Nocturne applications will now include a series of optional self-identification questions about race, gender and religion, as a direct result of discourse about the gap in representation and visibility of Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour within the local visual arts community. Kelly Markovich, the programming director for October 14’s Nocturne festival, says this year […]
Jade Byard Peek
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Review: Aquarius and Fried
Aquarius Written and performed by François Macdonald Directed by Sunny Drake Aquarius is a tender one-act solo performance that follows two men in 1975 caught in a firebombed Montreal bathhouse. The two men have just met, one is closeted, the other is proudly homosexual. Their interactions begin with the meet-cute dynamic of a romantic comedy, […]
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New Art 2017: Jade Byard Peek’s increased visibility
We are the Griots Opening Monday, February 13, 5:30pm To February 18 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street Jade Byard Peek can meet an hour after the interview request. She’s running on a tight schedule but that afternoon she has a rare hour to talk, maybe the only one she’ll have that week. In addition […]