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Entries by Andrea Carson from 08/2011

Government Art Grants: Preaching to the Choir?

| Posted 08.24.2011 | Canada
Read More: Toronto, Contemporary Art, Art, Arts Grants, Arts Funding, Visual Art, Government Grants, Rob Ford, Government Art Grants, Government Art Funding, Canada News

Who benefits from the granting system? The system supports artists, but artists come into public view only when their work is exhibited, by a museum, a commercial gallery or within the arts community itself.

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Visit to Canoe Lake: Tom Thomson's Grave

| Posted 08.31.2011 | Canada
Read More: Algonquin Park, Group of Seven, Art, Landscapes, Canadian Art, Painting, Tom Thomson, Canada News

Tom Thomson had worked as a guide and fire ranger in Algonquin Park, so the fact that his death was declared an accidental drowning on what was a apparently a clear and normal day seems unusual. Even at the time, people couldn't believe it and rumours swirled about suicide and murder.

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