Current information on the visual arts

 

The number of "Newsletters" and "Blogs" covering the visual arts sector is considerable. Those presented here are among the most interesting to visit for anyone who wants to keep up to date his knowledge on current visual arts worldwide and in Canada/Quebec.    

 

International coverage tools

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Art Market Insight

A product of ArtPrice. Bi-monthly.

Art Market Magazine (La Gazette Drouot)

Produced in Paris. Monthly. Free for subscribers.

Art Market Monitor

Produced in New York. International coverage of the art market.

Art Media Agency (AMA) Professional Newsletter

Published each week in French and English.   International coverage.  Inscription free and mandatory.

Art Observed

Produced in New York. International coverage.

Arts (New York Times)-known before as "ArtsBeat"

Produced in New York by the "New York Times".

ArtsJournal

Produced in New York. Covers arts and culture. Rescouped from newspaper articles, magazines, etc.

ArtSlant.com

International coverage. Features a Canadian edition (Toronto).

Artspace Magazine

Produced from New York by "Artspace".

Artspy

In Chinese.

BLOUIN ARTINFO

International coverage, Features local editions including Canada. One of the best.

GaleriesNow

The best for the coverage of current exhibitions in contemporary arts.

Gallerist

"Art world in New York and beyond".

Le Journal des Arts

In French.   Pay site.

Le Quotidien de l'Art

In French.   Pay site.

News of the Art World

In English by Artviatic.

Planet Art

Developped by the Switzerland bank UBS, Planet Art is an application to install on your IPad.   "Planet Art analyzes content from multiple sources and indexes thousands of articles to objectively bring you the very best in contemporary art news".

The Art Newspaper

Produced from London and New York.   The "classic".

The Fine Art Blog

by Joseph K. Levene

 

Canada / Quebec

For current information on the activity of the visual arts in Canada and Quebec, we recommend the following sites:

 

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Visual arts news in Canada/L'actualité des arts visuels au Canada 

Produced by "Associated Art Collectors".  General information on current visual arts in Canada and Quebec.

akimbo

"Toronto-based company that promotes contemporary visual art, video, new media and film locally, nationally and internationally."

Le Vadrouilleur urbain

"The Blogzine urban gadabout is a form of short stories and humor on cultural events."

Réseau Art Actuel

"This virtual space is to present the multiplicity of activities and industry practices of contemporary art and contemporary Quebec, Canada and internationally."

Mur Mitoyen

"Mur Mitoyen est un calendrier collaboratif d'événements culturels, scientifiques et citoyens à venir à Montréal."

Field Trip

FIELD TRIP is a new online platform to deliver arts experiences with some of Canada’s most celebrated artists in a national partnership with leading arts organizations

 

Remember:

  • Subscribing to many "Blogs" or "Newsletter" can quickly become very intrusive. Importance that one states precise interests and select accordingly.

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