Kim Senklip Harvey is a proud Syilx and Tsilhqot’in Indigenous cultural evolutionist, storyteller, director, and producer. She is the first female Indigenous author to be awarded a Governor General’s Literary award in this category.
Read MoreJune comes in on the heels of the powerful Full Moon eclipse in Sagittarius that happened on May 26th. Eclipses occur in pairs, and this event typically referred to as an Eclipse Portal, wraps up with the New Moon in Gemini on June 10th. In my experience, eclipse portals can feel very intense. The Moon is about the body and what’s happening on our emotional plane. The communication we get via the Moon is through our feelings. I find that it can be challenging to rustle up the energy to do spells and rituals that aren’t honouring my feelings during the Full and New Moons, but especially during Eclipse Portals.
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AMBROSIA BY ANDRE BARNWELL
Featured artist of the month Andre Barnwell creates mesmerizing figures in bright colours that intimately meld together, transmitting sensual energy and connection. In Barnwell's interview with SAD web editor Hannah Seraphim he shared that he finds R&B music really influential to his experimental art approach.
“Time and time again, I will be listening to R&B music, and they’ll be talking about sex. They’ll be talking about that with regards to flowers or even animals, and just things that are primal in nature.” - Andre Barnwell
This month's playlist is oozing sensual beats. It got rhythm, blues, smooth jazz, and mood lighting. Barnwell's illustration, Ambrosia, inspired this comforting mix that will help release some tension. Light a scented candle, lean back, and relax.
A new documentary, Fanny: The Right to Rock, shares the untold story of the band that was once touted as the next Beatles; but, due to sexist and racist discrimination in the music industry, their legacy has been virtually erased from history.
Read MoreWhen Andre Barnwell started his erotic art brand Sex and Sandwiches in 2014, he intentionally chose not to have sex. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver for his career in animation, design, and directing at Titmouse, he decided that it would be the perfect time to try out celibacy for 3 months. This sexless stint fueled Barnwell’s creativity and allowed time for self-reflection. Every night when the sun went down, he worked away at multiple new pieces resulting in a whopping 96-piece collection for Sex and Sandwiches.
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BLACK RIDER BY JESS STANLEY
Featured artist of the Month Jess Stanley is an illustrator, painter, and animator who explores making art “accessible and approachable”. With only a pen or pencil and a piece of paper, Stanley creates eye-capturing illustrations heavily influenced by fantasy, sci-fi, and folklore motifs.
The inspiration for this month's playlist is just that – fantasy, sci-fi, folklore, and Stanley's illustration Black Rider. This playlist is the perfect companion for a lovely walk, for a reading adventure, or if you find yourself on a quest across Middle Earth. Enjoy!
For many, attending work and school has been from the comforts of home this past year. While rolling out of bed and getting on a video call sounds nice, the media reports that this video call lifestyle may not be so comfortable. With the increase in cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, video calls have evidently changed the way we see ourselves. Displayed from March 18th-27th at the Audain Gallery, Images that Take, Images that Give explore how images—such as our own video call reflections—express agency.
Read MoreSteven Audia’s exhibition 20/2020, a small collection of photographs showing at The James Black Gallery, is a far cry from the show that he had been preparing for pre-pandemic. As with most of the past year, plans have been replaced with something else entirely. A carefully curated showcase of photos taken by Audia from 2010-2020 gave way to 20/2020, a project that grew organically—a quality that translates into the images themselves.
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