How Public Art Comes to be in the City of Waterloo
Public art can serve many purposes within a community — representing local values and culture, beautifying spaces and starting conversations.
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Capturing the Region with Maggie Laurin
Maggie Laurin, the artist and owner of Made by Maggie has been creating illustrations of iconic Kitchener-Waterloo locations for the past several years after at...
One Picture, Hundreds of Possibilities: The Art of Ilija Males
With 53,000 pictures in his portfolio, it would take 73.6 hours or just over three days to view everything digital artist Ilija Males has created in his 20-plus...
geetha thurairajah Returns Home With New KWAG Exhibit
This spring, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KWAG) brings the Waterloo-born, Brooklyn based visual artist geetha thurairajah (intentionally lowercased) back...
Using Art to Challenge Perceptions of Syria
Moteaa Al Hariri had been an art teacher in Syria before war displaced her family six years ago. After four years of precarious living conditions in Jordan, in ...
Stephanie Fehrenbach Takes Time to Show Us Her Florals
Standing about 5’4” tall, is the powerhouse of the #showmeyourflorals movement. Stephanie Fehrenbach, a local watercolour and oil paint artist has evolved from ...
KWAG Exhibit Showcases Locally-Based Artists
New exhibition features artists with really big imaginations...
The Side Hustle: Taking It Less Seriously With Cheeky Art
Stefenie Walker, Kitchener-Waterloo-based artist, creates some very entertaining works of art, all of which are hand-drawn. Her drawings include phrases such as...
Two Smiths Keep Metal Art Alive in KW
Old medieval hobbies and skills have made a huge comeback in the 21st century. Spaces that teach individuals how to throw an axe or shoot a bow-and-arrow is a n...
NIGHT\SHIFT is Back for a Fifth Year
Eric Rumble has been on the move for the past five years making sure NIGHT\SHIFT, the downtown place hacking festival he created, comes back stronger every year...