Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Art?
Today, CBC showcased a story about a Toronto artist, who had her show cancelled, over an allegation that her work is actually a form of cultural appropriation. Amanda PL is…
Art
Unmanifest At BBAM! Gallery
Stopped in last night at the opening of this show at BBAM! Gallery featuring the work of two excellent young artists, Lana Filippone and Adam Giroux. From the Facebook page……
Watching the world burn
An insane animal is in charge of the world Filed under: art, cartoon, illustration Tagged: Cat
Walking With Andy
Walking with Andy he talks and talks he copies things and gets on my nerves he has been to China I respect that but it looked boring (he didn’t get…
Art for innovation’s sake? Lessons from our Canadian cousin
The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is making significant investments in the Canadian public broadcasting, the arts and creative industries. A lesson for other countries on “how to tap into…
Roadsworth Mural in Little Burgundy.
Stumbled on to this large mural that was apparently completed yesterday in Little Burgundy. The guys you see in the picture are applying anti graffiti coatings to the work and
Bus Stop With Dirt Picture
Realized lately that two projects that I have had going in the last couple of years, Bus Stops and Dirt, have started interacting. Not sure I completely approve, yet, it
Hey, Lorne Avenue, read this!
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Fantastic Night In Verdun
Friday evening was a celebration of a wonderful project started over a year ago by the Comité d’action des citoyennes et citoyens de Verdun (CACV). The basic idea is to
London’s vision prescription eyeglasses
Both Federal and Provincial governments are encouraging transit systems to move to electrical Light Rail Rapid Transit systems, as opposed to motor driven buses. They are providing grants of large…
Pre-Order ‘Hey Wendy Watch This!’
You might not believe that these stories are true but they are! Life was full of remarkable adventure as Deb grew up East of Adelaide from 1955 to 1974. The…
Four colour panel discussion at Tingfest
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My stolen bike #ldnont
This is my freshly stolen bike. Some one for whom I have no polite words walked into my garage, removed the obviously unsanitary water bottle and took my bike. Why…
At my exhibition
Sitting at a table is boring. But watching people look at artwork isn’t really. Just loafing. samu press blog _ cartoon life _ @dougsamu _ doug at G+Filed under: art…
20 Questions for Film Curators
This past winter I taught a graduate seminar course at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia University) entitled “Curatorial Labour and the Politics of Programming.” It was a fantastic and…
20 Questions for Film Curators
This past winter I taught a graduate seminar course at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia University) entitled “Curatorial Practices and the Politics of Programming.” It was a fantastic and…
Images from TingFest opening night
Images from TingfestFiled under: art