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Join Oxygen Art Centre on Wednesday the 23rd of February at 7 p.m. PST for an online reading featuring painter-poet, Tiziana La Melia, and poet-critic, Fan Wu. The evening will open with readings from students in the Selkirk College creative writing program. Tiziana La Melia’s The Eyelash and the Monochrome asks: what happens when material becomes thought and thought becomes
When I first met Simon Grefiel — in queue for coffee — I was excited to talk to someone I didn’t know. For the most part I dread the light, informal conversation which emerges between strangers in lines — neither of us exactly sure when to cut the conversation off and say, “okay, well, I better order now!” Mostly, I dread the supply of adages and tropes I will relax into when I don’t know someone very well, which is something I can’t abide as someone who never really feels smart enough. For whatever reason, this didn’t happen with Simon. When we met, conversation was kind, and easy. I believe it’s because he is a person for which self-disclosure, chance, and a kind of unbarred approach to all things, is what drives his creativity. I say all this so you’ll understand that it was a moment of real coincidence when Discorder needed one last story, and I had just had a really good exchange with an artist I had only known for
Six must-attend film screenings and art events at the 2021 Images Festival
Six must-attend film screenings and art events at the 2021 Images Festival
This story is sponsored by Images Festival. By Rachel Moore
Expatriate Dreamer, Yihao Zheng (2020). Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Over the past year, many people have leaned on art for a sense of comfort and to express their feelings during the pandemic. Canada’s Images Festival understands the profound impacts of all art forms, especially in the current socio-political moment.
For the second consecutive year, Images Festival will take an entirely virtual format. The thought-provoking film screenings and inspiring exhibitions can now be enjoyed by audiences as they remain safe at home. From May 20 to 26, online attendees are invited to experience new and independent voices from Canada and across the globe at its 34th edition via livestream at imagesfestival.com.