The Multicultural Artists’ Coalition is getting ready to put on the ART + Summer Showcase next weekend at the Shenkman Arts Centre. The event will consist of a workshop for artists looking to market and monetize their craft, as well as a showcase for local multicultural talent. The workshop portion of the event kicks off […]
Are you looking to brush on up or learn a new artistic skill? The Wabano Centre is offering a new virtual series of workshops called Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays every week between April 14-June 30th. The workshops vary between lanyards and dreamcatchers, beading and visual art. Wabano will get you set up with the resources to get you […]
Talking Stick Festival is celebrating 20 years in 2021! To make the most of these strange times, they’ve taken the festival to the digital realm. From February 17th to February 27th, you’re invited to learn about and celebrate Indigenous culture through the arts in the Season of Four Fires. Whether you are seeking to learn something […]
Missing Powwow season? Us too! Since we can’t plan to gather in-person anytime soon, the Gathering of Nations Powwow, which normally takes place in New Mexico, is going virtual. On April 23rd and 24th, 2021, join the celebration of the biggest powwow in North America as they stream live to the comfort of your home. The powwow […]
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting is launching The Chesterfield, a new video interview series about Canadian culture where notable Canadian artists reveal the Canadian art that inspires them. Hosted by songwriter and performance artist iskwē, and entertainment journalist Ben Rayner, The Chesterfield will premiere Tuesday, October 6, 2020 on YouTube and run weekly for 12 episodes. […]
Renowned Hip-Hop Photographer, Public Speaker and Historian, Ernie Paniccioli (Brother Ernie), was born on February 25th, 1947 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Paniccioli’s career as a photographer has been monumental in documenting Hip-Hop culture and has played a key part in how we know it today. From taking pictures of Grandmaster Flash […]
The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival is in full swing. Celebrating National Indigenous History Month from June 1 to June 21, the festival is bringing many of the same festivities and activities audiences would have enjoyed at Vincent Massey Park. The only difference is that this year, it’s all happening virtually. Audiences will still be able to […]
As a lover of books, I like surrounding myself with more books than I’ll ever read in my life. I admit I haven’t been able to finish a book since 1984. Not the year, the title. The year was 2015. But that’s beside the point. The good news is that Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar can […]
This year there are eleven writers on the longlist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, and Curve Lake First Nation author Drew Hayden Taylor is one of them. The prize, worth $15,000, is awarded to the best book of humour each year. Taylor is nominated for his play “Cottagers and Indians,” which chronicles the […]