Bonsoir from Quebec City! I have been in La belle province since late last week attending UAAC, the Universities Arts Association of Canada Conference, where I co-chaired a session on Art History Pedagogy with my colleague Dr. Alena Buis. The annual conference brings together 200-300 art historians, artists, curators, and other university faculty from across Canada (and increasingly from the USA and beyond) who participate in attending and/or giving papers and presentations about their research, teaching, and practices. For a look at this year’s program, see this link and look for pp. 282-289 for more details on our session.

Our goal when creating the pedagogy session was to open up the conversation around innovations in non-traditional teaching approaches and experiments in the art history classroom. We were fortunate to assemble a wonderful international panel who shared ideas, experiences, tips, and even cautionary tales, around how to innovate the instruction of art history. As the scholarship of teaching and learning gains more importance and prominence in Canada’s universities, sessions like these will hopefully become more commonplace. This year’s conference in Quebec City has been extra special, as it is both a location I have never visited before, and it is known for its beautiful fall colours and delicious food. Moreover, Quebec City has an incredible art museum that features some of Canada’s most important modern and contemporary artists. As you can imagine, it has been a whirlwind of activity here, and I invite you to visit my Instagram page to have a peak at some of what I have been up to.

Enjoy this week’s links—I begin this week with a review of Cindy Sherman’s opening at the Vancouver Art Gallery, which I sadly missed while I was away, but I am so excited to see the great response to this important show. Happy Sunday J