Monthly Archives: February 2010

Free event: Transformation through arts-based education

This might be of interest to some of you: “Join Amanda Procter from Pueblito Canada and Ananya Ohri from York University, for a discussion about two different approaches to using art as a tool for community development.” Follow the link … Continue reading

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LOCAL TALENT: ON SCREEN, IN YOUR BEDROOM

A few weeks ago I ran into Joshua Barndt at XPACE. At the time I was editing a blog for XBLOG, when Joshua started up a conversation with my co-workder Elise Windsor, who was sitting right by me. He handed … Continue reading

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February Hotness

Gallery 1313 has been supporting emerging artists for twelve years. Although twelve years might not seem like a long time, it is enough time to have some sort of history. As part of Gallery 1313’s programme, curator Phil Anderson has … Continue reading

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XU TANG – KEYWORDS SCHOOL

JMB Gallery is offering an attractive educational program for free (February 15 – 20). For more info go to: http://extra-curricular.info/?page_id=96

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A Non-profit Educational Project by Cats: The Pinky Show

Examining the role of formal education during some free time over the holidays, I came to a conclusion, be it a flexible conclusion, that the success of formal education is largely dependant on its external enhancements. In that light, I … Continue reading

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The Gladstone Hotel’s Alternative Design Event

The weekend of the 21st to the 24th of January marked the launch of the Toronto International Design Festival. During the festival contemporary local and international design gets a spotlight in various venues around Toronto in the form of exhibitions, … Continue reading

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GETTING STARTED

I post the excellent Richard Condie short above for a couple of reasons. First, because people should be aware of the increasing amount of NFB content being made available for free online. This stuff was my bread and butter during … Continue reading

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