Mayoral Arts Forum reveals an engaged creative community
ArtsVote Winnipeg Mayoral Forum made it clear that Winnipeg’s creative community is watching and involved. Catch the entire debate here.
Museum opens to chorus of protests
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is open to the public, and not everyone is happy about it.
Photo fest shows Winnipeg’s greatest asset – its people
The FLASH photographic festival will take place during the entire month of October in 33 venues across Winnipeg, featuring over 50 photographers.
Nik Turner’s Hawkwind show at The Pyramid a Space Ritual
Nik and band recreate Hawkwind’s epic set-list from their legendary Space Ritual tour.
Embracing uncertainty and complexity in Northern Iraq
Winnipegger Devin Morrow speaks candidly about her experiences as a teacher in Northern Iraq and what the situation is like in this troubled region.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – feat or failure?
A panel discussion debates whether building CMHR is a tour de force for our city and our country, or an act of cultural violence against the indigenous heritage of this land.
Missing the smoke
Compared to national museums in Ottawa, the predictions may be accurate for the expected number of visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, but other figures don’t add up.
Driving on vegetables: Jon Isaak’s recycled-oil car
If you smell french fries nowhere near a fast food restaurant, you might think you’re imagining things. Or, you may discover a diesel car with the capacity to run on used vegetable oil has just driven by.
Songwriting site lets fans write lyrics with established artists
Winnipeg native sons, Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies, and music producer, Terry Derkach, help launch a social songwriting platform, and The Bros Landreth will lead the next collaboration.
Artist tackles sensitive subject using fused glass medium
It’s been called the worst mass rape in history, and it’s the subject of June Derksen’s latest artwork that will be part of an upcoming Human Rights Showcase Gallery.