes. Toronto Star, June 15, 2011

New York

The Cultural Calculation: Museum Fees  The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to raise its suggested admission fee prompts some discussion about whether museums should charge the public at all.  New York Times, June 9, 2011

The Netherlands

Dutch Government Plans To Go Ahead With Huge Arts Funding Cuts "The cabinet is ignoring arts council advice and will press ahead with the big bang approach to cutting spending on the arts ... Ministers are due to decide at Friday afternoon's cabinet meeting on how to cut just under 25% from the arts and culture budget." DutchNews.nl, June 10, 2011 

Beijing

Anish Kapoor Cancels China Plans to Protest Ai Weiwei Detention  A Britain-based sculptor calls off a showing of his work in Beijing, where a Chinese artist has been detained for two months.  New York Times, June 15, 2011 

International

Hey, Artists! Having Trouble Writing Your Artist Statement? Try This Handy Tool! It's the Arty Bollocks Generator. Here's a sample of its work: "My work explores the relationship between new class identities and urban spaces. With influences as diverse as Derrida and John Cage, new synergies are crafted from both explicit and implicit textures..." Boston Globe, June 14, 2011

The "Ten Most Important Artists" A Critic's List Demands A Look At What The Market Says And How An Old Authoritative List Held Up.  Real Clear Arts(blog) June 15, 2011