Fringe Arts
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Fringe Arts
BAHAY Breaks the Boundaries of the Music Scene in Montreal’s Asian Community
It did not take long for Trinh and Capistrano to realize that they had created something special. Why not stretch that night further, they thought, into a full-fledged organization? BAHAY began as a one-time event and then turned into an organization offering up-and-coming artists a platform while also raising funds for charities.
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Concordia’s Role in Quebec’s Public Art Program
It all began in 1961, when the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications decided to implement a policy to have more public art in the city. The Program to Integrate Art Into Architecture and the Environment, also known as the per cent for art program, allocates approximately one per cent of the construction or expansion budget to fund public art for any institution subsidized by the government.
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‘Emotional Magazine’: The Brainchild of Sensitive Meets Inventive
Emotional was the perfect name for the project. Hall had been noticing a personal desire to “escape and assimilate” into the universe of social media, a world that brought her little real satisfaction. She founded the magazine in part with the aim to take a step back from social media, she said.
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Lotus Collective Organizes First Sunday Soul Session Femme Jam
When I stepped into Mindful Bar on Oct. 27, I was unaware of the wave of creativity, talent, humility, and genuine come-togetherness I was about to get hit with.
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DIY Art Space Peripheral Hours Celebrates Unfinished Art
The alternative art space Peripheral Hours celebrates its one-year anniversary with its third exhibition, Site of the Not Yet. The group show invited 35 performance and visual artists to explore the concept of the unfinished.
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Three Artists Share Stories Through Sculpture and Photography
The artworks were sparsely laid out on the open floor, exhibiting the work of three artists—Roxanne Boyle, Olivia Turchyniak, and Bin Han—as opposed to the average of seven to eight.
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Le Cypher Celebrates Five Consistent Years Despite Venues Closing in Montreal
It’s a fucking good time, and it’s been going on for five years now—Le Cypher is a dance party, a live hip-hop show, a jam session, a stage where talented artists deploy their mastery.
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Métis Author Cherie Dimaline Launched Anticipated Book
Cherie Dimaline talks about overcoming high expectations and how unpreparedness led her to her newest novel.
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Fringe Arts
Concordia Artist Presents Personal Quilt ‘Ebb and Flow’ At the VAV Gallery
On the day Hannah Blair was born, the St. Lawrence River froze—a foreshadowing of the close relationship she went on to develop with the ubiquitous body of water while growing up.