Art in Action (TV series) explained

Genre:	arts
Presenter:	George Swinton
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Channel:	CBC Television
Num Seasons:	2
Location:	Winnipeg
Runtime:	30 minutes

Art in Action was a Canadian arts television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1961.

Premise

University of Manitoba School of Art professor George Swinton hosted this series from Winnipeg.^[1] The first season described the history, techniques and materials involved in sculpting and painting. The second season focused on the history and techniques of landscape painting^[2]

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired in the first season on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1959 to 11 May 1960. A second season aired on Sundays 10:30 p.m. from 2 July to 1 October 1961.

External links

• Web site: Art in Action . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 5 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100311072631/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/A.html . 11 March 2010 . dmy .

Notes and References

1. News: TV Weekly . Ottawa Citizen . 4 . 30 June 1961 . 5 August 2014 .
2. Web site: Art in Action . John . Corcelli . June 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 5 August 2014 .