Arts & Culture
Orange Shirt Day reaffirms that every child matters
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Every year, on Sept. 30, many Canadians wear orange in remembrance of the Indigenous children who were victims of the residential school system and to honour the survivors, families and communities that were affected.
At...
The Manitoba Arts Council announces award recipient
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Alan Greyeyes, an Indigenous music promoter and mentor of Indigenous artists, is the 2020 recipient of the Manitoba Arts Council’s award of distinction.
The Manitoba Arts Council, an agency of the province of Manitoba, awards...
Figure Walking — ‘Vertical/Horizontal,’ 4/5
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Figure Walking’s 2017 debut, The Big Other, was lean and thrilling post-punk, a seedy dash through crowded city streets and purple alleyways, all steam and flickering streetlights. Its new record, the vibrantly tilted Vertical/Horizontal,...
Andrew Unger — ‘Once Removed’
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Historically, the Mennonite presence in Manitoba has been of some significance but, aside from deserving credit for this province’s excellent agricultural record, what does it mean to have Mennonite heritage in this day and...
U of M student wins big in Canada-wide competition
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Gabriel Roberts, set to graduate from the U of M’s school of art next summer, has been named the Manitoban winner of the 2020 BMO 1st Art! competition.
His winning piece, A Closet Painted Blue,...
American awards show acknowledges Canadian talent
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Director Su Rynard’s documentary Reef Rescue has been declared a finalist in the Jackson Wild Media Awards (JWMA).
Selected by more than 150 international judges from roughly 620 entries from over 30 different countries, the...
New Indigenous series premieres this fall
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APTN's original documentary series Amplify aired its pilot and second episode Sept. 11. Pre-filmed in the spring and summer of 2018, new episodes will air weekly in English and Ojibwa.
This new show provides a...







