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What happens when an AI is raised like a child?

Short | 1 months ago

Can this AI draw like a toddler? Researcher and artist Hayley Mortin (@dazy_chains) breaks down Peek & Play Magic Maker, a work by Faith Holland (@asugarhigh) and Ben Bogart. The project draws on hundreds of images created by Faith’s three-year-old daughter...

"Writing about the past does free you of it." #HistoricalFiction

Short | 2 months ago

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Her work was stolen, then she did something surprising…

Short | 2 months ago

The story of the 2018 Calgary art heist… and the surprising way one artist reclaimed her work. Join Christeah (@professorpeachez) for a glimpse into one of Canada’s boldest art-crimes: The $500k robbery of the Gerry Thomas Art Gallery. Watch the full video ...

Nobody noticed them clearing out the entire gallery in 7 hours

Video | 2 months ago

What’s the true impact of art thievery? Join Christeah (@professorpeachez) for a deep dive into one of Canada’s boldest art-crimes: The $500k robbery of the Gerry Thomas Art Gallery in 2018… and the surprising aftermath that followed. Motion Graphics/Editin...

How is THIS a landscape?!

Clip | 2 months ago

Is this artwork a landscape? Curator John Geoghegan highlights Knot 1 by Jen Aitken. In May, to launch the Jarislowsky Institute "Beyond Wilderness" cross-country public lecture series, artists gathered at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection to discuss th...

My art is for the freaks and lovers of the world

Short | 2 months ago

This one’s for the freaks and lovers of the world 💗 Join Beck Tobin @biting.teeth as they take us behind the scenes into their dreamy watercolour logo that celebrates “queer life and the lushness of summer.” Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Produced in association ...

A raunchy workplace novel... at the UN? #books

Short | 2 months ago

Her art isn't meant to be "pretty"

Short | 3 months ago

Artist Michelle Sound (@michellesound.art) explains why her mixed-media works aren’t intended to be “pretty.” Swan River and Indian Reserve No150 E are currently on display at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection as part of Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in C...

Step into the Dene way of being with Angela Code

Short | 3 months ago

Angela Code (@angcode) believes that culture is a verb. She lives a lifestyle rooted in hunting, hide tanning and land-based skills. With her mother, Mary, she shares reflections on finding intergenerational healing through their family’s beautiful, practic...

Salmon beading artwork honours her Grandma

Short | 3 months ago

When salmon numbers dropped perilously low in the Yukon, Carissa Waugh (@eke.ewe) started beading salmon pins. She tells her family’s story behind the artwork in the short film “Beading Atsua Ku.” Beading is Carissa’s way of decolonizing climate conversatio...

Who says you need a brush to make a painting? 🎨

Short | 3 months ago

Ahead of National AccessAbility Week 2026: Artist Sam Woj creates a portrait of one of her sports heroes, Brittany Hudak - created using a ski and ski pole as the paintbrush. Hot off of a Bronze medal win at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympic Games, Brittan...

Montreal Canadiens 'Dryden' painting: art belongs to everyone

Short | 3 months ago

What can this abstract painting of Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden teach us about accessibility in art? Video essayist ‪@Shawn.Grenier‬ explores the world of French-Canadian artist Serge Lemoyne, and the fascinating story behind his Blue, White and Red...