“My medicine is making art”
Acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Lita Fontaine (Mikinaak Ikwe) premiered a long-awaited solo show at Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq earlier this month. Fontaine is a 1997 graduate…
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“Outsider” art in the gallery
Pride month may be over, but a new exhibition of 2SLGBTQIA+ art has begun at aceartinc. Curated by James Turowski, QUEERiosities: A Queerious Art Exhibition…
New mural celebrating women at UMSU Women’s Centre
A mural at the Women’s Centre, located in the basement of the Helen Glass Centre, has recently been completed. The artwork was created by nine…
Encouraging “ecological empathy”
As you walk into a darkened room, you are greeted with the sound of dripping water — at first slow and delicate, then increasingly insistent…
Revitalizing historic Chinatown through art
Winnipeg artist Natalie Mark was commissioned by the Winnipeg Arts Council to create new banners to adorn Winnipeg’s historic Chinatown this year. The pieces will…
Punk’s not dead: It’s back and shopping local
With its foundation built on the love for Winnipeg’s long-standing music scene and DIY subculture, the Winnipeg Punk Rock Flea Market (WPRFM) is a DIY…
Mailiw: Conversations of home at the dinner table
Local artists and their works filled Winnipeg’s Exchange District and downtown area on the evening of Sept. 23 for Nuit Blanche Winnipeg, an annual nighttime…
Something wicked this way comes
Where do witches, the magically inclined and self-declared weirdos go to sell their goods? As of June 24, the answer is the Wicked Bazaar. Founder…
Back from the edge and bigger than ever
Before recording his debut full-length album, Kris Ulrich wasn’t sure that he would ever make another record. “I was kind of caught between two roles…
2SLGBTQIA+ students send their art ‘Outward’
From March 27 to 31, Rainbow Pride Centre (RPC) collaborated with the School of Fine Arts Students Association (SOFASA) to create and curate Outward, a…