Canadian Art (magazine) explained

Editor:Jayne Wilkinson (to April 2021)
Previous Editor:David Balzer[1] Richard Rhodes[2] Robert Ayre (1944-1949)[3]
Category:Art
Frequency:Quarterly
Total Circulation:19,094[4]
Circulation Year:December 2011
Founded:1943
Company:Canadian Art Foundation
Country:Canada
Based:Toronto
Issn:0825-3854
Canadian Art

Canadian Art was a quarterly art magazine published in Toronto[5] and focused on Canadian contemporary art. The magazine published profiles of artists, art news, interviews, editorials, and reviews of modern art exhibitions.[6] Established in 1943 it was known as artscanada between 1968 and 1983.

History

With assistance from the Carnegie Corporation, Acadia University professor Walter Abell established the Maritime Art Association's publication Maritime Art in 1940. Violet Gillett was also instrumental in the creation and production of the magazine.[7] With assistance from the National Gallery of Canada the magazine changed its name to Canadian Art in 1943 focusing on Canadian and international art. Under the editorship of Paul Arthur and Barry Lord the name was changed to artscanada in 1967.[8] [9] In 1983, the publisher Society for Art Publications ceased operations and the name was changed back to Canadian Art.[10]

Struggling financially, the magazine was purchased by Maclean Hunter and Key Publishers in 1984.[11] Canadian Art has been owned by the Canadian Art Foundation since 1991, receiving charitable status in 1992.[9] Richard Rhodes edited the magazine for 25 years, retiring in 2015.[12] [13] In the following year, David Balzer was appointed the interim editor-in-chief.[14] Balzer stepped down at the end of March 2019[15] and Jayne Wilkinson was named Editor-in-Chief in May 2019. [16]

In 1998 the magazine began co-sponsoring an art award, the Canadian Emerging Artist Prize, with Connor Clark Private Trust.[17] For over a decade, the Canadian Art Foundation had organized the annual Reel Artists Film Festival, featuring documentaries on visual arts and artists.[18] [19]

On October 5, 2021, the Canadian Art Foundation's board of directors announced that Canadian Art was immediately ceasing all operations, citing financial concerns and revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic as driving factors for the organization's closure; it had already ceased publication earlier in the year.[20] [21] The final issue, Spring 2021, had been published on March 15, 2021.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Canadian Art magazine's new editor David Balzer looks at bigger picture . The Globe and Mail . 15 January 2016 . Houpt . Simon .
  2. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rhodes-leaving-as-editor-of-canadian-art-magazine/article26079869/ "Rhodes leaving as editor of Canadian Art magazine"
  3. http://db1.archives.queensu.ca/ica-atom/index.php/robert-ayre-fonds;rad{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. "eCirc for Consumer Magazines." Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  5. Book: Europa World Year. November 26, 2016. 2004. Taylor & Francis Group. 978-1-85743-254-1. 1025.
  6. http://cultmontreal.com/2015/07/woman-x-women-sugar-4-brains/ "The female gaze is here"
  7. Book: Huneault. Kristina. Anderson. Janice. Rethinking Professionalism: Women and Art in Canada, 1850-1970. 2012. McGill-Queen's University Press. Montréal . 978-0773586833. 64–66. 25 September 2023.
  8. Web site: About Us. Canadian Art. en-US. 2019-03-18.
  9. Web site: Canadian Art / artscanada. Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art. July 1, 2011.
  10. Encyclopedia: Art Writing and Criticism. The Canadian Encyclopedia. July 1, 2011. Ann Davis.
  11. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/magazine-man-lloyd-hodgkinson-was-a-staunch-nationalist/article34854959/ "Magazine man Lloyd Hodgkinson was a staunch nationalist"
  12. https://torontolife.com/culture/art/new-art-galleries-toronto-winter-2017-gladstone/ "Six dazzling new art galleries to check out this winter"
  13. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/2016/04/12/on-the-wall-raymond-boisjoly-josh-thorpe-and-winnie-truong.html "On the Wall: Raymond Boisjoly, Josh Thorpe and Winnie Truong"
  14. Web site: Canadian Art Editor Richard Rhodes Announces His Departure. Canadian Art. en-US. 2019-03-18.
  15. Web site: David Balzer to Step Down As Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher of Canadian Art. Canadian Art. en-US. 2019-03-18.
  16. Web site: Jayne Wilkinson Named Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Art. Canadian Art. en-US. 2021-11-19.
  17. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/the-rbc-canadian-painting-competition-banking-on-emerging-artists-for-15-years/article14602302/ "The RBC Canadian Painting Competition: Banking on emerging artists for 15 years"
  18. Web site: Toronto – Reel Artists Film Festival. Canadian Art. en-US. 2019-03-18.
  19. Web site: Reel Artists Film Festival. Cinello. Elizabeth. 2015-03-23. LIVING TORONTO. en. 2019-03-18.
  20. Web site: Statement from the Canadian Art Foundation Board of Directors. Canadian Art. en-US. 2021-11-19.
  21. News: Taylor . Kate . 2021-10-05 . Canadian Art magazine shuts down amid financial losses and internal conflict . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2022-03-19.
  22. Web site: 15 March 2021 . Current Issue . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115014342/https://canadianart.ca/current-issue . 15 January 2022 . 18 March 2022 . Canadian Art.

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