First Indigenous designer in residence exhibits work
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…
Jen Doerksen
Annual Mennofolk exhibit celebrates art and music
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…
UMSU moves forward in governance updates
UMSU is lobbying to introduce several amendments to the UMSU Act, which will be carried forward in a private member’s bill by Fort Richmond MLA…
Afro Prairie Film Festival anchors Black History Month
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…
Local art from local hearts
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…
Protesters camp at legislature following Cormier verdict
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…
Hundreds rally to honour Tina Fontaine
Hundreds of Manitobans took part in a march Friday honouring the life of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. The march and following rally came a day after…
Manitoban referendum motion sent to executive committee
A motion challenging the Manitoban’s funding was forwarded to UMSU’s executive committee Thursday. The motion, which was moved by Science Students’ Association representative Navkiran Chhina,…
Flash dance
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…
Experimental art made accessible
Approachable experimental art was the goal of last weekend’s second annual Forthwith Festival. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 4, local coffee shop Forth will host…