Arts & Culture

First Indigenous designer in residence exhibits work

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Jen Doerksen
The U of M's first Indigenous designer in residence Sébastien Aubin ended his term at the school of art with the opening of his exhibition “no brighter in the middle,” a mixed-media gallery of...
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Arts & Culture

Annual Mennofolk exhibit celebrates art and music

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Jen Doerksen
The 20th annual Mennofolk Manitoba exhibition opens March 9 at X-Cues’ Billiards and Cafe. The theme this year is “Pause to Celebrate.” The event is a platform to celebrate art and music beyond that typically...
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Arts & Culture

Afro Prairie Film Festival anchors Black History Month

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Jen Doerksen
Black History Month is an international celebration occurring each February. Events in Winnipeg wrapped up on Feb. 24 with a community gala and closing ceremony at the Norwood Hotel. The gala, hosted by Winnipeg’s...
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Arts & Culture

Local art from local hearts

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Jen Doerksen
On Feb. 10, a project called Lovecrafted raised over $500 for ArtsJunktion, a community arts organization. Lovecrafted hosted a pop-up shop at Forth that featured eight local crafters. The pop-up shop was the final...
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News

Protesters camp at legislature following Cormier verdict

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Jen Doerksen
Darla Contois and a small group of protesters  began  camping on the Manitoba legislature grounds Feb. 22 after Raymond Cormier was acquitted of second degree murder charges relation to the death of Tina Fontaine. Contois...
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Arts & Culture

Flash dance

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Jen Doerksen
What would normally take five weeks to prepare took only eight days for choreographer Stephanie Ballard and students from the School of Contemporary Dancers. The VERGE Dance Dialogues performance debuted on Feb. 8 at...
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Arts & Culture

Triple launch of local journal

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Jen Doerksen
On Jan. 26, Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing (CV2) launched its three most recent issues at the Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts. The journal features to...
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