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Public Energy’s Emergency #20
Here’s the ever-bemused Bill Kimball in a jacket trimmed with curly fur and a red silk kerchief onstage at Market Hall like the ringmaster of a circus, which in many ways he is. Tonight he is introducing the first performance
Public Energy’s Emergency #20
Here’s the ever-bemused Bill Kimball in a jacket trimmed with curly fur and a red silk kerchief onstage at Market Hall like the ringmaster of a circus, which in many ways he is. Tonight he is introducing the first performance
Madmen on the Otonabee
Trent University business student Richard Love is curator of an exciting legacy project for his final year entitled Madmen on the Otonabee. Last year I wrote about Ron Thom’s contribution to Peterborough’s architectural landscape and for the first time, Love
Madmen on the Otonabee
Trent University business student Richard Love is curator of an exciting legacy project for his final year entitled Madmen on the Otonabee. Last year I wrote about Ron Thom’s contribution to Peterborough’s architectural landscape and for the first time, Love
The Burgess Shale CD release
They played a fine, rollicking set at the 2012 Peterborough Folk Festival and it was standing room only at the Spill and the Garnet for their performances of Eight Days Lost – The Tom Thompson Multimedia Project last year during
The Burgess Shale CD release
They played a fine, rollicking set at the 2012 Peterborough Folk Festival and it was standing room only at the Spill and the Garnet for their performances of Eight Days Lost – The Tom Thompson Multimedia Project last year during
ReFrame / Still ReFrame
I can’t say enough about the annual ReFrame Film Festival’s unflinching programming and dedication to engaging voices that would otherwise go unheard. The 63 films of 2013′s fierce collection address issues that range from local to global, from intimate to universal,
ReFrame / Still ReFrame
I can’t say enough about the annual ReFrame Film Festival’s unflinching programming and dedication to engaging voices that would otherwise go unheard. The 63 films of 2013′s fierce collection address issues that range from local to global, from intimate to universal,
ARTSPACE | Media Lab
Technology has empowered regular folks like me to do extraordinary things. For those of us who actually remember what life was like B.C. that is, Before Computers, the ability to record and mix your own multi-track album, digitally shoot and
ARTSPACE | Media Lab
Technology has empowered regular folks like me to do extraordinary things. For those of us who actually remember what life was like B.C. that is, Before Computers, the ability to record and mix your own multi-track album, digitally shoot and
Gallery in the Attic
Elizabeth Fennell has a knack for turning nothing into something. She is a wizard at creating galleries in unusual spaces – in a house, in a truck, and now in an attic – the iconic Roy Studio on the 3rd
Gallery in the Attic
Elizabeth Fennell has a knack for turning nothing into something. She is a wizard at creating galleries in unusual spaces – in a house, in a truck, and now in an attic – the iconic Roy Studio on the 3rd
Mary Anne Barkhouse’s Reins of Chaos
State of the Arts blogger Victoria Ward interviews Mary Anne Barkhouse Reins of Chaos – The Final Frontier Agnes Jamieson Gallery - September 12-November 3, 2012 “When I first met Mary Anne Barkhouse I had a realization that I was meeting a bona
Mary Anne Barkhouse’s Reins of Chaos
State of the Arts blogger Victoria Ward interviews Mary Anne Barkhouse Reins of Chaos – The Final Frontier Agnes Jamieson Gallery - September 12-November 3, 2012 “When I first met Mary Anne Barkhouse I had a realization that I was meeting a bona
Ron Thom’s modernist vision for Trent University
Whenever I visit Trent University, the architecture takes me to another place and time. It was the 60′s, a time which, despite its conflicts, was brimming with a futuristic optimism. Drab, conservative Canada was suddenly heady with an explosion of
Ron Thom’s modernist vision for Trent University
Whenever I visit Trent University, the architecture takes me to another place and time. It was the 60′s, a time which, despite its conflicts, was brimming with a futuristic optimism. Drab, conservative Canada was suddenly heady with an explosion of
The Peterborough Folk Festival
It’s hard to believe that the folk festival genre hasn’t really been around all that long. Today you can enjoy a summer folk festival in every part of the world from Newport to Reykjavik. One of the longer running folk
The Peterborough Folk Festival
It’s hard to believe that the folk festival genre hasn’t really been around all that long. Today you can enjoy a summer folk festival in every part of the world from Newport to Reykjavik. One of the longer running folk
The Highlands Sustainable Word Festival
Minden Hills Cultural Centre, August 6, 2012 Review by contributor Victoria Ward, Hotspur Studio Thankfully the suffocating heat had broken by the Monday of the long weekend making the Sustainable Word Fest which took place outdoors very comfortable. The Cultural
The Highlands Sustainable Word Festival
Minden Hills Cultural Centre, August 6, 2012 Review by contributor Victoria Ward, Hotspur Studio Thankfully the suffocating heat had broken by the Monday of the long weekend making the Sustainable Word Fest which took place outdoors very comfortable. The Cultural
Forever Playful: Rod Prouse
State of the Arts blogger Victoria Ward reviews Rod Prouse Pro Tempore Agnes Jamieson Gallery, July 19 – September 1, 2012 “Rod is one of those kinetic artists who moves easily back and forth between painting, sketching, drawing, assembled sculpture
Forever Playful: Rod Prouse
State of the Arts blogger Victoria Ward reviews Rod Prouse Pro Tempore Agnes Jamieson Gallery, July 19 – September 1, 2012 “Rod is one of those kinetic artists who moves easily back and forth between painting, sketching, drawing, assembled sculpture
The Waterway Project
I first truly understood the power of glass as a sculptural medium when I saw a picture of Bancroft artist and Governor General Award winner Kevin Lockau’s sand cast glass work, Behavioural Studies of Tolerance. Glass is a physically challenging medium to
