Laura Kenins

Canada’s points system of immigration favours doctors, engineers and PhDs as newcomers to the country. What if our immigration policies aimed to attract more artists instead? That’s one of the questions asked by the Newcomer Artist Project. Part art project, part curatorial venture and part activism, the project brings together a group of artists who […]

In the summer of 1861, British-Canadian painter William Hind accompanied his explorer-brother Henry on an expedition, led by Innu guides, to the Labrador peninsula and produced a large body of work. More than 150 sketches, watercolours and paintings make up a current exhibition at Dalhousie Art Gallery, part of a citywide series of exhibitions, Creative […]

Critics in the country’s major cities always seem to be theorizing why smaller centres like Halifax and Winnipeg have thriving arts communities, despite a dearth of population and money. 
 “I don’t know the answer,” Winnipeg artist Daniel Barrow says. So, who cares what Toronto big shots are saying? It’s this DIY ethos that characterizes […]

The typical image of an art collector tends to involve a suit, bags of money and a large flashy house to exhibit a collection. But many art enthusiasts, as well as artists, don’t have thousands of dollars to spend on a single piece. These days, more and more artists are working to sell art to […]