Back in January I posted an article highlighting a video about Sue Coe’s art that was produced by Our Hen House, a “Multimedia hub for people who want to change the world for animals.” Jasmin Singer, one of the founders of Our Hen House, immediately stood out as someone who
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Art Threat: Montreal North stand up – MC Ricardo Lamour-Blaise puts police and politicians on blast following the three-year anniversary of Fredy Villanueva’s death
The Haitian-Québecois rapper is just as likely to dive into a heated debate about a community centre founded by the New Black Panther Party as he is to pen introspective poetry.
Continue readingArt Threat: Stealing to save the world – Kenk is a fascinating graphic novel about Toronto’s notorious bike thief
The vilified bike thief Kenk gets a complex treatment in this intriguing graphic novel.
Continue readingArt Threat: One play at a time – Teesri Duniya Theatre challenges the status quo
A fierce non-profit theatre takes provokes through the political and the personal.
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: VSP’s Ten Rules for Liberal Debate
When I first joined the Liberals in ’08 I didn’t know what I was getting myself into–I didn’t know the culture, the debate customs, or many rules of order. I just wanted to contribute. I didn’t know how to deal with some o…
Continue readingArt Threat: A left-leaning take on political portraits – Michael Caines’ depictions of US leaders are sincere yet ridiculous
Caines’ work succeeds because it comes across as both sincere and ridiculous. It’s a grotesque, and yet an accurate portrayal of political pomposity.
Continue readingArt Threat: Radio Without Boundaries: Breaking free of format and formula – Interview with Public Radio Remix founder Roman Mars
Public Radio Remix is an experimental sound stream hosted by the Public Radio Exchange to showcase pieces from the PRX archive and to develop new approaches to radio.
Continue readingArt Threat: Radio Without Boundaries: Crowd-sourcing history with personal memories – The Place and Memory Project (interview with Shea Shackelford)
Imagine a ghostly landscape conjured with the voices of people telling stories about their lives. Memories have their places. But they also animate our recollections of who we were in the past.
Continue readingArt Threat: Radio Without Boundaries: Tapping into the treasures of fictional ‘truths’ – An interview with Jonathan Goldstein
Jonathan Goldstein’s work on CBC’s Wiretap is something of an under-appreciated gem of Canadian public broadcasting.
Continue readingArt Threat: A Conservative government: What now?
Last week I wrote an editorial exploring the role of the arts in creating healthy and prosperous countries. With the government of Canada making major shifts across the board last night, becoming a Conservative majority government (I refuse to call it the “Harper Government”) many artists and arts organizations are writhing at the thought of […]
Continue readingArt Threat: Poet and performer Kaie Kellough on language, poetry & power – Art Threat TV celebrates National Poetry Month
Art Threat TV caught up with Kaie in his home where he gave Art Threat exclusive performances from his new book.
Continue readingArt Threat: Unsettling the Israeli settlers – An interview with Israel vs. Israel’s director Terje Carlsson
Terje Carlsson, director of Israel vs. Israel, on the fanaticism of Israeli settlers.
Continue readingArt Threat: Dialogue in bite sized pieces – Speak in Images embarks on a national participatory photo project
This is you receiving an invitation. An invitation to participate in a project just recently born in Vancouver called Speak in Images / Parler en Images. An invitation to speak up in a tiny but effective way about what issues matter to you in the Canadian federal election in a time when we are being […]
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