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A Public Art Tour of Ottawa’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) O-Train Stations
I’m walking past Pimisi Station on LeBreton Flats wondering why I’ve waited so long to explore the treasure trove of public art in Phase 1 of Ottawa’s LRT O-Train stations. (Oh, right, there’s been that year of Covid and all). A few days later, on the coldest day of the year, I buy my first…
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Rites of Passage
A set of ritual markings tattoo the asphalt of an expansive parking lot that teeters on the top of the north face of Burnaby Mountain, at the easternmost edge of the City of Vancouver. It’s a flat bit of land carved out of steep slopes populated with warning signs about the dangers of stepping out…
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How to Get An Artist Residency
Because every creative project deserves a great origin story: One early morning in late November 2019, I was shooting on Deas Island in South Delta, B.C., on the outskirts of Vancouver. The mist was low, the sun was rising and hoar frost covered the ground. It was a spectacular morning. As I began walking up island, a…
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Kingston Pen: The Original Social Distancing
I was going to refer to incarceration as the “ultimate” social distancing. But it’s not. Death is the ultimate social distancing. Prison is purgatory, a reduced state between life and not life that, hopefully, ends in a return to some kind of normal. In the meantime, the Correctional Service of Canada battles Covid-19 outbreaks in…
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The Public Art of Susan Point
I bought my first copy of People Among the People: The Public Art of Susan Point in the fall of 2019 from Iron Dog Books, a charming fixture on Simon Fraser University‘s Burnaby Mountain campus. It was tagged as a City of Vancouver Book Award winner and highly recommended by owner, Hilary Atleo. I knew…
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If I Wake – A Photographic Exhibition by Andrea Cordonier
I trust Freud less and nature more You are invited to the launch of my latest photographic exhibition, If I Wake. The exhibition explores the absolute effect on creativity, mental health and well-being of simple and direct exposure to nature. As for Freud? I can have no dream more wondrous than what I see with my…
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Mid-Century Modern Ottawa: Briarcliffe
Briarcliffe’s twenty-three houses represent mid-century modern domestic architecture at its best… This is one of Canada’s first protected heritage areas of midcentury modern architecture. ~ Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region I turn left off Montreal Road and onto Blair, coast down the hill, brake and turn into the wooded subdivision.…
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Architecture of Salvation – St. Clare’s Catholic Church
A friend and follower of Frank Lloyd Wright, [Francis Conroy] Sullivan designed this impressive church [St. Clare’s Catholic Church] in his mentor’s Prairie School style, incorporating flared overhanging eaves and geometric wood accents on stucco to emphasize a strong horizontal form. ~ from Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region If you…
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Kent Monkman: Shame and Prejudice
EXHIBITION: Shame & Prejudice: A Story of Resilience by Kent Monkman 06 January – 08 April 2018 @ the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queens, Kingston, ON It’s interesting, artist Kent Monkman said. When he posts a new painting to social media the predictable response is around 500 likes. But this one, he said gesturing…
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Invitation: ELEMENTAL Photographic Exhibition
After more than 30 years of shooting and nearly 125,000 images, I’m pleased to announce the opening of my first solo exhibition. The invitation is below; I hope you have the opportunity to stop by. For complete information on the exhibit, visit www.elementalphotographic.com