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Before closing the Summit, a statement was prepared to further a collective agenda for the visual arts. The statement reads: Art is the face of Canada. We, as artists, curators, collectors, [...]

Other interesting themes explored at the Summit include: Diversity National Narrative Media Coverage and Publications Diversity The growing diversity of Canadian society was discussed at the [...]

Participants perceived a disconnect between the burgeoning visual arts activity and the lack of awareness and limited funding from the municipal, provincial and federal levels. “Art is a [...]

A number of participants indicated that more can be done to make Canadians – especially children – more visually literate. “Images are everywhere, but people aren’t [...]

Statistics were presented showing that 26.7% of Canadians 15 or older visited an art gallery in 2005, or 7 million people. Between 1992 and 2005, the percentage of Canadians visiting an art [...]

How does a nation acquire and display its art collection? Collections policies were discussed at length at the Summit. Some participants perceived a danger in galleries’ reliance on [...]

In the context of dismal earnings statistics for visual artists (average earnings of only $18,700 for visual artists and $15,500 for artisans and craftspeople, well below the average earnings in [...]

Some major themes explored at the Summit include: Artists, Art Practice and the Arts Market Gallery Collections Public Engagemen Education and Visual Literacy Policy, Politics and Funding

The 2007 Visual Arts Summit opened with the announcement that the Canadian Art Museum Directors Association (CAMDO), Canadian Museums Association (CMA), Canadian Artists’ Rights/Front de [...]