I have a map of Birmingham on my bedroom wall that I consult when looking for places to explore. At some point towards the end of the year I noticed something that caught my attention: a blue blob inside a green blob. The blue blob was labelled "Edgbaston Pool". It appeared that there was a […]

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Throughout 2020, street artists captured the zeitgeist, creating artwork inspired by the global health crisis, Black Lives Matter, and more. Source: Street Artists Around the World Captured a Turbulent Year in Real Time—See the Beautiful and Unforgettable Works of 2020 Here | artnet News

Go deeper, Get advice! Support for aspiring and professional choreographers to find your voice as artists! 1-ON-1 Choreographic Mentorship is a unique program that offers a personally tailored opportunity for aspiring and professional choreographers. The program is guided by Anabella Lenzu, a choreographer and educator with more than 30 years of experience investigating the interior logic of […]

An acquaintance of mine, a woman living in Toronto, recently posted a question on Facebook about MFA programs in creative writing. I know she’s interested in creative nonfiction—we met at a CNF workshop—so I suggested the program at the University of Saskatchewan, where a talented writer of creative nonfiction teaches. We’ve both read her work, … Continue reading Snowshoeing at Fairy Hill →

Crandell Lake, WatertonSnow and wind and blackened trees. The wind is fierce again today, making it cold to stand still. Kenow Wildfire burned through these mountains three years ago, and it is still a shock to see the slopes covered in dead trees.  But they are also beautiful, the tree skeletons - rich variations in colour and texture, with their twists and shadows and distinctive profiles. There's nothing much better than a walk on a trail with friends, even in the windy, wintery, firey m [...]

Passage en 2021, sous couvre-feu sanitaire. Mon repas de la Saint-Sylvestre s’étant terminé à 21H00 tapantes, suivi d’un Fellini, vers lequel je reviens régulièrement, j’ai re-tendu ce soir mes micros aux fenêtres. Ça ne m’était plus arrivé depuis le premier confinement. J’ai tenté de capter la montée jourdelanesque jusqu’à minuit sonnant, même un peu avant, … Continuer à lire ... "Bonne année de ma fenêtre"

Waterton Town Site, AlbertaThe wind tosses us from one year to the next, and it's not giving up now.  First walk of 2021, first Friday walk*, first time I've been in Waterton in 120 km/h gusts.  Upper Waterton Lake looks like the ocean today.  The relentless sound of it all, wind-battered faces, air blown out of our lungs, and tears out of our eyes.  watertonwindysnowymountainpath_1jan21.mp3File Size: 4197 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Location: Waterton [...]

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---------------------------On 25th September, my new locative audiowalk game The Gates to Dreamland launched to the public. Created as part of the A Different LENS project in Margate, The Gates to Dreamland explores how interpreting our ...