The Waterway Project
I first truly understood the power of glass as a sculptural medium when I saw a picture of Bancroft artist and Governor General Award winner Kevin Lockau’s sand cast glass work, Behavioural Studies of Tolerance. Glass is a physically challenging medium to
Lakefield Station Bookshop
The sign on the building simply says Books and Fine Prints. Don’t let the dilapidated exterior fool you – Lakefield Station Bookshop is not merely a store, it is an experience not to be missed. Both the restoration of the
Lakefield Station Bookshop
The sign on the building simply says Books and Fine Prints. Don’t let the dilapidated exterior fool you – Lakefield Station Bookshop is not merely a store, it is an experience not to be missed. Both the restoration of the
4th Line Theatre’s 20th Season
It’s an idyllic summer evening as we drive up to the Winslow farm with its weathered barns, rolling hills and clusters of day lilies. The wind ruffles fields of grass, horses graze in the upper pasture, swooping barn swallows and
4th Line Theatre’s 20th Season
It’s an idyllic summer evening as we drive up to the Winslow farm with its weathered barns, rolling hills and clusters of day lilies. The wind ruffles fields of grass, horses graze in the upper pasture, swooping barn swallows and
Fuel – Gary Blundell at Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
I was expecting a show by an accomplished painter, but I wasn’t expecting a meditation on the history of chalk and coal mining in England. Gary Blundell’s striking relief paintings are on exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
Fuel – Gary Blundell at Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
I was expecting a show by an accomplished painter, but I wasn’t expecting a meditation on the history of chalk and coal mining in England. Gary Blundell’s striking relief paintings are on exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
jiigbiing: at the edge where the water and the earth meet
I have always identified with native culture. As a kid, when other girls wanted to dress like Barbie, I wanted a jingle dress. So I feel privileged to live here in Nogojiwanong on the banks of a river used for centuries
jiigbiing: at the edge where the water and the earth meet
I have always identified with native culture. As a kid, when other girls wanted to dress like Barbie, I wanted a jingle dress. So I feel privileged to live here in Nogojiwanong on the banks of a river used for centuries
Review: Mysterious Entity’s Production of Beside Herself
Last night’s final performance of Beside Herself at Market Hall was an experimental, intimate production from Mysterious Entity that makes me glad to live in this small town with so much local talent, because I likely wouldn’t see it anywhere
Review: Mysterious Entity’s Production of Beside Herself
Last night’s final performance of Beside Herself at Market Hall was an experimental, intimate production from Mysterious Entity that makes me glad to live in this small town with so much local talent, because I likely wouldn’t see it anywhere
Bigger and Better – Artspace 50/50
What I love about the Artspace 50/50 annual fundraiser is the chance to see contemporary artwork by Peterborough artists I didn’t know about. Some of these artists show infrequently or out of town, and some are new to the community.
Bigger and Better – Artspace 50/50
What I love about the Artspace 50/50 annual fundraiser is the chance to see contemporary artwork by Peterborough artists I didn’t know about. Some of these artists show infrequently or out of town, and some are new to the community.
Spring rights | The Highlander
Painter and playwright Victoria Ward writes a thoughtful column for the Haliburton Highlander appropriately called State of the Arts. I like some of her thoughts in her recent response to the federal and provincial budget, that “artists have to continue
Spring rights | The Highlander
Painter and playwright Victoria Ward writes a thoughtful column for the Haliburton Highlander appropriately called State of the Arts. I like some of her thoughts in her recent response to the federal and provincial budget, that “artists have to continue
Inaugural Triennial at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
The last slabs of ice are breaking up along the river’s edge and most of the people of Peterborough are out enjoying the first really springlike day of March. So I didn’t expect to see a crowd at the opening
Inaugural Triennial at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
The last slabs of ice are breaking up along the river’s edge and most of the people of Peterborough are out enjoying the first really springlike day of March. So I didn’t expect to see a crowd at the opening
Crowdfunding by Spark Box Studio
Spark Box Studio is a lovely studio near Picton that offers residencies, workshops, open studios and other arts resources, particularly for printmakers. I really like their approach and their website offers lots of good art biz info and links to
Crowdfunding by Spark Box Studio
Spark Box Studio is a lovely studio near Picton that offers residencies, workshops, open studios and other arts resources, particularly for printmakers. I really like their approach and their website offers lots of good art biz info and links to
Painting Workshops with John Climenhage
Over eight weeks students will be invited to explore the traditions of oil painting: from the pre-renaissance through to cubism we will experiment with the changing perspectives of space in modern art history from the introduction of single and two
Painting Workshops with John Climenhage
Over eight weeks students will be invited to explore the traditions of oil painting: from the pre-renaissance through to cubism we will experiment with the changing perspectives of space in modern art history from the introduction of single and two
Art « DON’T PANIC
Read some offerings from Art « DON’T PANIC – a Trent Graduate Student Blog
Art « DON’T PANIC
Read some offerings from Art « DON’T PANIC – a Trent Graduate Student Blog
