Now more than ever it seems that artists need to be on guard, although I’m not sure how an artist might have safeguarded themselves from what’s currently happening with Ritiches Auctioneers.
Ritchies Auctioneers a company with a forty year reputation has been ordered into bankruptcy, but not before taking and selling $1.2 million in art with no plan to pay what is owed to the artists. The artists, unfortunately, seem to be at the bottom of the totem pole. First to get paid will be the secured creditors, then unsecured, and …

I recieved a great e-mail this week asking if I might give my opinion on Elena Ilku. Basically, it revolved around the line between original art and plagarism.
To quote the e-mail:
Apparently, the three or four commercial galleries who represent this artist refuse to respond to any questions about the artist’s integrity, and also the verity of the galleries’ website claims that this artist’s works are of “high originality.”
Is it original work, or just a bunch of plagarism?
So, while I can’t vouch for whether or not the commercial galleries representing Elena …

Art and Social Action
A discussion with Linda Hawke, Adina Edwards, Mary Swain and Lois Klassen
moderated by Dick Averns
Thursday May 21 at 6:30 pm, ConocoPhillips Theatre, Glenbow Museum / FREE
Tradition, contemporary art practice, and social action come together in two dynamic, collaborative, textile based projects—Sewing Home and Comforter Art-Action, as part of Sew City: a community project for mending and making at Glenbow Museum. Join us for discussions with the artists and lively conversation.
Linda Hawke, Adina Edwards and Mary Swain discuss their project Sewing Home, part of the City of …

I was just wandering around the web when I stumbled upon an interesting little snippet:
The Turner Prize, one of the world’s top contemporary art awards, aims to do in 2009 what it has often failed to do in the past — appeal to the public. The annual prize, in its 25th year, has earned a reputation as a provocative and often unpopular contest that has Britain, tabloid media included, heatedly debating ‘What is art?’
While I don’t know much about the Turner Prize, it did make me ask the question myself: …