Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsRelevant, but ever controversial: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian highlights how 14-year-old Junior navigates leaving his reservation behind to attend a predominantly white school.
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Fringe ArtsDolls need doctors too
Dolls and stuffed toys are more than just playthings—they’re cherished companions, carefully restored by experts across Canada.
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Fringe ArtsKimpov Eap shows us how to survive and thrive
Discover the palette of Kimpov Eap, whose brushstrokes become outlets of her history of resilience as a Cambodian refugee.
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Fringe ArtsThe colonial and fascist legacies in our museums
How do museums normalize white supremacist ideologies to maintain the status quo?
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Fringe ArtsFashion and fascism 4 dummies
Fashion has often flirted with fascism—think designer military uniforms and the glamorization of authoritarianism. Some brands have even backed fascist regimes, while others have flipped the script, using design to defy ideology and become symbols of rebellion.
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Fringe ArtsDr. Martens: Laced with history
Designed as sturdy, practical workwear, Docs became popular among the working class, especially factory workers, postal employees and police officers. But by the 1970s and ’80s, Docs had been adopted by a host of British subcultures, from punk to goth to grunge.
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Fringe ArtsReviving lost dishes of the north
The Banquet of Lost Northern Dishes is an immersive and participatory exhibit that explores the memory of dishes and ingredients from Nordic and circumpolar regions.
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Fringe ArtsMontreal museum exhibits a skeleton made of chocolate and the return of the ‘Meat Dress’
Jana Sterbak’s decade-spanning collection of artwork is displayed among the religious and medical artifacts of the Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.
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Fringe ArtsThe sound of collective grief
Salima Punjani explores collective mourning rituals by hosting Death Cafés that offer a unique, sensory approach to processing grief and loss.
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Fringe ArtsRevitalizing Sicilian folk music
Amanda Pascali preserves and reimagines Sicilian folk music, translating it for a modern audience. Through her bilingual lyrics and diverse roots, she highlights the shared experiences of people living between cultures.
