Specially organized for patrons, Canadian Art Foundation Tours take participants behind the scenes in top studios, collections and galleries worldwide. These lively, stimulating trips have included Documenta, the Venice Biennale, Frieze Art Fair and Gallery Weekend Berlin.

 

 

Our Writing Prize is an annual juried prize designed to encourage new writers on contemporary art. The winner of this national competition is commissioned to write a feature story for Canadian Art and receives a $3,000 award, while two runners-up each receive recognition in the magazine and a $1,000 award. The 2012 winner of this national competition was Michael Vass, a filmmaker and writer based in Toronto. His award-winning films have screened at many festivals and galleries, and they have been broadcast internationally. His writings have appeared in Cineaction and the Philadelphia-based zine MACHETE. Michael received his BFA from Simon Fraser University and his MFA from York University. He is also an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre. Last year’s runners-up are Heather White, a freelance writer and independent curator who has worked as creative director at Toronto’s ArtSync, and Maggie Thistle, a recent University of Toronto graduate with a double major in English and art history. The 2012 jury included University of Toronto associate professor Elizabeth Legge, Contemporary Art Gallery executive director Nigel Prince and Canadian Art editor Richard Rhodes. Applications for 2013 are due by 5p.m. EDT on May 31, 2013. Send a PDF submission of one 1,500-word writing sample on an art-related subject, plus a 200-word biographical sketch to: residency@canadianart.ca.      

The Canadian Art Foundation Editorial Residency is a national prize awarded annually to a current undergraduate, graduate or other post-secondary student with an interest in developing expertise in the realm of professional art-magazine publishing. The award involves a 10-week summer residency at Canadian Art magazine. The winning student will hone writing and editing skills and learn production procedures at Canadian Art. This introduction to art-magazine publishing and writing is intended to foster new editorial and critical talent. The $7,000 prize is selected on the basis of a PDF of a 500-word review of a contemporary art exhibition, a list of titles of recent academic writing on art, and a one-page CV. Applications for 2013 are due by 5 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2013, to residency@canadianart.ca. The winner will be notified by April 30, 2013. Previous winners of this prize are as follows: 2012: Ashley McLellan Prior to arriving at Canadian Art, Ashley McLellan completed a BA in anthropology and art and culture studies at Simon Fraser University. At that time, as an aspiring writer and editor, her publications included an article in The Peak and a text for an exhibition at SFU Art Gallery. She is currently based in Toronto and has continued to contribute to Canadian Art. 2011: Tess Edmonson Since participating in the Canadian Art residency program and graduating from Concordia University, Tess Edmonson has attained an editorial internship with Afterall in London, UK, and been art critic in residence at Astérides in Marseille, France. She is a founding editor of Palimpsest Magazine, a Montreal-based arts initiative dedicated to exhibition-making and publishing projects in print and online. She continues to contribute to Canadian Art magazine. 2010: Sky Goodden Sky Goodden—an alumna of Concordia University—holds an MFA in criticism and curatorial practice from OCAD University. Following her residency at Canadian Art, she was appointed executive editor of ARTINFO Canada, the national extension of the popular contemporary art site ARTINFO. She has written for Canadian Art, C Magazine, Magenta and Modern Painters, among other publications. In winter 2013, Goodden co-edited a book on artist residencies titled A Floating Practice: Artist Residencies in Contemporary Art. 2009: Justin Mah Toronto-based editor Justin Mah received a BA in art and culture studies at Simon Fraser University. During his studies there, he served as arts and photo editor for the university’s student newspaper. Mah has also worked as the managing editor of the Vancouver art and culture quarterly Sad Mag. He continues to contribute to Canadian Art, and also devotes time to volunteering for various Toronto arts initiatives including the Reel Artists Film Festival. 2008: Whitney Light Whitney Light completed her undergraduate studies in art history at the University of Winnipeg prior to joining Canadian Art. Since her residency, she completed an MA in history at McGill University. In 2012, she commenced studies in Columbia University's graduate program in journalism. During her time in Winnipeg, she served as arts editor of the Uniter, assistant editor of Stylus magazine, visual-arts columnist of Uptown magazine, and marketing assistant at Merit Motion Pictures. 2007: Pablo Rodriguez Pablo Rodriguez is currently a graduate student in the department of art history at Concordia University, specializing in the photo culture of Canadian art magazines in the 1970s and 1980s. Prior to entering Canadian Art's residency program, he studied cultural studies and international development at McGill University (BA, 2004) and photography at Concordia (BFA, 2008). An active board member of Concordia's Art History Graduate Student Association, Rodriguez has also helped with the organization of the Speaking of Photography series there. 2006: Dave Webb At the time of his residency, Dave Webb was a graduating student of Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design. He is a practicing visual artist and musician. 2005: Monique Johnson Monique Johnson holds an Honours BA in English and art history and an MA in art history from the University of Toronto. She is currently a PhD candidate in the history of art program at the University of Michigan, specializing in 19th-century French photography. 2004: Vanessa Kwan Vanessa Kwan was the winner of the first Canadian Art Foundation Editorial Residency. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and has completed a BMA at the Emily Carr Institute of Art+Design. Kwan has been director of programming at the Vancouver Queer Film + Video Festival and is currently public programs coordinator at the Vancouver Art Gallery.  In addition, Kwan’s work has been exhibited at a number of galleries and artist run centres including "Your Private Sky" at the Or Gallery (2005) and "The Storm and the Fall" at Access (2008).    

The Anne Lind International Program provides an opportunity for dialogue among noted international artists, curators and critics and their Canadian counterparts. Participants have included artists Diana Thater, Martin Kersels and Katy Schimert, as well as curators Peter Eleey (PS1), Jessica Morgan (Tate Modern) and Jens Hoffman (CCA Wattis Institute), among other international luminaries.

The program honours the life of Anne Lind, a former member of the Canadian Art Foundation board of directors and a devoted supporter of the visual arts. The Canadian Art Foundation thanks Jed Lind, Sarah Lind and Phil Lind for their continued support.

The 2012 program ran from July 15 to 17, during which time the Canadian Art Foundation welcomed Eungie Joo, Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Programs at the New Museum, for the tenth installment of the program.

Joo gave a talk about the second New Museum Triennial, “The Ungovernables,” and “Museum as Hub,” an initiative that supports art activities and experimentation; explores artistic, curatorial, and institutional practice; and serves as an important resource for the public to learn about contemporary art from around the world. While in Toronto, Joo visited numerous public galleries, museums and artist-run centres; explored off-site projects and installations; conversed with curators and educators about public engagement strategies; and had an intense session of studio visits with Toronto-based artists including Abbas Akhavan, Deanna Bowen, Oliver Husain, Micah Lexier, An Te Liu, Public Studio (Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky), and Soft Turns (Sarah Jane Gorlitz and Wojciech Olejnik).