While I realize we are not so many here from Canada, I want to take the opportunity of people visiting this page to get the full sense of how dire the art scene has suddenly become here, thanks to a short sighted government who thinks the arts are simply a niche group and whose funding he has withdrawn. While as an art advisor, I come to the arts with a more commercial approach however, as we know, not all artists come into their own in their lifetime and part of this funding, along with bankrolling travelling exhibits outside of Canada, cuts at the core of their livelihood. For more, follow this link:

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=a21b6f5f-d923-496b-8cd9-79c9e0972a5a