It’s not quite a headline, but Calgary is, in fact, a Jazz City. Beyond the reigns and rodeos, the craft beer, stick ‘n pucks and our love for reverbed guitars, Calgary is home to one of the most vibrant, layered jazz scenes in the country
All in Guest Writer series
Honouring the Dead Through Art
Felipe Jasso is a Mexican Canadian photographer and graduate of the Alberta University of the Arts. His work is influenced by the magical realism found in Latin literature, surrealism, classical art, and symbolism. He investigates the subconscious, memory, and his inner desires. Using symbolism and complex tableaux, Jasso brings to the forefront fragments of his experiences as a kid growing up in Mexico, an immigrant, a queer artist, and his negotiations with the Canadian landscape.
Led Zeppelin II: How Rock Became Metal Became Mythology
As the freewheeling days of the ‘60s wound down, the sturdy trunk of American Rock and Roll that dominated airwaves since Little Richard and Chuck Berry first planted seeds was being cleaved into a pair of increasingly disparate boughs: that of the Beatles, with its whimsical pop-sensibility and wide-eyed adventurousness, and the more traditional, Blues leaning style of the Rolling Stones.
Searching For the Ordinary
I have been a photojournalist for over a decade now. My curiosity and passion for storytelling has led me to document some of the most remarkable people and places across the world. Yet for all of my memorable experiences and subjects to photograph over the years, one has eluded me.
Taking Time to Breathe: The Art of Rest for Artists
I’m Priscille Bukasa, a spoken word artist, teaching artist, and arts facilitator at Arts Commons. I’m also a full-time professional artist, and I’ve been reflecting a lot on the importance of rest lately. So, I wanted to share with you about how I’ve learned to be intentional about making time to rest and recoup over the past year.
Art Making, Culture & Kinship = Primary Prevention
Ten years ago, I was asked if I would fundraise in the arts sector and my immediate response was "No!" Having spent more than a decade fundraising for social service agencies tackling addictions, domestic violence, homelessness, and poverty, I couldn’t see the urgency in fundraising for the arts. I was wrong.
Inclusion and Identity
As we head into the month of June, I’ve been contemplating some matters that impact me as an artist, as a woman, as an Indigenous person and as someone who lives in Canada.
Inclusion and Identity.
