The 4th annual Grow Op exhibition at The Gladstone Hotel was held April 21 - 24, 2016. Appropriately, it coincided with Earth Day, which fell on April 22 this year. This four-day festival transformed the hotel’s second floor with 30+ immersive installations that focused on urbanism, environmental sustainability, landscape design and contemporary art.
Read moreFostering Creativity: Expressions 41: Our Place in the World
After completing a really interesting vault tour at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (there will be a post on that soon), I stopped in to view the student exhibition, Expressions 41: Our Place in the World. Each spring, the gallery showcases artwork of elementary and secondary school students from across Waterloo Region.
Read moreInterview with Jibola Fagbamiye
Jibola Fagbamiye has been an illustrator for as long as he can remember. He was born in Nigeria and lives in Toronto, where he runs a social painting studio called Sip and Paint. His work mixes digital design, traditional painting and comic illustration.
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Transit Music. Art and words by Michele Braniff
If you live in Waterloo Region, no doubt you've been affected somehow by the construction of the region's light rail transit (LRT) service. Maybe you're a motorist, a pedestrian, or a business owner.
Read moreBecause She's a Doll: Interview with Flaviyake
Flaviyake [flah-vee-uh-ke] is a Pop singer and songwriter, Grammy Recording Academy and NARIP (The National Association of Record Industry Professional) member. She is known for reinventing herself in every new music video.
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