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Artists bring music to the people after Ottawa protest shuts NAC

George Shafe 4 months ago

Trumpet participant Karen Donnelly was eagerly anticipating the conclude of January — when constraints would commence to carry — to perform once all over again at the Nationwide Arts Centre in Ottawa.

But when the truck convoy to start with rolled into city, she claimed she experienced no plan it would final result in the continued closure of the arts centre for what has now been an further a few months.

“I was just so disheartened,” claimed Donnelly, the principal trumpeter of the Countrywide Arts Centre Orchestra. 

Some city providers and downtown firms have keep on being closed because the

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Roc Arts United launches central resource site for artists and orgs | Art

George Shafe 9 months ago

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Roc Arts United, a team that shaped in response to a deficiency of an arts council or company in Rochester, released a internet site past 7 days aimed at connecting artists and little arts corporations with methods and prospects.

The web site, rocartsunited.org, lists local exhibition and overall performance spaces and gives a central location where by artists and corporations can come across calls for do the job or task proposals and lists of probable funding sources. The internet site welcomes submissions and the lists are to be repeatedly up-to-date.

Dozens of possibilities have

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Artists complete four-year Arnett Branch Library mural project in 19th Ward | Art

George Shafe 9 months ago

What started out in 2017 as a little mural depicting 4 e-book spines on the wall struggling with the Arnett Department Library’s entrance has expanded to involve panels illustrating 36 various e-book titles — in addition a DVD and a Motown CD for great evaluate.

Commissioned by the Rochester General public Library’s 19th Ward branch, the Reserve Spine Mural challenge was produced and completed by venture leader Richmond Futch Jr. as properly as artists Chloe Smith and Ebony Singleton. The project’s completion will be celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. at the library building on  310 Arnett Blvd. The

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Artists lit it up in a celebration of Filipino American talent. Take a look backstage

George Shafe 10 months ago

It felt like a substantial (seriously large) spouse and children reunion, with hundreds of Filipinos and good friends gathered for an exuberant, open up-air “Night of ‘Pinoy’tainment” at the Ford on Sunday. The Filipino American comedians, rappers, singers and dancers ranged from recognized names such as comedian Rex Navarrete and rapper Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas to up-and-coming comedian Lila Hart and rapid-soaring rapper Ruby Ibarra.

Singer-songwriter AJ Rafael hosted his sister, Jasmine Rafael, danced with her crew. From the back again of the dwelling, members of the dance crew Kaba Modern-day (a spin on the Tagalog word kababayan

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JCC’s new theater production is a ‘love letter’ to local BIPOC artists | Theater

George Shafe 12 months ago

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In an age of email messages, texts, and social media, Jennifer Galvez Caton needs to convey back letter producing. Very good, aged-fashioned stamped letters that get there in the mailbox.

“It’s a dropped art,” Caton suggests. “No just one writes longhand anymore. Who does not adore to get a piece of handwritten mail? Who does not

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City Seeks Artists For Washington Lane Mosaics

George Shafe 1 year ago

The City of Hamilton is inviting area artists to post proposals for the “design and execution of the Washington Lane Mosaics Task.”

A spokesperson said, “The Washington Lane Mosaics Project is part of the VIVID: City of Hamilton General public Art Initiative which aims to enliven various areas in the Metropolis of Hamilton by facilitating new general public art installations that hook up visitors and the regional group to Bermuda artwork and tradition. Additionally, VIVID aims to develop prospects for and collaborate with the nearby arts local community to rejoice arts and lifestyle in the City of Hamilton and Bermuda.

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Local Black artists embrace natural hair styles | Art

George Shafe 1 year ago

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  • R&B-soul musician Zahyia Rolle.

Within weeks of Rochester musician Zahyia releasing the music video for her new single “Foul SoulChild” this spring, it had hit almost 50,000 views. The slow-burning, catchy R&B song features stripped-down production — a haunting keyboard riff, an addictive drum beat, and Zahyia’s voice echoing overtop, as if traveling from another world.

Wearing shimmering, bandage lace-up, knee-high boots and a matching corset, Zahyia moves alone in a

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Resilience and belonging: 7 artists reflect on National Indigenous History Month

George Shafe 1 year ago

The seven artists showcasing their artistic talents in June during National Indigenous History Month are, from top left clockwise: Jacenia Desmoulin, Patrick Hunter, Naomi Peters, Ziibiikwans, Mikaila Stevens, Brent Beauchamp and Simon Brascoupé. (Jacenia Desmoulin, Bliss Thompson, Naomi Peters, Lucas Dunkley, Mikaila Stevens, Brent Beauchamp, Jean Levac)

June is National Indigenous History Month, and CBC Ontario has partnered with seven Indigenous artists to showcase the richness of talent, diversity and culture across the province.

Through illustration, each artist depicts their interpretation of community, National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD).

Note: Responses have been edited for

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Artists Sir Daniel Winn and Ira Reines Collaborate on “Realization of Dreams” Sculpture for 2021 Asian World Film Festival

George Shafe 1 year ago

“Realization of Goals” Sculpture

“In assist of the AWFF,” says Sir Daniel Winn, “Reines and myself have donated the entire version of twelve sculptures to the corporation to be employed as gestures of appreciation to its sizeable donors.”

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In assistance of the 2021 Asian Earth Movie Pageant (AWFF), award-winning Master Sculptors Sir Daniel Winn and Ira Reines have collaborated on the sculpture entitled “Realization of Goals.” The bronze development will be gifted by the AWFF to major donors of the festival as a gesture of appreciation — twelve originals, now

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How Asian artists in the GTA bring their cultural identity to their work

George Shafe 1 year ago

May perhaps is Asian Heritage Month. Boldly Asian is a CBC Toronto series shining a light-weight on GTA changemakers who are pushing boundaries within just their Asian Canadian communities and further than.

CBC Toronto spoke with Asian artists across the Bigger Toronto Area about how they embrace their cultural identification in their craft.

Here’s what they shared. 

Cutsleeve rocks to their personal tune

Cutsleeve came alongside one another when Lian McMillan did a callout for LGBTQ POC femmes to begin a rockband. 

The band’s title is from an historical Chinese folklore story referred to as Passions of the Slice Sleeve

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