An art fair to remember
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Artwork from around the world can be seen and bought at what is known as Toronto’s favourite art fair. From Feb. 19 to 22, the Better Living Centre will host the eighth annual Artists Project Contemporary Art fair. Roughly 250 artists, many of whom are Canadians, will be exhibiting their work. […]
Wavelength Music Festival to host Lowell and The Acorn
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE What do Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Tokyo Police Club have in common? They have all played at Toronto’s Wavelength Music Festival. From Feb. 13 to 15, there will be 21 independent bands and artists taking the stage at various venues downtown Toronto. Wavelength is a Toronto-based arts organization run […]
Art Exhibit reminds us the importance of Canadian landscape
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Artist Gwen MacGregor depicted the contradiction between power plants stationed next to forestry in her video installation at the Deep Woods Visual Arts Exhibit. “It’s probably not a surprise that I’m not a supporter of nuclear power. The legacy of the toxic waste and the danger are costs we can’t afford. […]
From simple page to digital age
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY From typewriters to desktops and sign-out cards to swipe passes, Sheridan’s library has changed a lot in the past 25 years and Irene Sillius has seen it all. Sillius, in charge of print cataloguing at the Trafalgar Campus library, has been connected to Sheridan for more than a quarter […]
Project Project exhibition brings the best student forward
VIDEO BY KIRAN R. KHAN The Arts and Arts History program at Sheridan College is hosting an exhibition called Project Project for first- and second-year students until Dec. 5. The opening speech was held on Nov. 25 in the Gallery at the Trafalgar Campus, which was led by program coordinator John Armstrong. The display showcased the six sub-disciplines […]
Encouraging forward-thinking around the clock
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS The intent of the giant digital clock above Trafalgar Campus’ B-Wing is for you to ask yourself: Where will you be in 24 hours? “The clock points to the idea of tomorrow in a hopeful and optimistic way,” said Jon Sasaki, the artist behind the installation A Clock Set 24 Hours […]
Changing minds one umbrella at a time
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Many Canadian students take democracy for granted. Phebe Leung is trying to change that and make students more aware of the struggles for political freedom in Hong Kong. Leung, a second-year Crafts and Design (Glass) student, has started the Awareness Project for the Umbrella Revolution in the form of an art […]
Intertwining artists
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH A red and black themed gallery room was filled with creative realistic and abstract artwork that sprang from the walls and the floor. Portraits and colourful abstract canvas designs made from thread decorated the corridors of the Oakville community centre, which were filled with many guests and artists at the World […]
