CBC | Art & Design News http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/?ref=rss FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-ca Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:27:22 EST Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss http://www.cbc.ca/rss/ CBC.ca http://www.cbc.ca/rss/image/cbc_144.gif http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/?ref=rss RoboCop statue coming to Detroit http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/17/wdr-robocop-detroit.html?ref=rss 2000416635 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:38:34 EST Despite Mayor Dave Bing's polite rejections, a statue of Robocop is coming to Detroit. Body painting event nixed in Nanaimo http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/17/bc-body-painting.html?ref=rss 2000416623 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:59:53 EST B.C. government liquor control board officials have barred a body painting contest from the Nanaimo conference centre over concerns about erotic content. AUDIO: Exhibit links Juno winners with Canadian art http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/Local_Shows/Ontario/Metro_Morning/1610553218/ID=1799127833?ref=rss 2000416391 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:04:09 EST CBC's Matt Galloway interviews Rich Terfry, aka Buck 65, about a new exhibit that matched Juno Award-winning musicians with inspiring Canadian artworks from the Art Gallery of Ontario's collection. Pacino to play Matisse in Deepa Mehta film http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/15/pacino-matisse.html?ref=rss 2000416147 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:54:47 EST Veteran U.S. actor Al Pacino is to play Henri Matisse in a forthcoming film about the French artist, with the project to be directed by Canada's Deepa Mehta. Arts council to oversee funding http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/15/ns-arts-council.html?ref=rss 2000416078 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:42:39 EST The Nova Scotia government is bringing back an independent body to decide funding for artists in the province. Camera surgically removed from art prof's head http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/11/head-camera-removed-temporarily.html?ref=rss 2000415487 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:09:56 EST A U.S. arts professor who had a camera implanted in the back of his head has been forced to remove it after his body began to reject the supports that held it in place. Disfigured Afghan portrait wins World Press prize http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/11/world-press-photo-winners.html?ref=rss 2000415457 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:06:48 EST A South African photographer's portrait of an Afghan woman whose husband sliced off her nose and ears in a case of Taliban-administered justice won the World Press Photo award for 2010 Friday, one of photojournalism's most coveted prizes. Toronto photographer wins Hanson award http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/10/photo-award.html?ref=rss 2000415326 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:35:01 EST A freelance photographer from Toronto whose work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and the National Post has been named the winner of the second annual Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award. Mapplethorpe's photos secured by L.A. museums http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/09/mapplethorpe-robert-archives-la.html?ref=rss 2000415066 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:50:09 EST A vast trove of Robert Mapplethorpe's photos, drawings and collages is heading to Los Angeles, after two West Coast museums jointly acquired the provocative New York artist's archives. Picasso's portrait of muse fetches $40M at auction http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/02/09/picasso-lecture-painting-auction.html?ref=rss 2000415000 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:49:54 EST A heated competition between bidders ended with Pablo Picasso's La Lecture soaring past expectations and fetching more than $40 million in London.