Tag Archive for the term: arts

On Monday October 6th, at MainLine Theatre, something happened in Montreal for the first time: The Wrecking Ball!
Now, before I explain what The Wrecking Ball is, I should first mention that this is not the first Wrecking Ball in history. Nope. The Wrecking Ball has taken place annually in several major Canadian cities since 2004, [...]

I ended up on the radio yesterday talking about how the massive cuts to arts funding affect indie artists. I feel a little uncomfortable being called on as a kind of spokesperson but as it happens I do know a lot of artists who are directly affected by the cuts, so there you go. [...]

 
 
There is something magical that happens in a small town and Sackville New Brunswick is no exception.  Sackville contains one artist run centre, Struts Gallery, which also houses Faucet Media Arts Center, one gallery, Owens Art Gallery, one natural food store, one cafe, one cinema, you get the idea.  The art community in Sackville has [...]

I went yesterday with Risa to look at Il Motore, the new venue opening on Jean Talon. Il Motore is a collaboration between Montreal show promotors, tour bookers, and label: Blue Skies Turn Black, and the owners of the staple indie rock venues, restaurant/cafe, hotel, and Spanish social club: La Sala Rossa and Casa del [...]

the Indyish community has their own category on ratsdeville
the visual arts’ diversity webzine

ratsdeville.typepad.com/indyish/index.html

SavFaire is really excellent. The first issue (shown) arrived at my work last week. It includes articles about: VillaVillaNola: an mp3 download label (that I’ve talked about here), independent fashion design, freelance writing abroad, animating Miracle Fortress’ magnadoodle-drawn music video, Dungeons and Dragons, and more.
The idea is to make a free zine-style publication with firsthand, [...]

Hey all,
Well exciting news in the world of SNAP! We have just launched the first print edition of our arts and lifestyle magazine! We kicked off the celebrations with a party at Blue Dog and were eager to see peoples reaction to the mag (we’ve been working on it for so long that [...]

This post is about inviting people to art events– openings, performances, readings– any art event. In fact, any event at all. A lot has been written about email marketing, but most of it is super PR person oriented, and a bit frightening. It feels wrong to approach the opening night of a play with a [...]

2$ beers, a cosy little gallery/store and wool pods? Check out what artist Farah had to say about Friday night and stop by for a drink!
I wanted to invite you all to a show exploring seamless felted pods. These pieces are made with 2 different techniques to create a seamless vessel. I invite you [...]

Please Circulate:
The Indyish network is now at the point of looking for a crucial new team member: Admin / Project Manager. We are a young group that’s grown into a thriving community hub over the past 2 years, working with an expanding network of independent artists and volunteers. National news coverage on CTV recently called [...]