Hello Everyone,

We’re ending this week on a glorious summer day. I hope everyone is making the most of summer. Last week, my family and I went on a quintessential Canadian road trip to Ottawa and then Quebec City. We visited the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (and saw former staff member and current National Gallery Director, Dr. Sasha Suda) and also the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City – very interesting to have multiple national galleries of art in one country! Canada is rich in its complexities and relationships with culture. With the border still being closed, it was wonderful to explore both cities among other Canadian tourists. Here are some pics below from our travels. I will also be taking some vacation days next week with my family in Creemore, just north of the city.

It feels like a zen kind of day so I am sharing this article distributed through the Association of Art Museum Directors that includes advice from the Dalai Lama: 

What Spiritual Teachers like the Dalai Lama Can Teach White Anti-Racism Activists 

Take care,

Stephan