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FOUNDATION NEWS

• Basquiat Tribute Opens Reel Artists February 24

  Straight from the Sundance Film Festival, Tamra Davis' moving documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child pays homage to her friend, the legendary artist, in his own words

• Reel Artists 2010 Schedule and Program now Online!

  World, North American and Canadian premieres to be introduced by specially invited artists, authors, curators and directors, including Susan Vogel, Joanne Tod and Barbara Fischer.

• Employment Opportunity: Production Manager

  Our magazine and foundation currently have an opening for the position of production manager. Application deadline is February 26, 2010.

• Canadian Art New Contemporaries Visit Artist Jason McLean

  This fall, Canadian Art’s young patron group visited the home and studio of Jason McLean, where they toured the artist’s personal collection.

• Canadian Art Winter Issue Launch and Holiday Celebration

  Canadian Art launched its much-anticipated winter issue at Leo Kamen Gallery in Toronto on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

• Canadian Art recognized at National Online Publishing Awards

  Places as finalist in competitive, first-ever best e-newsletter category

• Canadian Art’s young patron group holds an intimate tour of Art Toronto

  On October 23, the Canadian Art New Contemporaries enjoyed a series of art talks and gallery tours at the Toronto International Art Fair.

• Save the Date for the Reel Artists Film Festival, February 24 to 28, 2010

  This year’s festival showcases 13 films on top art world figures including world, North American and Canadian premieres.

• Ross King at the Art Gallery of Ontario

  On December 9, 2009 in Toronto, the secrets and symbolism of Canada’s most famous art group were brought to light in a lecture by bestselling author Ross King.

• The 14th annual Canadian Art Gallery Hop: A definitive success

  Over $250,000 raised in support of Canadian Art’s programs

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• Yann Pocreau: Illuminating the Local

  In the past, Montreal photographer Yann Pocreau has focused on the body’s interaction with architectural forms. Now, in a show of newer work, Pocreau focuses on something less concrete—the interaction of mobile bodies with local light.

• Geoffrey Farmer: From Poor Materials to Rich Themes

  Vancouverite Geoffrey Farmer has earned an international name for himself by turning Arte Povera materials into rich meditations on history, psychology and other big themes. Now fans can get a look at his new explorations in a show at Catriona Jeffries.

• Eduardo Ralickas: The Many Equivalences of Raymonde April

  Since the 1970s, Raymonde April has studied key contemporary issues in photography. Now, with her art spawning three Montreal exhibitions, Bryne McLaughlin talks with curator Eduardo Ralickas about what makes April’s art so compelling.

• Sammy Baloji: The Light Continent

  Nearly 1 billion people live in Africa, yet we get relatively few reports from it. Now, Congolese artist Sammy Baloji creates a compelling portrait of time and place there in “Vues de Likasi,” an installation at the Contact Festival’s new gallery in Toronto.

• Gabriel Coutu-Dumont: Sketches of Synchronicity

  Gabriel Coutu-Dumont filtered thousands of globetrotting photos down to a mere 275 for his current touring show. But as critic Amy Fung reports, Coutu-Dumont’s exhibition is at its best when it focuses on the artist’s photographic—rather than curatorial—skills.

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