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The Public Studio – An interview with Jessica Fern Facette
Read more: The Public Studio – An interview with Jessica Fern FacetteAs COI prepares for the end of our first season, I wanted to speak again with Jessica Fern Facette, the first artist interviewed in Season One. Fern’s practice extends into her working life through her studio and store, Fern’s School of Textile Craft, and I wanted to know more about how she approaches blending her…
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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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cîpay sakahikanak
Read more: cîpay sakahikanakErasure and defacement concoct ghosts; I don’t want to haunt you, but I will. – Eve Tuck and C. Ree Read More
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Nomad Land: An Interview with Michelle Deanne Schultz
Read more: Nomad Land: An Interview with Michelle Deanne SchultzIf you’ve worked in the arts sector in Alberta over the last ten years, you’ve probably come to know the name Michelle Deanne Schultz—through her work as the director of dc3 Art Projects and Bookshop, as the former executive director of Latitude 53, or, most recently, as an independent arts consultant and strategist. Those experiences…
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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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Muslims in the Prairies: Voices from the Archives
Read more: Muslims in the Prairies: Voices from the ArchivesFor over a century, Muslims have been part of the diverse fabric of Canada, nowhere more so than in the Prairies. Investigating early newspaper archives, Nadia Kurd explores stories about the early Muslim community and helps to reveal the historic narratives that shape our ideas about Muslims in the Prairies. Read More
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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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Artists in a Time of Nation-Building – Part One
Read more: Artists in a Time of Nation-Building – Part OneI wonder about the role of artists within this “elbows up” climate in which Canadians are banding together around Canadian identity more than I, at least, have ever witnessed before…Read More
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Yaniya Lee: Writing as Witnessing
Read more: Yaniya Lee: Writing as WitnessingIn October of 2025, writer Yaniya Lee spent a week in Edmonton at the invitation of the Mitchell Gallery. Across her week here, she spent time getting to know artists and the artistic community, all the while working to situate and place these Edmonton artists’ methods and approaches within larger contexts. Near the end of…
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Art is not in some far-off place, and neither is rapture
Read more: Art is not in some far-off place, and neither is raptureMuriel N. Kahwagi But how many of us are weeping at public art galleries? And if that’s not the point, then what is? What do we want art to do to us? It is a question that is somehow both easy and hard to answer—one that shapes how we approach what kinds of art we seek out, engage with, and make. Muriel N.…
