Canada

Last week, a painting by Churchill was sold for $1.3 million in Canada, indicating that interest in the former British prime minister remains alive. Apart from being a statesman and wartime leader, Winston Churchill was also an avid…

The Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada has laid off 30 unionized staff members amid financial troubles. The employees were unionized and belonged to CUPE 15, the local branch of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees). The 30 employees…

Last week, a Picasso painting at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art was attacked with paint by a climate activist. The incident occurred on Thursday, though it gathered traction only after the footage was posted on Instagram by the…

Parks Canada has revealed that their expedition teams have recovered 275 artifacts this year from the famous Franklin Shipwreck. In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his 129 men began their voyage from England in search of a Northwest passage…

A print of Queen Elizabeth II by artist Andy Warhol was sold for $855K last week in Toronto, setting a new record for that series. The royal blue print of Elizabeth II was one of the four prints Andy Warhol created in 1985. Part of his…

Slime poured over a replica Egyptian mummy at a museum in Barcelona, while maple syrup was thrown at Emily Carr's painting in Vancouver. Over the last weekend, Futuro Vegetal – a Spanish climate activist group – targeted a mummy replica…

The Power Plant, a Toronto-based Museum, saw the majority of its board members resign earlier this week over management issues. The Art Newspaper reported that 24 of the 27 board members of the museum resigned earlier this week. As per…

The following article is written by Jen Logan, the founder of travel blog  Jenz Journeys On August 24th, 2020, my daughter, Kaelynn, passed away after an arduous journey with mental health. I take comfort in the fact that she is at…

Though the Venice Biennale is more than a year away, countries have already started announcing their representatives for the prestigious art event. Australia, Iceland and New Zealand have already announced their representatives, while the…