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Was the Group of Seven really that great?
Episode 9
Award-winning NPR producer Scott Gurian takes us on an Ontario road trip to uncover the artists’ lesser-known story
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Love affair with Lake O’Hara: On the trail of the Group of Seven’s J.E.H. MacDonald
A sweeping new exhibit at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies celebrates MacDonald’s “O’Hara Era” through paintings, diaries, letters and artifacts
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New museum exhibition celebrates women war artists
As high-profile wars rage in Europe and the Middle East, the Canadian War Museum tackles how women perceive war. Outside the Lines: Women Artists at War opens May 24.
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The statues that move us
From New York’s iconic Statue of Liberty to the famous Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, these are some of the world’s most captivating statues
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Artist Chris Cran’s Explore exhibition highlights Canadian explorers
Whyte Museum showcases prominent fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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Featured Fellow: Denise Clarke
The Calgary-based dancer, choreographer and recently-published author is ready for her next act
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RCGS launches 2018 Summer Exhibits series at 50 Sussex
Summer series features three exhibitions: Compass by Hilde Lambrechts, Explore by Chris Cran, and Lessons from the Arctic, an artifact display honouring Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
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L’histoire de Thirteen Moons (Treize lunes), une nouvelle œuvre d’Alex Janvier
La nouvelle œuvre du célèbre artiste autochtone Alex Janvier est une peinture murale circulaire inspirée par le calendrier lunaire traditionnel. En voici l’histoire.
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The story behind “Thirteen Moons,” a new work by Alex Janvier
Celebrated Indigenous artist Alex Janvier's new work is a circular mural inspired by the traditional lunar calendar. Here's how it came to be.
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5 Canadian artists addressing Canada’s increasingly threatened landscapes
A century after the Group of Seven became famous for an idealized vision of Canadian nature, contemporary artists are incorporating environmental activism into work that highlights Canada’s disappearing landscapes
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Edward Burtynsky discusses new installation: In the Wake of Progress
Featured in the heart of downtown Toronto, this larger-than-life art installation tells the story of humanity’s impact on the planet
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Into the Arctic: The paintings of Cory Trépanier
Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explores the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic
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Célébrant les 100 ans du Groupe des Sept
La première exposition des artistes avait lieu le 7 mai 1920
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Celebrating 100 years of the Group of Seven
Their first exhibition was May 7, 1920 at what is now the Art Gallery of Ontario
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Beading a Métis icon
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Douglas Coupland on the dark side of plastic
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National billboard exhibition celebrates Indigenous resilience through art
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A Canadian soldier’s “war flowers” and the resilience of the human spirit
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Grey jay sculpture installed in Saint John, N.B. marketplace
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Meet the B.C. software developer who wants to bring back the globe
Inside the campaign to make the Earth spherical again
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Exhibition celebrates the beauty and intricacy of botanical art
Art of the Plant, on now through October at the Canadian Museum of Nature, is Canada's contribution to a worldwide project showcasing botanical biodiversity
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Five essential things to do in San Francisco
If you're short on time but big on fun, make sure to take in one of these must-do activities in the City by the Bay
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The strange, compelling artistry of “beaver sculptures”
Appreciating the craftsmanship of Canada's national animal
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How I wrote a symphony about the changing Canadian Arctic
I set out to create a historical documentation of the Arctic in musical form. In the process, I found myself developing a spiritual connection with the environment.
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Toronto exhibition celebrates maps as works of art
Art of Cartography exhibit at the Toronto Public Library features visually stunning maps from the 15th through the 19th centuries
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Photos: Across the Arctic with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
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High-tech art to bring B.C.’s annual salmon run to downtown Vancouver
Uninterrupted, a digital art installation planned for Vancouver's Cambie Street Bridge, hopes to inspire conservation efforts
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Fall art festivals
Harvesting the talent in Toronto, Halifax, Montréal and Vancouver
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The true story of Pauline Johnson: poet, provocateur and champion of Indigenous rights
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
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Crowdsourced art on Canadian identity
More than 800 sketches from across the country have been collected into a larger artwork on Canadian identity
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Watch the first-ever Inuktitut Heritage Minute
The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada profiles Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and is the first to be produced in three different languages
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History
Lake Superior through history, as portrayed by artists
The greatest of the Great Lakes has captivated painters since before Confederation
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How a former cotton factory became a creative hub in Hamilton, Ont.
Art is now the hottest commodity in the city that steel built
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