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Cindy and I got home from Edmonton this afternoon, and there were two spectacular letters waiting for me. The first was from the Saskatchewan Arts Board: the Independent Artists Grant I wrote in September was successful! The second was from the Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts; apparently the SAB jury recommended my project for [...]

I found out on Friday that I got a new (paid) job: A one-year term position as volunteer coordinator at AIDS Sask and SHCS. I start tomorrow morning: wow! I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit nervous, but the people at both places are great. I’m also totally psyched and relieved to [...]

Steve Reinke wins for doing the best job of simply and comprehensively archiving his work online (something I’ve been thinking about lots lately); he double-wins for having the best URL: myrectumisnotagrave.com
I like this banner.
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I’ve been applying for all sorts of jobs lately, and all sorts of shows, and eating all sorts of [...]

Joanne Bristol. I think it’s from a photo from Venice, in a boat. This may be my new favourite; the green yarn is puffy and gives it a curly, fluffy look
Aside: I love photos from Venice — eventually I want to do a series of small portraits in sets: artists who have represented [...]

If, like me, you are curious about what happened at the Visual Arts Summit*, you can read YYZBooks’ blogging about it on Reading Art. I’m kind of interested in pictures from the Summit; I should go looking for some to pillage.
I got super-fabulous art news the other day…which is, for now, a [...]

It’s installed at Boomtown Outfitters on 20th, between Avenues B and C. Go and see it (at night), and Stacia’s, Joi’s and Sylvia’s too.
Relatedly, Saskatoon City Council decides what will happen to the Barry Hotel tonight. Will they tear it down out of spite? Will it be renovated into affordable housing? Will [...]

I had a really good time at AKA’s auction on Friday night. I lucked out and snagged Todd Gronsdahl’s drawing of riversdale volunteer firefighters. David Garneau got my picture of Doug; it was one of the first few things to get picked. Little Pictures Arts Preserve (on the corner of B and [...]