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Chris Cran
Chris Cran (born 1949 in Ocean Falls, British Columbia) is a Canadian visual artist, based in Calgary, Alberta. Cran's work "investigates perception and illusion, and the viewer’s role in how images are formed...Widely exhibited across Canada and internationally recognized, Cran has become known for turning nothing into something, with the slightest push. Cran’s paintings, included in numerous Canadian collections, have to do with visual tricks, images that appear one way but have been made another way." He has been described in ''The New York Times'' as a painter who "…has built a career on tampering with people’s perceptions." In an article published in ''Galleries West'', Jeffrey Spalding, who was senior curator at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in New Brunswick, described the 2015–2016 multi-partner major survey of Cran's work at the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG), Lethbridge, Alberta as a "re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Falls
Ocean Falls is a community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Formerly a large company town owned by Crown Zellerbach, it is accessible only via boat or seaplane, and is home for a few dozen full-time residents, with the seasonal population upwards of 100. Geography and environment Ocean Falls is noted for its abundance of rain - about annually, and its residents are sometimes referred to as the "Rain People".Ramsey, Bruce (1997). ''Rain People: The Story of Ocean Falls'', 2nd edition. Edited by Roland Neave. Publisher: Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. Copyright 1997 by Ocean Falls Public Library Association. . Situated around a waterfall from Link Lake straight into Cousins Inlet, it has considerable energy resources that are largely untapped. History The Heiltsuk native speaking people and the Nuxalk native speaking people inhabited the coastal region surrounding Ocean Falls for more than 9,000 years. In 1903, the Bella Coola Pulp and Paper Company surveyed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Steinberg
Leo Steinberg (July 9, 1920 – March 13, 2011) was a Russian-born American art critic and art historian. Life Steinberg was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, the son of Isaac Nachman Steinberg, a Jewish lawyer and Socialist Revolutionary Party politician who was People's magistrate of Justice under Vladimir Lenin from 1917 to 1918. His family left the Soviet Union in 1923, and settled in Berlin, Germany. In 1933, after the Nazis came to power, the Steinbergs were forced to move again, this time to the United Kingdom. Intending to become an artist, Steinberg studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (part of the University of London). In 1945, encouraged by his older sister and her husband, Steinberg moved to New York City. For years he made a living writing art criticism and teaching art, including at the Parsons School of Design. In 1957, William Kolodney invited Steinberg to give a lecture series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Change and Permanence in Western Art" focused on ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's List of northernmost settlements, northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities (Strathcona, Alberta, Strathcona, North Edmonton, Alberta, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Alberta, West Edmonton, Beverly, Alberta, Beverly and Jasper Place) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Crowston
Catherine Crowston (born November 20, 1963) is the executive director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of Alberta. Crowston was previously the director of the Walter Phillips Gallery at The Banff Centre and the curator of the Edmonton Art Gallery. She was awarded the Medal for Outstanding Achievement by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) is a Canadian arts-related organization that was founded in 1880. History 1880 to 1890 The title of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts was received from Queen Victoria on 16 July 1880. The Governor General ... in 2002. References Living people Canadian art curators 1963 births Canadian women curators Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts {{Canada-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Contemporary Canadian Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA), formerly known as the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), is a museum and art gallery in Toronto, Ontario. It is an independent, registered charitable organization." Toronto’s Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art is on the move" James Adams, ''The Globe and Mail'', 2 October 2012 History The museum, originally known as the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), was founded from the former Art Gallery of North York in 1999. In 2005, MOCCA relocated to a repurposed textile factory in the West Queen West Art + Design District in |
Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art
The Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art exhibition which has been held at various locations in Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ..., every two years from 1996 to 2012, then on a two or three year basis since then. Its purpose is "to foster a dialogue between artists and communities across the province." Two artists withdrew from the planned show in 2020 due to the complete exclusion of Black artists throughout the biennial's history. History *1996 *1998 *2000 *2002 *2004 *2006 *2008 *2010 *2012 *2015: ''Future Station'' *2017: ''For the time being'' References {{reflist Art biennials Recurring events established in 1996 Art festivals in Canada Canadian contemporary art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banff Centre
