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Illustration of a man at a podium and a disgruntled bird, comic by Liam Moore Razzell.

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Photo by Manmitha Deepthi.

“Shaping Relations, Tethered Together” opens at the McPherson Library

When you walk into the McPherson Library, your first thought would rarely be about the art that’s displayed beneath it. However, tucked in the lower level is the Legacy Maltwood…

New show at SUPPLY invites the community to reimagine waste materials as tiny art works

On Saturday, Nov. 12, Pocket, curated by El MacIntyre, held its opening night at SUPPLY, Victoria's hub for recycled and reused art material.
Climate word art

Researchers embrace the relationship between art and science in knowledge mobilization

In the coming months, key actors in the ocean and climate community will embrace art’s role in mobilizing scientific research, and two people from Victoria’s art-science scene are taking part.
Computer-generated art from the sentence "draw creatively" (Midjourneyz0, provided by Caroline Tucker.

Artificial intelligence: A crutch or catalyst in the renaissance of creativity?

Most fields of study in AI research focus on improving user experience from the backend, supporting online advertising and cyber security, among other things. However, a few research labs have…
Screenshot of OpenSea, an NFT market website.

NFTs are an embarrassment to the art world

Logging into websites like Twitter, I am greeted with tweet after tweet of .jpg images. It seems every day is accompanied by the repetition of the same weird monkey and…
IIKAAKIMAT by Chandra Melting Tallow, Land Back

Art, resistance, hope converge in LAND BACK exhibition

Exhibition at Open Space features Indigenous artists’ relationships with land and land defence According to Eli Hirtle, curator of the LAND BACK exhibition currently at Open Space, the chosen title…
BLM protestors at Bastion Square, protecting ACAB slogan

Bastion Square “More Justice More Peace” mural protected by a protest after drawing complaints from VicPD over “ACAB” slogan

ACAB, “All Cops Are Bastards,” alludes to the systemic nature of police violence After collaborating with Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists on a mural reading “More Justice, More Peace,” city…
Black Lives Matter art peopleless protest, people draw chalk around centennial square

WOC-led activism highlights racialized experiences and the BLM movement through art, community engagement

“Peopleless protest” aims to start dialogue about racism, but faced some backlash In response to George Floyd’s death from police brutality, a tight-knit group of young women of colour from…

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