Laurelle Public art collaboration merges history, art, and community to inaugurate a new fire station in south west Edmonton Public art walks a fine line between artistic vision and community interest. When the Edmonton Arts Council awarded Jeff Kulak (’07 BDes) and Mark Clintberg the commission to design a public art installation for the Heritage Valley … Read moreJeff Kulak and Mark Clintberg: Water Vessels – curious arts
Here’s a post that simultaneously throws back to May 30, 2015 when Alberta Ballet invited audiences to The Creation Experience and looks ahead to October 18, 2015 when the University of Alberta Music Department presents Contemporary Canadian. What ties these events together? Buzz — a musical piece by U of A composer Howard Bashaw. An … Read moreHoward Bashaw’s Buzz – curious arts
MFA printmaker’s lush artwork will leave you feeling breathless Feature image: Amanda Forrest-Chan plants moss on tiny graves, strand by strand, over the course of her exhibition felt breathless all day. Photo by TJ Jans. Amanda Forrest-Chan is a sharp-eyed storyteller. As she talks about her work and describes the various influences and stories behind … Read moreAmanda Forrest-Chan: felt breathless all day – curious arts
Giselle Boehm recaps her #DIY City Project Giselle Boehm This spring, Make Something Edmonton put out the call for projects that transform a public space somewhere in our city, asking makers to synchronize these placemaker projects to launch simultaneously across the city on June 21st — hailing this community-driven day as DIY City. UAlberta design … Read moreCanadian Constellations – curious arts
guest post by Alodie Larochelle Meet Quezi. Quezi is short for Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of the Aztec people, a name and title he will grow into. He will become their protector, their feathered colour dragon. But that civilization doesn’t even exist yet, and Quezi is still a baby; thousands of years old, yes, … Read moreStep-by-step puppet-making – curious arts