Arts & Culture

U of M alumna’s painting wins regional award

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Emelia Fournier
When Zahra Baseri left Iran to study art in Manitoba, her goal was not to simply create pretty things. She wanted to use her creations to showcase her critical views and perspective of her...
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Local artist’s music video makes it to Vimeo Staff Picks list

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Emelia Fournier
Music videos are usually regarded as mere commercial endeavors. While they often are, this is not the case with Forever, the new music video by Winnipeg artist AudioOpera (whose real name is Graeme Barrett). Codirected...
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Canadian photojournalist to share thought-provoking stories of marginalized animals

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Emelia Fournier
Twenty years ago, Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur realized that she regarded animals differently from the way most people did. While backpacking in Ecuador, she came across a macaque monkey on display and chained up...
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Winnipeg Art Gallery provides platforms for artisans to showcase products

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Emelia Fournier
CRAFTED was created to help artists overcome their biggest challenge: visibility in the marketplace.
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S.P.E.A.K up

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Emelia Fournier
As the semester kicks into full gear, the workload that comes with being a student becomes overbearing and we begin to crave that extra motivation and inspiration to keep going. Student group UMNEXT hopes...
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Taking it to heart

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Emelia Fournier
Occupational therapist and University of Manitoba alumnus Ryan Montemurro always wanted to be involved in music. Inspired by The National’s charity compilations that raised funds for the Red Hot Organization, Montemurro set out to...
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Tokyo Police Club lights up Winnipeg

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Emelia Fournier
On Sept. 27, Tokyo Police Club, Born Ruffians, and the Elwins tore up the Garrick Centre. The Elwins kicked off the show with a ton of energy as they performed and engaged the crowd...
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