Media Advisory - CJF J-Talk: 'The Walking Dead: Do Traditional Art Critics Have a Future?'

TORONTO, April 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation and BMO Financial Group are proud to present the upcoming J-Talk The Walking Dead: Do Traditional Art Critics Have a Future?

The event takes place at BMO Financial Group at First Canadian Place in Toronto on April 25 and is part of the CJF J-Talks series, exploring issues and challenges shaping journalism.

With armchair art critics proliferating online, media cutbacks reducing the number of those who critique for a living, and celebrity news trumping cultural coverage, is the relevance of the traditional art critic less--or greater--than it once was? This discussion explores the Internet's impact on art criticism, and what it means for the arts and its audiences.

Join Ben Brantley, chief theatre critic, The New York Times; Robert Cushman, theatre arts critic, The National Post; Peter Schjeldahl, arts critic, The New Yorker; and moderator Sara Angel, visual arts journalist and Trudeau Doctoral Scholar at the University of Toronto's Department of Art.

WHERE: BMO Financial Group, York Room, 68th Floor, First Canadian Place, 100 King St. West, Toronto
WHEN: Thursday, April 25 / Registration: 5:30 p.m.  / Discussion: 6:00 p.m.  / Reception 7:30 p.m.

Student tickets (ID at the door, limited quantity available): $15
General Admission: $25

To purchase a ticket, visit http://cjfartcritics.eventbrite.ca/#.
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About The Canadian Journalism Foundation
Founded in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes excellence in journalism by celebrating outstanding journalistic achievement through an annual awards program; by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca English and ProjetJ (French), in co-operation with the country's leading journalism schools; by organizing events that facilitate dialogue among journalists, business people, government officials, academics and students about the role of the media in Canadian society; and by fostering opportunities for journalism education, training and research.

SOURCE: Canadian Journalism Foundation

Media Contact:
Wendy Kan
Program Manager
The Canadian Journalism Foundation
416-955-0394 x502
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