[BCMA] Art News Daily

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Dear BCMA list moderator,

The Library at the Vancouver Art Gallery produces an Art News (Monday - Friday) that focuses on arts issues in BC, Canada and internationally.

It has occurred to me that this might be something that you would be interested in including on the BCMA listserv.  Here's our posting for today:   Let me know if this might be of interest.

Cheryl

Visual Arts News from the Library, September 16, 2009

Vancouver
Ottawa not to partner with B.C. on Canada pavilion<http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=15774.html>
The last-minute decision leaves British Columbia scrambling to make do with a much-reduced Olympic pavilion slated for the fourth floor of the Vancouver Art Gallery, a far cry from the prominent structures that the province and Ottawa shared during the 2006 Winter Games in Turin and at last year's Summer Olympics in Beijing.  CTV News, September 14, 2009

KATHLEEN RITTER<http://2009.newformsfestival.com/?p=279>
Vivo Media Arts Centre presents New Enlightenment which includes Kathleen Ritter's video May 2007, on at 1965 Main Street, until Oct. 3.   New Forms Festival (website), September 15, 2009

Toronto
OCAD sees 30% jump in enrolment<http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2009/09/16/ocad-admissions.html>
The Ontario College of Art and Design says enrolment this year is up 30 per cent, partly because it is offering university-level courses.  CBC News, September 16, 2009

Ottawa
Portrait gallery issue called 'cultural scandal'<http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2009/09/15/portrait-galler.html>
Senator Jerry Grafstein has not given up on a permanent home for the Portrait Gallery of Canada, even if the federal government is ready to bury the idea.  CBC News, September 15

Cleveland
Why The Cleveland Museum's Court Bid Is A Bad Thing<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203917304574415161112649076.html>
"Last fall, the Cleveland Museum of Art found itself in the midst of both a major expansion/renovation and a financial jam.  "To be able to proceed, the museum ... has gone to court for permission to draw up to $75 million over 10 years from the interest paid out on two endowment funds and two outside, restricted trusts for acquisitions." It's a troubling move."  Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2009

Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Violated Its Own Rental Policy<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503050.html>
"The Smithsonian Institution says it "made an error in allowing the Federation for American Immigration Reform to hold an event Tuesday night at the National Postal Museum." FAIR advocates "a temporary moratorium on all immigration"; Smithsonian policy bars rentals to "groups which are partisan, political or religious in nature." Washington Post, September 16, 2009

Glasgow
With Censorship, Glasgow Tarnishes Its Cultural Crown<http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/sep/15/social-justice-glasgow-art>
"Culture and Sport Glasgow has exercised "troubling scrutiny" over the Gallery of Modern Art's "Sh(OUT) exhibition, a taboo-shattering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex collection. Despite the irony in censoring a show that promotes equality and human rights, CSG and GoMA have been practising just that from the outset." The Guardian (UK), September 15, 2009

Copenhagen
Bob Dylan To Get Major Painting Exhibition In Europe Next Year<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/09/a-quick-look-at-new-paintings-by-bob-dylan.html>
"In a museum show that's scheduled to open in [Copenhagen] in 2010, Dylan will exhibit nearly 100 of his works, including the world premiere of 30 large-format paintings from the artist's upcoming 'Brazil' series. The show will also feature original paintings from Dylan's 'The Drawn Blank' series." Los Angeles Times, September 15,



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