Marc Siegner’s new public art at Victoria Park Pavilion This bas relief mural celebrates a beloved winter tradition – ice skating. The imagery suggests a pond where ice skates have come to race each other. Inspired by period skates as well as historical artistic imagery, the artist employs bright hues and detailing to instill as … Read moreExotic Beasts – curious arts
After centuries of queer life being hidden in the closet and the loss of almost an entire generation of gay men to HIV/AIDS, The Gay Heritage Project is an important step in the excavation, preservation and promotion of a community’s cultural history. The tour brings an essential conversation about history and identity from the world’s largest queer … Read moreAndrew Kushnir on The Gay Heritage Project
MFA Artist Kyle Terrence talks end times in his drawing and intermedia final presentation You don’t normally associate an art gallery visit with being faced with apocalyptic fears. But if you visit FAB Gallery before February 13th, you will have the chance to not only face those fears but to be taken by the hand on … Read morePilgrimage: being in the end times – curious arts
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ridden with references to nature and specifically weather. Why did Shakespeare think it was important to have his characters, particularly his fairies like Titania, the fairy queen, and Oberon, the fairy king, talk about bad harvests and horrid weather? William Shakespeare is indeed writing about an actual historically … Read moreWilliam Shakespeare: 16th Century Weatherman – curious arts
University of Alberta’s New Works Festival showcases what’s next in Edmonton theatre by Jenna MarynowskiOriginally published on After the House Lights There’s a lot going on in Edmonton’s theatre scene in February, but one of the questions that always seems to be in the back of everyone’s minds is: what’s next? Students at the University of … Read moreQ & A with producers of New Works Festival – curious arts