Keep On Keepin’ On
Graffiti Art Programming Inc.—also known as the Graffiti Gallery and GAP—is a not-for-profit community youth art centre that has been providing a space for young…
Kara Passey
Angry, fast, violent, and socially aware
If you are into loud music and you’ve never heard of Arsonfest, man, I don’t know what to tell you. For over a decade, Mike…
To Break & To Build
Concrete bricks constructed out of delicate paper prints, repurposed records from your grandparents’ basement, and lithography prints made by meticulously folded paper – this…
Homemaking
Homemaking by Chantel Mierau, opening at aceartinc. on Friday, Mar. 1, uses traditional textile methods with a contemporary twist. Six videos, one installation, and a…
I know what I like: Why it’s important to apply critical thinking to popular media
“Don’t you think you’re being a little hypersensitive?” These words often come at me when I’m happily babbling away about why I don’t like some…
We need to talk: Sexism in video games and gamer culture
A trope is a common or recognizable device that conveys information to an audience, often about an element or role within a story. There are…
The Toms & Bitches of Turtle Island
The walls of aceartinc.’s main gallery space are usually a platform for exhibiting artists to hang their already-made art, but currently they are part of…
Out LOUD
In recent years the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) has primarily been known for presenting folk, roots, and world music made by local and touring…
Craft sale guide 2012
This time of year always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth; it’s cold, expensive, and wasteful… the only good part about it…
Experimental and unconventional
Collin Zipp is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with video, photo, sculpture, painting, and installation. He received his BFA from the University of Manitoba’s School…