🌲✨ On the Road with 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 Treasures from the McMichael’s collection have travelled from Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum for 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, a sweeping celebration of Nordic and Canadian modernism.

‘It is no easier, I’m convinced, to make a good painting than to find a diamond or a pearl.’ Vincent van Gogh, September 1888 ‘Landscape Under a Stormy Sky’, 1888 © Private collection

Born #OnThisDay in 1932, pianist #GlennGould (d.1982) was photographed by #YousufKarsh (1908–2002) in his Toronto home in 1957. Gould was entirely engaged in the music, seemingly oblivious to the photographer and his camera. ow.ly/8sFz50X2a2j

“The Scream,” 2017 by #KentMonkman confronts Canada’s residential school system with unflinching clarity. In recognition of the National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation next Tuesday, we asked ACI author Shirley Madill to guest-edit this week’s newsletter: aci-iac.ca/newsletters

The Museum is lit in orange until Oct.1 as we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Join us at the Museum September 30 as we recognize the legacy of residential schools and honour the victims and Survivors, their families & communities. bit.ly/3VsST5p #NDTR

📣 Join us tonight at 6:30 PM for our fall art talk “Portraits of Canada: Photography, Identity & the Art of Hannah Maynard, Yousuf Karsh & Arnaud Maggs” at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. Read more and RSVP: ow.ly/3EWo50X36ke

🎂 Happy 97th birthday to #KimOndaatje (b.1928), a painter, photographer, filmmaker, and teacher who was an important advocate for the rights of professional artists through her association with Jack Chambers’s initiative CAR (later CARFAC). More: ow.ly/OJTU50X5ibx

⭐ This weekend, Toronto becomes a city-wide gallery as Nuit Blanche Toronto returns for its 19th edition with 80+ projects by 200+ artists transforming spaces across the city. Free | Oct. 4–Oct. 5 | 7pm–7am City of Toronto Culture City of Toronto 🇨🇦 ow.ly/j5RO50X5Pia

View of Collioure by Matisse

"The obedient in art are always the forgotten . . . The country is glorious but its beauties are unknown, and but waiting for a real live artist to splash them onto canvas . . . Chop your own path. Get off the car track." - A.Y. Jackson, Montreal, letter to Florence Clement,

A new feature documentary, “The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes,” traces the Vancouver-born painter’s journey from a struggling fisherman to a prolific war artist who crossed paths with the #GroupOfSeven, on now until Oct 11 at Vancouver International Film Festival. viff.org/whats-on/viff2…

🍂 October’s colours—a source of endless inspiration for Canadian artists. Notice a pattern in the titles? 😉 1/ Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945), 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥, 1922, oil on canvas, 119.5 x 98 cm, Gift of the Founders, Robert and Signe McMichael, 1966.16.1 2/ Frank

The eerie glow of #KimDorland's (b.1974) "Last Light," 2018, sets the scene for a look at hauntings in Canadian art. To mark #Halloween tonight, we are surveying artworks steeped in darkness. ➡️ Read more in our newsletter: aci-iac.ca/newsletters

In Ojibwe our word for pumpkin is koosmaan (pronounced koos-maan). Go Toronto Blue Jays Go!!! Happy Halloween 🎃.

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Quebec-born, Abenaki artist #RitaLetendre was born #OnThisDay, Nov 1 in 1928: “Painting, all forms of art, is an experience of wanting to communicate with others and affords us great freedom if we want it. I want it. I like risk.” —Rita Letendre (d.2021) ow.ly/PocA50Xh7Ws

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The first snowfall has arrived! ❄️ Clarence Gagnon’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸 (1928/1933) beautifully captures the quiet magic of this moment—when autumn colours fade and the landscape is transformed into a winter wonderland. Clarence Alphonse Gagnon (1881–1942), 𝘛𝘩𝘦

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians continue to steer clear of the United States roughly 10 months after President Donald Trump took office, with baby boomers leading the fight. bit.ly/47OdPtu

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