The public art work by the local artist Brady Cranfield has been installed in the Vancouver Art Gallery's newly pedestrianised south plaza

The images of sleeping people were too creepy for many residents, in a city where property values are a major concern

A joint retrospective organised by the West Vancouver Art Museum and Art Gallery of Alberta beautifully expresses the designer’s passion for nature and understanding of community needs

A writer’s complaints about downtown tagging were met with accusations of classism—and a new mural

Slogans for the 21st Century are on view in the city's new Arbutus Greenway

The winning design is meant to be both a centrepiece of Halifax’s burgeoning waterfront arts district and an earnest symbol of reconciliation, the project leads say

British Columbia brothers donate paintings their grandmothers acquired to Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Proto-Riot Grrrl Jean Smith plans to launch space to support international artists

Hogan’s Alley was once a thriving hub of Black Canadian culture, before it was demolished like so many communities in the name of urban renewal

The institution is looking for a permanent home in the city’s historic Chinatown

The new “toonie” features an image of Reid’s striking Xhuwaji/Haida Grizzly Bear

Gazan-born artist Mohammed Musallam finds new meaning in a past face mask project, which is based upon a traditional keffiyeh design

Initiative involves local communities in rebuilding their historic landmarks and neighbourhoods

The artist says Iran has been “devastated” by the crisis, which he adds has been exacerbated by US sanctions

City council is collaborating with mural makers to paint storefronts that have closed due to Covid-19 in a neighbourhood already suffering from the opioid crisis

After setbacks related to ISIS's offensive, preservationists in northern Iraq report progress

The Vancouver-based artist, one of the last of a generation that shaped the city’s mid-century cultural scene, was known for his monumental abstract canvases inspired by nature

Installation in gentrified area is criticised as artists are priced out of the city's housing market

Iraqi culture ministry announces new national museum in Baghdad as Mosul restoration plan is extended to historic churches

The architect Hernán Ferruchi was visiting the city with friends when he was hit by a truck while cycling on 31 October 2017

The German-born Canadian captured a view of the city that has since been lost, but he did not receive major recognition until late in life

A government grant for works of importance helps to block departure of the painting from the country

The work was unveiled as the name of a Conservative politician behind the Komagata Maru incident was removed from the federal building on which it is painted

The festival will realise 25 new murals, including a 20-storey work by Shepard Fairey

A Canadian court recently overturned a ruling on the "national importance" of the French Impressionist's work, sold at Heffel Auction House in 2016

As British Columbia clamps down on foreign real estate investment, Chinese collectors are investing in contemporary Canadian art with "no expense spared”

A project at the inaugural National Veterans Art Museum Triennial in Chicago aims to create artistic equity out of conflict

Union boss calls museum's recent offer "an insult"

The local philanthropic Chan family has reinvigorated the long-awaited expansion with an “unprecedented” gift

Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem's installation stands as an example of cultural exchange as diplomatic tensions break out between Canada and Saudi Arabia