Prairie Artsters

 » VISUAL ARTS / Feb. 16, 2011 / 800 : Brunch

A strategy of space

How do the arts make do with too much or too little?

Amy Fung

Getting off on the fifth floor of the crowded freight-sized elevator of the New Museum in New York City, I got a flashback to a sensation I have… Read more »

 » Division still apparent at Canadian symposium / Feb. 02, 2011 / 798 : Communion

Close the gap

Amy Fung

Last week in Winnipeg amidst a deep freeze wintry weekend, The Winnipeg Art Gallery in partnership with Mentoring Artists For Women's Art (MAWA) presented Sculptural Vocabularies, Canada's first… Read more »

 » Visual Arts / Jan. 19, 2011 / 796 : Canoe Festival

Southern differences

Amy Fung

Last week, I trekked down to Calgary for a few days of art openings, performances, studio visits and gallery visits. While Alberta's other major city is geographically close… Read more »

 » Visual Arts / Jan. 05, 2011 / 794 : Year in Review 2010

New Year’s Revelations

Resolutions for Edmonton's art scene

Amy Fung

Last year around this time, I wrote a list of things I genuinely wanted to see and feel for this city. From better public art to less disappointment… Read more »

 » Visual Arts / Dec. 22, 2010 / 792 : In Case of Holiday Break Glass

Year end distillations

Fung's fun time round-up

Amy Fung

As the top-10 lists start piling in on the best albums, films, books, etc of the year, I too have been compiling my own top-10 art-related residues of… Read more »

Dec. 08, 2010 / 790 : Holiday Guide

Another era ends

2010 saw a lot of artistic exodus

Amy Fung

Edmonton is a transient city. From its history as a fort city, the landlocked equivalent of a port city, Edmonton always has been a place of comings and… Read more »

Nov. 24, 2010 / 788 : Wool On Wolves

He rides again

The Black Rider enjoyed a one-week run ... in Camrose?

Amy Fung

The infamous operatic theatre production of The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets first premiered in Hamburg's Thalia Theatre in the spring of 1990. As a… Read more »

 » VISUAL ARTS / Nov. 10, 2010 / 786 : F&M

Winnipeg is more than just breathing

Amy Fung

Some may have forgotten already, but Edmonton was Canada's Cultural Capital in 2007. After some controversy in allocating the prize money into individual artist funds rather than supporting… Read more »

 » VISUAL ARTS / Oct. 26, 2010 / 784 : You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Amnesiac city

Edmonton needs to stop tearing down history

Amy Fung

Last Friday, I attended a talk by Kirsten Murray, one of the principles of Seattle-based architectural firm Olson Kundig. Brought in by MADE's Edmonton Design Exposed Festival, Murray… Read more »

 » VISUAL ART / Oct. 13, 2010 / 782 : Future Edmonton

From Toronto, with love

Amy Fung

I saw a lot and I learned a lot from my most recent art-related excursion. Spending just over a week in Toronto and seeing as much as I… Read more »