Essays
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
On the Life and Death (and Life) of Dancemakers
In November, the board of directors at Dancemakers said it would close, after a 46-year run. Then in February, a new board took the reins, with a new, in-process vision
Stardust and Blood
This is a letter to my father, to honour him and how he taught me to paint our world with beautiful colour
Seeing Through
“With my art practice and my paintings, I am trying to imagine a world where colonialism hasn’t touched my life in some way.”
Art Policy vs. Social Policy and the Federal Election
What is the value of art, beyond being a social benefit? Here, arts leaders discuss what we lose when we continue to value art only in relation to social gains
As Immense as the Sky
Meryl McMaster’s latest works—a series of not-quite-self portraits that broaden understandings of land histories and what it means to be in a body—will feature next week in a solo show in Montreal. Here, Gabrielle Moser pulls the camera back on her work to date
On Ekphrasis and Emphasis
“All artwork is an optic of voyeurism”: An expanded story from our Summer issue looks at the ethics of representation for Indigi-queer artists
Variations in Black Queer Worlds
Theorist Christina Sharpe takes us through the otherwise worlds of Abdi Osman’s recent exhibition
Joi T. Arcand
College Art Gallery 2, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, May 24 to August 17, 2019
Candy-Coated Chemical Sublime
Jasmin Mozaffari’s debut feature film is a new take on the teen-dream aesthetic
Reflections on an Art Project about Indigenous Mothering
Rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, “Mothering Spaces” in Edmonton addressed barriers caregivers experience in the arts—and it also prompted thoughts about mothering as a collective action