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2021 Grants for Individuals & Collectives Recipients: Streams 1 and 2
Back in August of 2020, the Edmonton Arts Council announced a significant change to the way we fund artists and collectives. Focusing on fostering experimentation, supporting artists from Equity-seeking groups, and professional development and mentorship (addressing the Aims and Actions found in ...
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Back in August of 2020, the Edmonton Arts Council announced a significant change to the way we fund artists and collectives. Focusing on fostering experimentation, supporting artists from Equity-seeking groups, and professional development and mentorship (addressing the Aims and Actions found in ...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
“I Am YEG Arts” Stories Series - Feature Artist: Wei Li
What makes someone get up every day and choose to be an artist? For Wei Li, it’s the feeling of being true to oneself. That’s something she’s done every day this past year, since becoming a full-time artist. In fact, Wei has experienced lots of firsts this year. She’s exploring working in a new d...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
What makes someone get up every day and choose to be an artist? For Wei Li, it’s the feeling of being true to oneself. That’s something she’s done every day this past year, since becoming a full-time artist. In fact, Wei has experienced lots of firsts this year. She’s exploring working in a new d...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Migratory Paths: Public Art Takes Flight at the Edmonton Convention Centre
Been dreaming of a flight to somewhere fabulous? Well, The Edmonton Convention Centre just might be your ticket. It’s now home to Migratory Paths, a public art installation depicting thousands of golden birds, turning mid-flight over the Convention Centre’s soaring atrium. Its creator, artist and...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Been dreaming of a flight to somewhere fabulous? Well, The Edmonton Convention Centre just might be your ticket. It’s now home to Migratory Paths, a public art installation depicting thousands of golden birds, turning mid-flight over the Convention Centre’s soaring atrium. Its creator, artist and...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Begin As You Mean to Go On
Advocacy, YEG arts, and the EACGreat things come from advocacy, and the formation of Edmonton Arts Council is one of them.Though this year marks the Edmonton Arts Council’s 25th anniversary, it was 26 years ago during the 1992 civic election that a group of YEG arts supporters first advocated for...
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Advocacy, YEG arts, and the EACGreat things come from advocacy, and the formation of Edmonton Arts Council is one of them.Though this year marks the Edmonton Arts Council’s 25th anniversary, it was 26 years ago during the 1992 civic election that a group of YEG arts supporters first advocated for...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Yorath House Artist Studio Placement: Meet the Artists – Alicia Proudfoot and Stephanie Florence
The studio space at Edmonton’s historic Yorath House is buzzing with new energy as we welcome our next artist duo to the space: Alicia Proudfoot and Stephanie Florence. Alicia and Stephanie will be sharing the studio until June 18th, as they devote time to their individual practices and collabora...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
The studio space at Edmonton’s historic Yorath House is buzzing with new energy as we welcome our next artist duo to the space: Alicia Proudfoot and Stephanie Florence. Alicia and Stephanie will be sharing the studio until June 18th, as they devote time to their individual practices and collabora...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Looking through the glass: Holyrood Lanterns
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project is adding a splash of colour and texture to communities along the route thanks to the City’s Percent for Art Policy, managed by the Edmonton Arts Council. The Valley Line Southeast LRT project’s public art collection will include 14 different projects includi...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project is adding a splash of colour and texture to communities along the route thanks to the City’s Percent for Art Policy, managed by the Edmonton Arts Council. The Valley Line Southeast LRT project’s public art collection will include 14 different projects includi...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Meet Your Makers: Riyaz Sharan
Presented by TIX on the SquareSometimes, the thing you need is right in front of you — only you don’t know it. That’s not the case for Riyaz Sharan, a photographer and illustrator who sees potential everywhere. Whether he’s looking up at a skyline, through a camera lens, or even at a neon sign, f...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Presented by TIX on the SquareSometimes, the thing you need is right in front of you — only you don’t know it. That’s not the case for Riyaz Sharan, a photographer and illustrator who sees potential everywhere. Whether he’s looking up at a skyline, through a camera lens, or even at a neon sign, f...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Meet Your Makers: Jennifer Jong
Presented by TIX on the SquareWhat do a process engineer and a ceramics artist have in common? Everything. Just ask Jennifer Jong, who by day, designs, experiments, and uses creative thinking and problem-solving to understand the “whys” of a process and, by night, applies those same skills to cla...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Presented by TIX on the SquareWhat do a process engineer and a ceramics artist have in common? Everything. Just ask Jennifer Jong, who by day, designs, experiments, and uses creative thinking and problem-solving to understand the “whys” of a process and, by night, applies those same skills to cla...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan
Meet Artist and Curator, Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ When you think of resilience, you might not think of languages. That’s not the case for artist and curator Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ. Her current exhibition, Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan, celebrates the ance...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Meet Artist and Curator, Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ When you think of resilience, you might not think of languages. That’s not the case for artist and curator Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ. Her current exhibition, Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan, celebrates the ance...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
Looking through the glass: Fluid Landscape
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project is adding a splash of colour and texture to communities along the route thanks to the City’s Percent for Art Policy which is managed by the Edmonton Arts Council. The Valley Line Southeast LRT project’s public art collection will include 14 different projects...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project is adding a splash of colour and texture to communities along the route thanks to the City’s Percent for Art Policy which is managed by the Edmonton Arts Council. The Valley Line Southeast LRT project’s public art collection will include 14 different projects...
Published at Edmonton Arts Council
