Canadian Art Periodicals Researching the Visual Arts in Canada

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Articles in the periodicals listed below appear in the major Indexes. Websites listed give contact information and often have a listing of back issue article titles online.

 

A Sampling of Canadian Art Periodicals

Note: these are periodicals which appear in print. Search your library catalogue for other Canadian periodicals not in circulation or outside Canada. See also on this Website: Art Associations and their Journals.

Aboriginal Voices
Published: Toronto, Ontario
ISSN 1201-060X

Applied Arts Magazine
Published: Don Mills, Ontario
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals NC 997 A1A66
Available on CD-ROM 1997/98-ONWARD

Artfocus
Published: Toronto, Ontario
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 1 A772

Artichoke
Published: Vancouver, BC
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 6546 A42A77

The Summer 2005 edition (Vol. 17, No. 2) was the last issue of Artichoke to be published. A bibliographic index of articles available on the website.

ARTSatlantic
Published: Charlottetown, P.E.I
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals NX 1 A8+ 1977-2003

Blackflash

Blizzart
Published: Ottawa, Ontario
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 1 B64 1996-2003

Border Crossings
Published: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Formerly: Arts Manitoba
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals NX 1 A85X 1985-ONWARD

C Magazine
Published: Toronto, Ontario
No. 54 (1997) is Web issue, not available in print form.
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals  N 1 C13X

Cahiers métiers d'art * Craft Journal
Published: Montreal, QC
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals NK 1 C33

Canadian Art
Published: Toronto, Ontario
Formed by the merger of: Artscanada, ISSN 0004-4113, and Artmagazine, ISSN 0318-6644.
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 1 C37X

Canadian Journal of Film Studies
Published: Montreal/ Toronto

CV ciel variable
Published: Montreal, QC

Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals TR 650 C569

Espace (contemporary sculpture)
Published: Montreal, Quebec
Chiefly French; some material in English
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals NB 246 Q4E86

FUSE Magazine
Toronto, Ontario
Formerly Centerfold
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 8 C45X

Journal of Canadian Art History
Published: Montreal, Quebec
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 1 J4855

Matriart
Published: Toronto, Ontario
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals HQ 1101 M37

MIX: the magazine of artist-run culture.
Published: Toronto, Ontario
Formerly Parallelogramme
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 908 P37X

Parachute
Published: Montreal, Quebec
Concordia University Library Call # Periodicals N 1 P347X

RACAR, revue d'art canadienne / Canadian art review
Published by UAAC
Concordia University Library Call Periodicals #
N 1 R18X

 

Find More Periodical Titles by consulting the directories below:

Fine arts periodicals: an international directory of the visual arts. Concordia University Library Call # Reference N 1 A1R63 1991.

Ulrich's International Periodical Directory. Concordia University Library Call # Reference Desk Z 6941 U5 Latest edition

Provides a list of journals from all subject areas. Each journal title entry gives the date of first edition, frequency of publication, address and phone of publisher, cost, and where journal is indexed.

 

  • For a list of more Canadian journals and those published outside Canada see Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal's Médiathèque Website
  • Perform word searches for "Canadian periodicals" in your library's catalogue for older periodicals whose circulation has ceased.

 

Use this list to find which library carries the periodicals you need to consult:

Union list of serials in the social sciences and humanities held by Canadian libraries / Liste collective des publications en series dans le domaine des sciences sociales et humaines dans les bibliotheques canadienne. Ottawa, Union Catalogue of Serials Division, National Library of Canada. 2nd ed., 1997. Concordia Library Call # Ref Microfiche H 1 U528X M-fiche 1997

 

Last updated: 25 septembre 2007

 

Additions or dead links: kdl@alumni.concordia.ca