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The Beauty and Joy of Spending Time with Artists: An Interview with Conor McNally
Read more: The Beauty and Joy of Spending Time with Artists: An Interview with Conor McNallyWhen I watched Conor McNally’s 2017 film ôtênaw, I knew I wanted to find an excuse to speak with him and learn more about his approach to filmmaking. I was taken by the amount of space Conor offers within the film: space for Dwayne Donald, the Nêhiyawak storyteller and educator who narrates the film throughout,…
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Future Prairie
Read more: Future PrairieFuture Prairie (Remediation Plot) is a collaborative artwork led by Api’soomaahka, Alana Bartol, Kara Matthews, and Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed at the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage. Rather than restoring land for human use, Future Prairie supports the recovery of prairie ecosystems, creating a habitat for native species. The project embraces plant-led processes, ecological reciprocity, and…
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Preston Pavlis: The Look of Truth
Read more: Preston Pavlis: The Look of TruthPreston Pavlis and I have made a habit of meeting on cold days. The first was a frigid Friday in May, back in 2021. By then, Preston was already a gifted and successful artist. He’d completed two years of school at MacEwan University (prior to the launch of their BFA program), and was planning a…
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The Embodied Practice of Weaving: an Interview with Jessica Fern Facette
Read more: The Embodied Practice of Weaving: an Interview with Jessica Fern FacetteA full room of supporters crowded into the Alberta Craft Council’s Edmonton gallery on a hot afternoon in late May for Jessica Fern Facette’s opening of Symptomatology, an exhibition of weavings and textiles. I recognized a few people from workshops and drop-in weaving sessions I’ve attended at her studio, Fern’s School of Textile Craft. The…
