Straight Outta Kitchener: Local Rapper Receives Grant
Local hip-hop musician, Sam Nabi, recently received a grant from the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to produce and promote his upcoming album, tentatively titled ...
Arts
Anonymity in the Laneway
I found the asphalt buckled up, forced open by a cluster of mushrooms determined to grow skyward. How does this happen? How far does the rootlike network of myc...
Nicole Beno Just Made DTK a Heck of a Lot More Colourful
Local artist and designer Nicole Beno, the winner of the Eby Street road-way mural competition, created Market Walk based on her interpretation of her weekly vi...
“Unwrapping” the Conventions of Theatre
This summer, Unwrap Theatre, an innovative new arts experience that gives you a voice in the creative process, makes its debut in the Region.
“Each audience, e...
SAIL-ing Around Waterloo Region
The Student Art Innovation Lab (SAIL) is making its mark around the Region.
You may have seen it — a little silver trailer — at various events and venues arou...
Talkin’ Custom Made Jewelry with Young Huron
Abbie Kingsbury is a mother, partner, business owner and jewelry maker in Kitchener-Waterloo. Under the name Young Huron, Kingsbury makes hand stamped brass and...
Art$Pay Launches New Incubator Uptown
Art$Pay is an organization that advocates for visual artists in the Waterloo Region. Over the last two and a half years, they have been working to help artists ...
Keeping Company With JoJo Worthington
This month, Kitchener-Waterloo singer-songwriter and producer JoJo Worthington is releasing her new album, The Company You Keep. The release will correspond wit...
Strut it! And Don’t Forget Your Heels!
For many of us, dancing is a fun, but less than comfortable activity. It can be difficult to let loose and feel free of judgement. Brett McNeil, a local tech-wo...
Self-publishing and Self-promoting with Local Author Karlis Wilde
When Kitchener-Waterloo based author Karlis Wilde finished writing his novel, A Time for Greatness, he knew it needed to be published as soon as possible.
“I ...