Indigenous Artist soars to new heights exploring culture and tradition By Nelia Raposo It’s been a big year for local visual artist Kyle Joedicke, whose work will reach new heights as part of a 3D inflatable installation by Plasticiens Volants, this June during the Strawberry Moon Festival in Lewiston, New York. “It’s a large outdoor music venue slash festival space. The event will have … [Read more...] about Indigenous Artist Kyle Joedicke
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Curating Community: The Art Gallery of Burlington
By DC Rutherford When we think of community centres, we’re drawn to images of indoor pools, basketball courts, parkettes, and town hall meetings. When I was growing up in Ottawa, the Cole Park Community Centre was where I learned to swim, attended nursery school, and made friends I’m still in touch with today. It’s where my parents made connections that would nurture and foster their young … [Read more...] about Curating Community: The Art Gallery of Burlington
Toronto’s Bay of Spirits Gallery Teaches Us About Art & Reconciliation
By Mike Spry In an age of cultural reckoning, Canada has found itself face to face with the horrors of its flawed and often forgotten history. Our malicious treatment of Indigenous communities is a scar we conceal in a thin veil of jingoism and vanity—often casting ourselves as the world’s polite, proper and steadfast pillar of reason and virtue. But the national discourse on Indigenous … [Read more...] about Toronto’s Bay of Spirits Gallery Teaches Us About Art & Reconciliation
Picasso Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
The Catharsis of Picasso: The Blue Period Comes to the AGO By DC Rutherford An empire loses its grip on a legacy of colonialism. The credibility of the government is undermined and a coup d’état threatens from dark corners of populism. A parliamentary system is defined by polarity, as anarchism and fascism pull a nation to corners, to opposition, and apart. The proletariat confronts issues … [Read more...] about Picasso Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
