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Expanding the Frame: An Interview with Deanna Bowen
Read more: Expanding the Frame: An Interview with Deanna BowenDeanna and I have spoken numerous times about the role of artists in this moment of Canadian nation-building, working together to clarify our thinking on it. The discussion that follows is condensed from several conversations between December 2025 and February 2026 and has been edited for length and clarity. Read More
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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…
