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public art as public policy
Read more: public art as public policyStreet art — in particular murals — are prominent in Montréal. As this murals 101 will tell you, in addition to an annual mural festival, there are mural projects and walking tours, street art galleries and graffiti bloggers. Less known, I suspect, is that a policy in place since 1961 has contributed to the art…
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a somewhat unconventional mother’s day post
Read more: a somewhat unconventional mother’s day postI don’t speak often of my mother. She wasn’t terribly maternal, let’s just say. When I encounter a memory of her, though, I greet it more warmly with each passing year. As a mother, myself, no surprise that I’ve become more forgiving of my mother’s parenting flaws, just as I hope that my daughters can…
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“presence through the marking of absence”
Read more: “presence through the marking of absence”The title for this week’s blog post quotes Métis artist, Jaime Black, in her description of the “REDress Project,” which has continued to gain national and international attention since 2010. In her short video for the project, the artist talks about the origin of the art installation, the “presence and power of Indigenous women” and…
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