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, formerly known as The Banff Centre (and previously The Banff Centre for Continuing Education), located in Banff, Alberta, was established in 1933 as the Banff School of Drama. It was granted full autonomy as a non-degree granting post-secondary educational institution in 1978. It offers arts programs in the performing and fine arts, as well as leadership training. Banff Centre is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network. On June 23, 2016, Banff Centre announced a new name: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. History The centre was founded in 1933 by the University of Alberta, with a grant from the U.S.-based Carnegie Foundation. Elizabeth Sterling Haynes, Theodore and Eliot Cohen, Gwillym Edwards, and Gwen Pharis served as the centre's first employees, with Haynes and Cohen teaching approximately 230 students that first summer. Initially only a single course in drama was offered. In 1934, the centre established their sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS; French: ''Société géographique royale du Canada'') is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada—its people and places, its natural and cultural heritage, and its environmental, social and economic challenges. History The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was founded in 1929 by a group of eminent Canadians, including Marius Barbeau, an ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology, the Hon. A.E. Arsenault, Premier of Prince Edward Island and justice of the province's supreme court, Lawrence J. Burpee, Secretary for Canada of the International Joint Commission, John Wesley Dafoe, managing editor of the ''Winnipeg Free Press'', the Hon. Albert Hudson, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and Dr. O.D. Skelton, Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs. The Rt. Hon. Viscount Willingdon, Governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Academy Of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) is a Canadian arts-related organization that was founded in 1880. History 1880 to 1890 The title of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts was received from Queen Victoria on 16 July 1880. The Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne, was its first patron. The painter Lucius O’Brien was its first President. The objects of the Academy as stated in the 1881 publication of the organization's constitution were three-fold: *First - the institution of a National Gallery at the seat of Government; *Second - the holding of Exhibitions in the principal cities of the Dominion; *Third - the establishment of Schools of Art and Design. In the same publication, two levels of membership were described: Academicians and Associates. No more than forty individuals could be Academicians at one time, while the number of Associates was not limited. All Academicians were required to give an example of their work to the collection of the National Gallery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Yellow Rabbit
One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre (OYR) is based in the Big Secret Theatre in Calgary’s Arts Commons. With its Resident Performing Ensemble, OYR creates original theatrical works each year for its home audiences and also hosts The High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts. OYR was founded in 1982, operating as a collective until coalescing into the OYR Performing Ensemble circa 1987-8. In its history, the company has created almost 80 full-length original productions. Ensemble personnel have remained relatively consistent since then, and OYR established a professional administrative staff. The company’s philosophy and practice has been influenced by contemporary dance, the Artist run centre movement, the Punk subculture, and the ''do-it-yourself'' creed. In 1987, OYR produced the ''Secret Elevator Experimental Performance Festival'', later renamed the ''High Performance Rodeo'' in 1988. The festival has grown annually in audience, venues, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Nemiroff
Diana Nemiroff (born May 1, 1946) is a Canadian curator and art historian in the field of contemporary art. Career Diana Nemiroff has numerous exhibitions to her credit, including ''Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada'' (1992), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (co-curated with Robert Houle and Charlotte Townsend-Gault), which was the National Gallery's first major exhibition featuring the accomplishments of a new generation of Aboriginal artists. Other exhibitions include ''Crossings / Traversées'' (1998), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, which examined the theme of globalization and migration in contemporary art; and Melvin Charney and Krzysztof Wodiczko (1986) for the 42nd Venice Biennale. Nemiroff has also won recognition for her writing on such artists as Eric Cameron, Jana Sterbak and Nancy Spero, which have appeared in several catalogues and monographs. In 2012, Nemiroff was the recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He was also a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. McCulloch has appeared on other series including ''Twitch City'' and ''Gilmore Girls''. He directed the films ''Dog Park'', ''Stealing Harvard'' and ''Superstar''. He also wrote and directed the romantic comedy ''Comeback Season'' which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the creator and head writer of the 2007-2008 ABC sitcom ''Carpoolers''. Early life McCulloch was born in Edmonton, Alberta on May 12, 1961. He attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton and competed in both track-and-field and swimming, winning two individual provincial titles. He moved to Calgary and attended Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School. McCulloch is a graduate of Mount Royal Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
