Public magazine does the suburbs and provides a bonus "flip" catalogue

The interest in "flipbook" formats continues with the current issue of Public magazine, a special issue on the suburbs. Flip the magazine over and there is a related 90-page catalogue for a 2009 exhibiton called The Leona Drive Project. The catalogue details a show that took place in six, postwar houses in the suburb of Willowdale. 
The single copy is available on select newsstands and in some

Fuse magazine appeals to its subscribers for a $40,000 way out of a financial crisis

Fuse magazine, one of Canada's older arts and culture magazines, has been forced by a financial crisis to appeal for a bailout from its supporters in what they are calling their 40 for 40 campaign. Keying off their forthcoming 40th anniversary, they are trying to raise a total of $40,000 by March 31 of which they need to have  at least $10,000 in hand by December 1. A letter sent to subscribers

Resisting the corporate model and preserving a place for writers to start

Some comments from literary magazine editors, quoted in an article in the McGill Daily entitled We're losing our literary mags. The article keys off the new Canada Periodical Fund, which limits funding to magazines with less than 5,000 paid circulation per year, something that is the case for many of Canada's best-known literary and cultural titles:“In every way that I can think of, the

Waiting to see: Cuts to the arts and particularly magazines murky in BC budget

The just announced B.C. budget has cranked back previously announced (and massive) cuts to arts organizations; however, according to the BC  Association of Magazine Publishers it's not clear what that means for BC arts and literary magazines. We quote from the association newsletter.BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen unveiled the 2010 budget on March 2, amid great anticipation from the arts

Canada Council seeks input on 3-year strategic plan

The Canada Council is asking the literary and arts community to help it define its future and, specifically, its strategic plan for 2008-11. It will be holding consultations over the next two months and is inviting individual input through its web site. Information will be posted on its website starting March 14. “Our objective is not to abandon well-respected programs that have gained the