Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2016
The Visual Arts Alliance wishes to congratulate the winners of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2016: Edward Burtynsky, photographer, Toronto Marnie Fleming, curator, Toronto (Outstanding Contribution Award) Philip Hoffman, filmmaker, Mount Forest, Ont. Jane Kidd, textile artist, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Saidye Bronfman Award) Wanda Koop, visual artist, Winnipeg Suzy Lake, visual artist, Toronto Mark Lewis,Read the rest of this page »
February 2016
The members of the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) met the morning February 18, in Ottawa, in advance of the annual National Arts Service Organization (NASO) meeting at the Canada Council for the Arts. In the last few months, the potential repercussions of the New Funding Model (NFM) announced in January 2015 by the Canada Council for the Arts have beenRead the rest of this page »
Report from the Chair on 2014-2015 activities
In June 2014, Anne Bertrand, director of ARCA is appointed chair of the Visual Arts Alliance, after a year as co-chair with Lise Leblanc, director of AGAVF (and ARCA board member). Emmanuel Madan, director of IMAA was nominated co-chair in December 2014. Alliance members recognize the importance of being at the same table and have actively worked to move someRead the rest of this page »
CMA Executive Director Appointed to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario, January 7, 2015 – John G. McAvity, Executive Director and CEO of the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) was appointed to the Order of Canada by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, for his contributions to preserving Canada’s cultural heritage. A proud Saint John, NB native, McAvity has been the Executive Director of theRead the rest of this page »
VAA Meeting in Montreal, December 5th, 2014
The members of the Visual Arts Alliance met in Montreal on Friday December 5th, 2014, to discuss issues of concern to the visual arts, media arts and fine crafts sectors. The meeting was held on the Artexte premises, located in the 2-22 building in the downtown area. We take this opportunity to thank Artexte for their welcome and, on theRead the rest of this page »
VAA Meeting in Ottawa, May 29th, 2014
Members of the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) met in Ottawa on Thursday May 29th, 2014, to discuss issues of concern to the community of visual arts, media arts and fine crafts in Canada. On the photograph, in the usual order, Daniel Roy (secretary), Audrey Vermette (CMA/AMC), Anne Bertrand (ARCA), Emmanuel Madan (IMAA/AAMI), Lise Leblanc (AGAVF), April Britski (CARFAC), Peter DykhuisRead the rest of this page »
VAA Meeting at RAAV, Montréal, December 13, 2013
The members of the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) met on Friday, December 13, 2013, in Montreal. With the addition of two new members — the University and College Art Galleries Association (UCAGAC) and the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA) —the Visual Arts Alliance now groups fourteen national arts service organizations in the visual and media arts, and inRead the rest of this page »
VAA meeting at the Textile Museum, Toronto, June 14, 2013
The Visual Arts Alliance members met on June 14 at the Textile Museum, located in Toronto and started working on the shared research agenda by examining a preliminary proposal for an art market study submitted by the Research Committee. Leading up to this, the VAA had organized a series of informal discussions about the Art Economy as a means toRead the rest of this page »
Alliance Member Updates
Like many other alliances, conferences, federations and associations, the Visual Arts Alliance (VAAAV) wishes to communicate its accomplishments as well as those of its members. The Alliance is made up of national service associations in the visual arts (NASOs) who, in advance of each meeting, produce and share a brief update to bring everyone up to speed. These insightful briefsRead the rest of this page »
Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, 2013
On Tuesday March 12th, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners of the 2013 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts at the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal. The winners are: Marcel Barbeau, Painter and sculptor, Montreal Rebecca Belmore, Visual artist, Winnipeg (featured photo : Martin Lipman) William D. MacGillivray, Filmmaker and director, Rose Bay, N.SGordon Monahan, SoundRead the rest of this page »