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Advocate: Dulari Prithipaul
Dulari Prithipaul knows what it's like to be a stranger in a strange land. Born and raised in Mauritius, a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of South Africa, the retired educator lived in four different countries before moving to Edmonton with her husband and son in 1968....
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Dulari Prithipaul knows what it's like to be a stranger in a strange land. Born and raised in Mauritius, a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of South Africa, the retired educator lived in four different countries before moving to Edmonton with her husband and son in 1968....
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The Story Behind dc3 Art Projects
dc3 Art Projects is a contemporary art gallery based in Edmonton dedicated to working with artists and presenting ambitious solo and curated projects locally, nationally and internationally. We chatted with Founder David Candler about how the space is taking shape in YEG and beyond. Here's what h...
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dc3 Art Projects is a contemporary art gallery based in Edmonton dedicated to working with artists and presenting ambitious solo and curated projects locally, nationally and internationally. We chatted with Founder David Candler about how the space is taking shape in YEG and beyond. Here's what h...
Published at Make Something Edmonton
Built: A Temporary Design Store
There's something new at Kingsway Mall—on the second floor, near Hudson's Bay, beside a vacant space that now acts as a billboard heralding the arrival of the new shop next door— BUILT: TEMPORARY DESIGN STORE FEATURING WORK FROM ART AND DESIGN ALUMNI AND STUDENTS. RIGHT NEXT DOOR. The inviting ...
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There's something new at Kingsway Mall—on the second floor, near Hudson's Bay, beside a vacant space that now acts as a billboard heralding the arrival of the new shop next door— BUILT: TEMPORARY DESIGN STORE FEATURING WORK FROM ART AND DESIGN ALUMNI AND STUDENTS. RIGHT NEXT DOOR. The inviting ...
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More Edmonton Made Gifts Ideas!
Giving unique gifts that are designed or made right here in Edmonton makes the season extra special. You brighten at least two peoples' lives for every local gift you give. The receiver and the maker! I was on CTV this afternoon for a little show-and-tell session about how to do your holiday shop...
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Giving unique gifts that are designed or made right here in Edmonton makes the season extra special. You brighten at least two peoples' lives for every local gift you give. The receiver and the maker! I was on CTV this afternoon for a little show-and-tell session about how to do your holiday shop...
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Edmonton Made Gift Ideas
Photo (L to R): JACEK Chocolate Couture, Good Luck Sock, Smithstine Copper Jewelry, BroBrick Giving unique gifts, that are designed or made right here in Edmonton, makes gift giving extra special. You brighten at least two peoples' lives for every local gift you give. The receiver and the maker...
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Photo (L to R): JACEK Chocolate Couture, Good Luck Sock, Smithstine Copper Jewelry, BroBrick Giving unique gifts, that are designed or made right here in Edmonton, makes gift giving extra special. You brighten at least two peoples' lives for every local gift you give. The receiver and the maker...
Published at Make Something Edmonton
A Day in the Studio: A visit to the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts
Bonnie Blackburn, our tour guide, holding her piece "Ceramic Scream" "I'm working on a show. It's called Killer Playground. It's about things like slides and swings coming alive in the night," Bonnie says as she inks up her linocut. Bonnie is an artist working with various media—clay, lino, a...
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Bonnie Blackburn, our tour guide, holding her piece "Ceramic Scream" "I'm working on a show. It's called Killer Playground. It's about things like slides and swings coming alive in the night," Bonnie says as she inks up her linocut. Bonnie is an artist working with various media—clay, lino, a...
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Connector: Nadine Riopel
Connector. It's a word Nadine Riopel uses to describe herself, not just in her professional life as a facilitator but also in her volunteer work and social circle. "I've always been a social animal," she says. "It's just the way I operate. I like to bring people together to do good work." Nad...
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Connector. It's a word Nadine Riopel uses to describe herself, not just in her professional life as a facilitator but also in her volunteer work and social circle. "I've always been a social animal," she says. "It's just the way I operate. I like to bring people together to do good work." Nad...
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#BundleUpYEG: Bundling Up Edmontonians in Need
It all happened in 2013: Jasmine Topham Franklin was enjoying a magical moment that can be both full of possibility and fraught with uncertainty—she was in between jobs. Some people take a day. Others a weekend. There are even some folks who take a year. Jasmine had two weeks to think about the ...
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It all happened in 2013: Jasmine Topham Franklin was enjoying a magical moment that can be both full of possibility and fraught with uncertainty—she was in between jobs. Some people take a day. Others a weekend. There are even some folks who take a year. Jasmine had two weeks to think about the ...
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The Rust Magic Mural Festival Turned Blank Walls into Blank Canvases
The Rust Magic Mural Festival happened in September, but Trevor Peters and Annaliza Toledo have been really busy since then; in fact, they are putting the finishing touches on a new mural this week on the wall between Jasper House and The Pearl. Here's a look at some of the 15 new murals around ...
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The Rust Magic Mural Festival happened in September, but Trevor Peters and Annaliza Toledo have been really busy since then; in fact, they are putting the finishing touches on a new mural this week on the wall between Jasper House and The Pearl. Here's a look at some of the 15 new murals around ...
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Cappsule: Digital Time Capsules in the Palm of Your Hand
It's Yelp meets Atlas Obscura meets Instagram. Cappsule is a user-generated video map that helps people discover—through short videos, photos, and messages— what others believe are the best things to do in a given city. The videos and photos act as a digital time capsule, capturing a moment for o...
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It's Yelp meets Atlas Obscura meets Instagram. Cappsule is a user-generated video map that helps people discover—through short videos, photos, and messages— what others believe are the best things to do in a given city. The videos and photos act as a digital time capsule, capturing a moment for o...
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