Art in Action (TV series)

Art in Action
Genre	arts
Presented by	George Swinton
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Production location	Winnipeg
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	7 October 1959 (1959-10-07) – 1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)

Art in Action was a Canadian arts television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1961.

Premise

University of Manitoba School of Art professor George Swinton hosted this series from Winnipeg. ^[1] The first season described the history, techniques and materials involved in sculpting and painting. The second season focused on the history and techniques of landscape painting ^[2]

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired in the first season on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1959 to 11 May 1960. A second season aired on Sundays 10:30 p.m. from 2 July to 1 October 1961.

References

1. "TV Weekly". Ottawa Citizen. 30 June 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
2. Corcelli, John (June 2005). "Art in Action". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Art in Action". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2014.