What you should expect to learn from art school
The importance of having a professional experience while learning the critical and technical skills at university cannot be understated. During my seven years at the…
Arts & Culture
Souvenir involontaire
The concept of “memory” teeters between the concrete realities of our external world and the abstractions of our internal selves: “Did that really happen, or…
Drunken uncle singing
B.A. Johnston returns with yet another album to add to his ever-growing banquet-sized merch table. True to form, this album sounds like a recording of…
Locals to look out for
Hey Winnipeg, you want to know a secret? Don’t tell anybody, but I’ve got a new favorite band – the Psychics are wacky, weird, and…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Is it just you or are there a lot of really good-looking people on campus this year? People are sporting their summer tans and freckles,…
Transformative theatre
Since 2003, the Winnipeg-based theatre company Sarasvàti Productions has been running an annual festival showcasing female theatre artists. FemFest—which has grown from a fledgling grassroots…
Traditional functions redefined
I visited Dong-Kyoon Nam at aceartinc., just days before the opening reception of his first solo exhibition. He was in the gallery by himself, up on…
Fair trade food and music from across Manitoba
From Sept. 13 to 15, Harvest Moon Festival will celebrate 12 years of bringing people together from across Manitoba to enjoy great music, delicious food,…
Experimental, low-fidelity cinema
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Winnipeg’s Raw Gallery will be hosting the Basement Media Fest, a screening event showcasing experimental, low-fidelity cinema. The annual show, which…
First-ever Frosh Music Festival to be held on Fort Garry campus
Last year, the slate formerly known as Fresh promised, during their run for the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive, to bolster school spirit…