Vancouver

Vancouver Art Gallery's new exhibition website invites visitors to check into ...  A new website created by the Vancouver Art Gallery gives visitors the opportunity to follow gallery curators over the next two years as they develop a major exhibition.  Canadian Architect, July 9, 2011 

Saskatoon

City won’t subsidize next Mendel tenants City councillors will not to subsidize any of the existing Mendel Art Gallery building — except the civic conservatory — when a new tenant is chosen. Monday’s decision leaves any future tenant with around $400,000 in rent a year, a significant jump.  Star Phoenix, July 12, 2011   

Windsor

Art gallery names new curator The Art Gallery of Windsor has a new curator of contemporary art. Srimoyee Mitra officially took the position on Monday. According to an AGW news release, Mitra was chosen after “an intensive national search.”  The Windsor Star, July 12, 2011

Toronto

Group of Seven paintings stolen from Toronto gallery  Five works from Group of Seven among pieces taken; haul estimated to be worth nearly $400,000.  Globe and Mail, July 12, 2011 

Thieves snatch 11 works of art from gallery  Eleven original Canadian works of art, including three paintings by members of the Group of Seven, have been stolen from a Davisville gallery. Toronto police say an unknown number of suspects broke into Canadian Fine Arts on Mount Pleasant Road.  National Post, July 12, 2011

Los Angeles

Franco’s got it – get over it   General Hospital’s “Franco,” the soap-opera serial killer and greatest performance artist in the world, has turned to visual arts this year in the form of a series of rear-angle self-portraits.   Globe and Mail, July 12, 2011 

London

London museum to show lost Leonardo da Vinci painting  ‘Salvator Mundi’ to be included in National Gallery exhibit of Renaissance artist’s work.  Globe and Mail, July 12, 2011

Should Local Governments Be Allowed To Sell Art To Make Their Budgets Work? "When councillors are being forced to make very serious decisions affecting the quality of life of residents, to the extent of the potential closure of libraries and care homes, and funding being withdrawn for many projects supporting our young people and voluntary groups, the sale of arts collections should certainly be given serious consideration." BBC, July 11, 2011 

Amsterdam

Anger Grows Over Dutch Cuts In Culture Funding "Although few institutions know exactly how they will be affected, anger is directed not only at the cuts but at what is being widely perceived as government disdain for culture." The Art Newspaper, July 12, 2011 

Rome

Report Slams Italian Budget For Archaeological Presevation The auditors focused on the maintenance, security and management of Italy's most important archaeological sites and concluded that the amount of money needed "far exceeds the available resources, although there is no doubt that the proper conservation and promotion of this heritage would have a positive impact on the tourist industry". The Art Newspaper, July 12, 2011 

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