Mar 22, 2023

For Krista Monson, a shift from mastery to mystery feels almost seismic as she has been committed to creating breathtaking, masterful performances of virtuosity on stages around the globe.  For many artists, the work of creativity can often feel both precarious and dangerously precipitous...It’s not uncommon to feel...

Mar 8, 2023

If you live in Edmonton, Alberta, have been in any number of schools, community centres and places where people meet, you have likely passed by, hopefully admired some of  Theo Harasymiw’s visual art.  She is best known for her large colourful, graphic, and often whimsical murals found all over the city.  Her visual...

Feb 22, 2023

At the heart of Miranda Lucas’ PhD in human behaviour and evolution lies her curiosity in understanding how people engage with visual art, and what physical and social affordances public art galleries use (or lack) to encourage a deeper human experience, one that can lead to curiosity and meaningful encounters with...

Feb 8, 2023

At the outset of the pandemic, writer and theatre director, Dennis Garnhum found himself facing a crisis of confidence and the despair that so many artists around the world were experiencing when their primary venues for creative expression went dark. Garnhum, who has directed theatre and opera productions across North...

Feb 1, 2023

Award winning actor and playwright, Beth Graham, has come to know the voices of her inner critic(s) well, having adopted the term Weasels to capture the sometimes playful, more often threatening nature of such characters to the creative temperament.  She was so familiar with the nature of her own Weasels, that she chose...