Hopelessly Devoted To You Wed-Sat 12-5pm, to Aug 24 Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street If you’ve ever imagined the end of the world—or wondered if it’s happening right now—the Khyber’s latest exhibition (titled Hopelessly Devoted To You) is for you. The group show is at the intersection of contemporary consumer capitalism, Olivia Newton-John […]
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Stay cool with these 13 summer art exhibits
To July 14 Nature as Communities For her masters in environmental studies, Dal student Jennifer Yakamovich has been researching the role art can play in helping a cultural shift towards sustainability. Here, she plays curator as she shares a slew of results by artists from across the country, with pieces in various mediums meditating on […]
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Vacant Faces’ window on the city
Ariel Twist and Brandon Hoax, Vacant Faces To January 2019 The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street Christening the new Khyber Window gallery is Vacant Faces, a display of poetry by Cree writer Arielle Twist and sculptures by Haudenoshaunee and Onyota’a:ka artist Brandon Hoax. Though modest in size, the exhibition is eerie and […]
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FOONYAP’s vessel for feeling
FOONYAP w/BUDI and Special Costello Saturday, July 21, 9pm (Artist talk 2-4pm) Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis Street $10 Calgary artist FOONYAP has been surrounded by music since her childhood, but it wasn’t until she discovered the world of indie-rock that she felt comfortable using it to express herself. FOONYAP grew up studying […]
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Willow Cioppa still has art
Willow Cioppa’s KREAM residency February 19-24 Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis St. Poetry reading: Fri Feb 23, 6-8pm Collective Care Among Marginalized Communities workshop: Sat Feb 24, 2-4pm Willow Cioppa understands care the way some of us might understand the ocean—elemental, necessary and deeply inspiring. Cioppa, a Montreal-based writer and poet, has just […]
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Lea Bertucci, sonic phenomenon
Lea Bertucci w/Taral Naik, Daniel MacNeil Friday, February 16, 7:30pm The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street $20/pwyc/free under 19 It would be a fallacy to call composer, sound designer and multi-instrumentalist Lea Bertucci merely a musician, because she’s so much more. “When people ask me what I do I say I’m an […]
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The year in visual art
In a year commemorating many anniversaries, 2017 is a landmark, for better or for worse. And with so much political upheaval it often felt like a landmark to come, history in the making. So with a historical lens pointed in all directions, it is no surprise that some of the most interesting exhibitions reflected this […]
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Arts groups pen open letter about AFCOOP sexual assault allegations
Five organizations have released a statement in the wake of accusations of sexual assault against a staff member at the Atlantic Filmmakers’ Co-operative. (As detailed here last week.) The Centre for Art Tapes, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Nocturne, South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre and Eyelevel Gallery—and all of their staff and board […]
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Get caught up in Twist
Twist w/Weaves, Casper Skulls, Pony Friday, October 20, 6pm The Khyber, 1880 Hollis Street free Although Twist’s debut Spectral came out in 2016, don’t expect to hear many songs from it Halifax Pop Explosion. Fronted by Laura Hermiston, the album dropped around the same time she was getting the band together and working on a […]
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Weaves burst Wide Open
Weaves w/Twist Casper Skulls, Pony Friday, October 20, 6pm The Khyber, 1880 Hollis Street free w/Aquakultre & Big Budi Band, Kurt Inder, LUKA, Strongboy Friday, October 20, 8pm The Marquee, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 In their brief tenure as a band, Toronto art rockers Weaves have built a name for themselves by pulling apart and […]
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Where to go when the going gets tough
Being a student is difficult to begin with, and it can be a struggle to figure out where to turn when things get particularly hard to handle. Universities offer counselling services, but there are other places to go on- and off-campus when looking for support or a safe space. Mental Health Crisis Telephone LineA phone […]
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Review: Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens at the Khyber
Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens July 8-August 15 Closing ceremony Tuesday, August 15, 6-8pm The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street A rainbow filled window-front is nothing unusual this time of year, but the rainbows in one Hollis street window are not your standard Pride fare. In Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens, the current exhibition […]