The Winnipeg Art Gallery and the National Film Board of Canada have formed a partnership to provide a platform for Inuit to share their art, culture and knowledge. Their agreement covers a variety of programs and events, including discussions with Inuit community members, screenings for children and adults, and the production of new works. Qaumajuq, the new Inuit art centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery that opens March 27, houses a large public collection of contemporary Inuit art, while the NFB's Indigenous film collection stretches back more than 70 years. The first joint project is a commission by Geronimo Inutiq, an Inuk multimedia artist. It debuted recently via projection onto the gallery's exterior walls.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts invites Alberta artists to submit works for its acquisition by application program. Accepted works become part of the provincial collection and appear in the foundation's programs and on the foundations website. The deadline to apply is April 1. Application guidelines are posted here.
The Canada Council for the Arts invites public art galleries to apply for the York Wilson Endowment Award to strengthen their contemporary art collections. The award enables non-profit art museums and public art galleries to purchase original works by living, contemporary Canadian painters and sculptors. The value is up to $30,000. The deadline for applications is April 30. For further information, refer to the guidelines.
