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The Edmonton Arts Council is a not-for-profit society and charitable organization that supports and promotes the arts community in Edmonton.
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Our organization has evolved and grown in the past 28 years, and as part of that growth, our logo and website are getting an update to reflect who we are today, and where we see ourselves going in the future.
For the past year, we have been working with DDB Edmonton to develop a new logo and overall look that better represents who we are as a modern, approachable, friendly and passionate arts organization, and alongside that, the dynamism and vibrancy of the arts community that we represent.
The new logo for the Edmonton Arts Council is distilled into a simple and symbolic lette ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Indigenous Framework Art Collection unveiled at City Hall
Indigenous Framework Logo by Tashina Makokis.
The City of Edmonton’s Indigenous Framework was built on years of dialogue with Indigenous communities, while seeking to answer the question, “How can the City of Edmonton best support and build strong relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Edmonton,” These conversations included formal and informal relationships with Elders, community Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous youth, as well as information gathering from research and discussions with municipal and community leaders, s ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Since taking the plunge into freelancing, Ray Dak Lam has made big waves as a graphic designer and illustrator. Known best for his signature geometric designs and vibrant colour palette, Ray is sought after locally and internationally with some big-name clients under his belt. In just a few years as a freelancer, Ray has embraced new opportunities from his first mural project to taking part in Adobe’s Global Creator series — this week’s I am YEG Arts story puts the spotlight on Ray Dak Lam.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and about why you’ve made Edmonton your hom ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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New temporary public art by local Indigenous artist Ambrose Cardinal is now gracing Edmonton communities along the LRT line. Ambrose created the new designs as part of the SuperTrain public art initiative led by The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP) in partnership with the Edmonton Arts Council and Pattison Outdoor Advertising. The multidisciplinary artist was commissioned to create new designs over a two-month residency rooted in the theme of “environmental stewardship,” during which he was encouraged to explore the relationship between the natural world and urban spaces.
His ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Photo by Mat Simpson
Andrew Ritchie is seemingly everywhere all at once in Edmonton’s theatre scene. His versatility as a theatre artist, whether he is directing or performing onstage, has taken Andrew across the country, but it is his ability to “build it yourself” here in Edmonton that has always brought him back. As Artistic Director of Thou Art Here Theatre and co-founder of the Found Festival (under Common Ground Arts), that DIY mentality has allowed Andrew to tell relevant and exciting stories in unexpected places while focusing on how space and the role of the audience can be explored ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Looking through the glass: If the Drumming Stops
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project is adding a splash of colour and texture to communities along the route thanks to the City’s Percent for Art Policy, managed by the Edmonton Arts Council.
The Valley Line Southeast LRT project’s public art collection includes 13 different projects including art glass at five of the eleven stops and at the Davies Transit Centre. This includes four stop canopy sculptures, a mosaic, a series of paintings and an inflatable sculpture.
Individual artists, organizations and collectives sent in 260 subm ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Things I’ve Forgotten, performance at Southern Alberta Art Gallery 2018, photo by Jane Edmundson
Cindy Baker: a contemporary artist with an interdisciplinary research-intensive practice, working at the forefront of queer, gender, race, disability, fat and art discourses. From early on as a performance artist with what she describes as a “taboo body,” body politics and fat liberation have been integral to her artistic practice. Cindy’s next project not only pairs exceedingly well with some of her most-oft visited themes, it will also exercise her well-honed research chops. The Edmonton-based a ..read more
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Photo by Aspen Zettel, 2021.
Contemporary dancer and choreographer Jen Mesch’s creativity is seemingly boundless. She doesn’t shy away from new adventures and challenges, whether it’s a fascinating new collaboration with an experimental musician or mastering a new artform (in recent years she’s added film to her repertoire). She’s a multi-disciplinary artist in the broadest sense and embraces cross-training not only in dance, but in other schools of thought such as philosophy and science, and by staying in tune with her community.
This week on the YEG Arts blog, we catch up with the multi-tal ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
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Fourteen Alberta writers recently concluded their participation in the Writers’ Guild of Albera’s Horizons Writers Circle, its mentorship program for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers living in Edmonton. The program ran from October 2022 to March 2023, under the coordination of publisher and writer Luciana Erregue-Sacchi. Writers from diverse backgrounds in the early stages of their careers received mentorship from experienced writers in a series of workshops, panels and one-on-one activities. The program introduces ..read more
Edmonton Arts Council | Edmonton Arts Blog and Gallery
1y ago
Fourteen Alberta writers recently concluded their participation in the Writers’ Guild of Albera’s Horizons Writers Circle, its mentorship program for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers living in Edmonton. The program ran from October 2022 to March 2023, under the coordination of publisher and writer Luciana Erregue-Sacchi. Writers from diverse backgrounds in the early stages of their careers received mentorship from experienced writers in a series of workshops, panels and one-on-one activities. The program introduces ..read more