Kitchener’s Frederick Art Walk could be a walk to remember this year. The 20th annual art walk that started in 2001 will look a little different. It will be held outdoors because of COVID-19 restrictions. “We started the art walk to just build community in our area and as an outlet for artists,” Lori Cole, Coordinator of the Frederick Art Walk said. “We learned we had a lot of creative … Continued
While out-of-work artists wait for financial assistance from the government to arrive, community arts leaders raise money for an emergency fund to help with immediate needs.
The starving artist. It’s a cliché based in fact. It’s a three-word cautionary tale which deters some people from pursuing their dream of being a painter, a poet, a filmmaker, a musician or an author.
BY JOY STRUTHERS The opening reception of the Artful Aging Exhibition celebrated aging gracefully and creatively. It was held on the second floor of the Ashlar Gallery, which is located in a limestone building that used to house the Guelph Civic Museum, and is now called the Boarding House Gallery. The museum was at 6 Dublin St. S. for over 30 years before it moved to a new building beside … Continued
BY SHARON SAMUEL Have you made sculptures out of glass, bronze and metal? Meet a duo who has. Ione Thorkelsson from Manitoba and Lou Lynn from Winlow, B.C. are contemporary artists who mould glass into sculptures that resemble Canada’s creatures and kitchen tools. Their works are on display at The Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo. Lynn named her exhibition Common/uncommon, while Thorkelsson’s exhibition is called A Natural History of … Continued
BY JOY STRUTHERS The opening night of the 10th annual Grand River Film Festival at the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge brought a serious issue to the attention of the community, the problem of homelessness. The film Lowdown Tracks by Shelley Saywell showcased homeless musicians in the Toronto area celebrating their music and expressing their vulnerability. Juno award-winning musician Lorraine Segato recorded the stories of some of the people she met … Continued
BY IAN MCBRIDE
BY TASHA LUNNY Georgian Bay Islands National Park is looking across Ontario to find up to six participants for their 2014 “Artist in the Park” program. With inspirational views of their 30,000 islands and rugged landscapes, which display the best of the Canadian Shield, Georgian Bay Islands National Park is a perfect place for a summer artist-in-residence program. Park superintendent, Gary McMillan, said it would not be the first time … Continued
