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Churches, if not actively engaging the arts, are at least reading about them. Some are actually beginning to think–and I mean truly, deeply reflect–on how the arts affect their spiritual lives. As they should. The tendency these days seems to…Read More→
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My neighborhood is, well, particular around Christmas time. Verdun has one of the poorest urban communities in Canada, but apparently having limited means doesn’t hinder excessive (and I mean excessive) Christmas decorating. It’s as if Las Vegas and Santa’s Workshop…Read More→
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Although she is carefully soft-spoken, Anne-Laure Djaballah can talk about a multitude of issues, from Christians in the arts to the effects of a bad economy on art sales. A graduate of Concordia University and Regent College, Djaballah is well…Read More→
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“People don’t understand art.” I hear this complaint regularly from my artist friends.” To be fair, most people do understand some art. We can all look at Michealangelo’s David and get it. It’s a work of genius. Most of us…Read More→
By Jenna Smith and ChristianWeek on
“People don’t understand art.” I hear this complaint regularly from my artist friends.” To be fair, most people do understand some art. We can all look at Michealangelo’s David and get it. It’s a work of genius. Most of us…Read More→
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You can make art on just about anything these days—egg shells for instance. Uxbridge, Ontario artist Lynne McIlvride Evans’ latest collection of portraits grace the shells, featuring the face of her friend and colleague Francis Muscat. The two-person show, “I…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Ever since she days when she and her friends hid in their dormitory room, speaking their language in whispers so they wouldn’t forget it, Thelma Meade has been waiting to hear the words Stephen Harper spoke on June 11….Read More→
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It’s summer time. If you’re looking for an activity to do with the kids or just by yourself, might I suggest the Seed Project? You don’t have to be an artist to appreciate this project, but if you appreciate the…Read More→
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It’s pretty amazing that one small sentence could create a hullaballoo within the art world, but when art and politics collide, it tends to be messy business. The teeny, tiny clause in question, slipped into a 600-page document otherwise known…Read More→
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The human body is something of a stumbling block for the Christian community. Besides its obvious link to those infamous “sins of the flesh,” much of Christian theology has for centuries attributed far more importance to the soul and the…Read More→