• The Government of Canada has decided to cut funding to PromArt, a federal program that subsidizes international arts promotional tours. (CBC News) (Andrea Carson of VoCA and The Globe and Mail have more on this story.)

• The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, has purchased 37 works by 24 artists participating in The Québec Triennial. (VoCA)

• In Australia, the federal government has decided to introduce a resale royalty scheme, which would give artists a percentage of the sale price of their work whenever is resold. (The Sydney Morning Herald)