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Artists ready to shine at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery welcomed three new award-winning exhibits this past weekend. Admission is free. The exhibits include art from Meghan Sims, Walter Ostrom, and the 2021 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics. Denis Longchamps, the executive director and chief curator of the gallery, has worked there for three years. He has enjoyed his time at the gallery and is looking forward to this new exhibit. “We do fantastic … Continued

From orbit to Kitchener-Waterloo

By Nicole Clark Few people have lived on the ocean floor or high above Earth. Chris Hadfield has done both. As he took the stage at the Centre in the Square Nov. 16, the audience rose and cheered the retired Canadian astronaut who rocketed to fame in 2013 when he was commander of the International Space Station (ISS) for five months – during which time he would see the entirety … Continued

Sculpting with glass, bronze and metal

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

Think pink

BY BREA BERGEN Pink. This is the colour that comes to mind when people think about breast cancer. Mammogram. This is the word that may painfully come to mind when they think about being tested. Mammograms are some of the most commonly known diagnostic tools when it comes to breast cancer, because they are the most frequently used. Mammograms, however, are not always the most accurate. According to Mary Kubisewsky, … Continued

Women, gaming needs you

BY CODY MUDGE Where have all the girls gone? For an industry born out of a relatively progressive age and whose products have nearly universal appeal, gaming has a serious problem with attracting women to the burgeoning field. Gaming has become an incredibly robust entertainment industry with economic clout rivalling and even surpassing the movie and music industries in many countries. And the field has been growing steadily, especially here … Continued

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