Mentors seeking mentees
In their 30th anniversary year, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) are once again inviting applicants to their Foundation Mentorship Program (FMP). A cornerstone of…
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Calling for justice by walking with art
The Native Women’s Association of Canada created a database of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls, and as of March 31, 2010, it had…
U of M celebrates International Women’s Day
If you were able to tear your eyes away from the election hoopla last week, you may have noticed the breast, chest, and torso casts…
Point Douglas is the Place for Love
What comes to mind when you think of Point Douglas? Perhaps you know the area is named for the 5th Earl of Selkirk, who established the Red River Colony in 1812, or that it has the lowest family income and highest unemployment of any riding in Manitoba. Some people also insist the area’s crime rate is its most notable feature.
Ninjas, goddesses, industrial landscapes, and pop art
A powerful, crazed, manga ninja. A self-portrait eyeing handwritten pages of personal thought. A short video shot in the wilderness followed by one filmed in an…
Jason Baerg goes back home and into the future
Visual artist Jason Baerg has recently gone back to his hometown of Sarnia, Ontario—a place in which he has not lived since 1995—as part of…
A space to practise revolution
At the very least, performance art creates a space of risk-taking, and at best, it sets the stage for a possible transformation. On Nov. 8,…
‘Give it time’
What do you expect from an artist who has lived almost one century? If that artist is 90-year-old Eli Bornstein, expect something magnificent. Curator Oliver…
Campus news briefs
Final exam policy changed The U of M implemented changes to the final exam and final grades policy effective Sept. 1 of this year. The…
Creative futures for street kids
Rebuilding lives means more than just providing the basic necessities, and sometimes art can play a part in building a future that involves more than…