To view the entire newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/4fdb07eaf47f/may-2-newsletter
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Community events:
Exhibits:
Age of Union non-profit founder Dax Dasilva tells Sabrina about the upcoming Earth Centre art exhibit opening in the Mile-Ex. Learn more here:
7049 Rue St-Urbain, Montréal, QC H2S 3H4, Canada
MONTREAL, April 22, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Age of Union Alliance, led by tech leader and environmental activist Dax Dasilva, is proud to announce the launch of Earth Centre, the non-profit organization's new headquarters in Montreal, which will also function as an environmental arts exhibition space. In addition to serving as an office for Age of Union, the space will feature biannual exhibits with thought-provoking art installations that reflect the organization's mission to protect the planet's threatened species and ecosystems. With the intent of inspiring high-impact change, Age of Union will use art to foster emotional connections between self and nature while providing teachings about critical environmental challenges around the world.
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Montreal alleyways on display. From Montreal to Genoa, Italy, a new art exhibition is putting life in both cities’ alleyways on display.
Until May 31, the collaborative exhibition “Vicoli and Ruelles” will be presented on this side of the Atlantic, at the Institute of Italian Culture of Montreal (1200 Doctor Penfield Avenue).
Learn more here: https://www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/en/
Interview on CBC’s Let’s Go:
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Books:
A warm and witty portrait of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould.
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Blue Metropolis Literary Festival 2022:
Learn more here: https://bluemetropolis.org/2022festival/
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From McGill’s ROAAr Library - Victorian Sensation Novels and the News Event
10 May 20, 2212, at 12:00 to 13:00.
All the info and registration right here: Victorian Sensation Novels and the News | McGill Library - McGill University
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Photography:
Stan Douglas is Canada's artist at Venice Biennale but bristles at notion of 'representing Canada'.
A couple of gallery visitors in Venice, Italy, examine Stan Douglas's photograph depicting the riots in Vancouver following the 2011 Stanley Cup finals. (Megan Williams/CBC).
At first glance, the four huge photographs of protests by Vancouver artist Stan Douglas displayed in the small, angular Canadian pavilion of the Venice Art Biennale look like reportage.
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Stan Douglas on Q: A visual companion guide:
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Catch the exhibit at the PHI Centre until May 22, 2022:
More about Venice Beinnale 2022:
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Group photography exhibition by WAAC members presented in conjunction with the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival
At the Dignam Gallery - Lifescapes: Through the Lens
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Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov says tells AIH guest host Dave Seglins why it's important to show the world that Ukrainian culture is real and unique — despite Russian claims to the contrary.
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Pavlo Makov, Ukrainian pavilion, Venice Biennale 2022:
Photo c/o Town & Country Magazine
Web site of the artist: https://www.makov.com.ua/
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Film - a documentary to check out:
Canadian filmmaker Noura Kevorkian was making a documentary about Syrian migrant workers in Lebanon — but the eruption of the civil war led her on a 10-year odyssey. She tells us about moving into a refugee camp to tell the stories in her film, Batata.
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Other Events:
Concert de la fête des mères 2022 / Mother's Day Concert 2022.
La Scena has just launched our Third Annual Mother's Day Celebration with a Free Streaming Mother's Day Concert on May 6, and Personalized Serenades on May 7 and 8. Click here.
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From the WAAC: FREE ARTIST VOICE ZOOM LECTURES
Register to receive the ZOOM link cal@womensartofcanada.ca
- May 19, 2022 1 pm - 2 pm, Speaker Linda Duvall Getting to Know You Better
- June 16, 2022 1 pm - 2 pm Speaker Sarah Hall A Thousand Colours
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The Heritage Montreal Foundation is pleased to present, in partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge, tours to discover the west end of downtown! These architectural walking tours are a chance for you to discover the western sector of downtown! Walk and learn about its institutions, homes and businesses and trace the changes this downtown neighbourhood has undergone from the 19th to the 21st century.
From the Domaine des sulpiciens to university campuses to the mansions and apartment buildings of the Square Mile - not to mention the prestigious hotels and office buildings, Heritage Montreal presents three walking tours that will reveal the diverse heritage of the heart of the city.
More info and registration here:
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Keep up the “GREEN”:
Photo: McGill Tribune
Lufa Farms: We're on a mission to build a better food system driven by sustainable urban ag. With the collective work of our crew, we created our first video capturing our five founding principles of responsible agriculture. And, of course, our work is never done as we tackle our next rooftop greenhouse and beyond.
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