War Art in Canada

Creativity & Conflict

Thursday, November 11, 2021, 5:00 p.m. EST (Zoom)

No RSVP required.

Visit aci-iac.ca/watch/war-art-in-canada

on the evening of the event to access the live lecture.

Throughout Canadian history, conflict has been a catalyst of change and a transformative force in the country’s art history. Celebrate the launch of the Art Canada Institute’s groundbreaking new online art book War Art in Canada: A Critical History by the renowned scholar and curator Laura Brandon. The event will feature some of Canada’s leading war artists. As well, it will include a Q & A between Brandon and Sara Angel, ACI’s Executive Director, who will discuss the impact of conflict on creativity as well as the role that war art plays in shaping the national imagination and identity.

Featuring

LAURA BRANDON
Author of War Art in Canada: A Critical History

EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Internationally renowned photographer

GERTRUDE KEARNS
Portrait artist and participant in the Canadian Forces Artists Program

ADRIAN STIMSON
Interdisciplinary artist and participant in the Canadian Forces Artists Program

ALTHEA THAUBERGER
Multi-media artist, filmmaker, and participant in the Canadian Forces Artists Program

This book was made possible thanks to the Title Sponsorship of Blake C. Goldring, CM, MSM, CD, and the Cultural Partnership of the Canadian War Museum.