Category: Arts

By Laura Copeland

The public and private spheres may be a common idea in contemporary art, but Cheryl Pagurek takes them to a new level.

Using images taken from print and TV news, Pagurek layers, folds, glues and even sews these photographs into three-dimensional models of things found in the home, such as a crib or a kitchen sink. In this way she combines the public sphere of the media images with the private sphere of the domestic. The title of each work refers to a specific date with the object’s name in brackets. One piece is entitled April 21 (diaper shirt). read more

It’s obvious the Canadian government feels strongly about protecting Canadian culture. One only has to glance at the numerous areas of legislation that protect, fund or otherwise enhance cultural industries in the country. What is not so obvious is if Canadians share this abundant enthusiasm. read more

By Damali Nabagereka

For the past seven months, the British High Commission, through a program called UK Accents, has brought various artists and performers into Ottawa in a bid to showcase the face of the United Kingdom today.

They are hip-hop rappers, dancers, visual artists, actors and chefs, and their mission is simple: to erase the conventional image of the British as conservative, boring, beef-eaters from your mind. read more

By Bethany Harpur

Funding for a film script based on the life of Colonel John By — famous for his construction of the Rideau Canal — is more than halfway to its $100,000 goal.

“I’ve had an enormous amount of help and support in this past year, which is wonderful,” said Josephine MacFadden from her Sandy Hill home. read more