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Genetikos: Unveiling Identity and Challenging Boundaries through Art
June 1, 2023Richard Heikkilä-Sawan is a Two-Spirit artist known for his vibrant and thought-provoking artwork. Born in Vancouver, he was adopted into a Mennonite family, unaware of his Indigenous heritage until later in life. Richard explores themes of identity, race, and social ideologies, often…
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“Onah,” or the Idealism of Black Art
February 13, 2023In February, Jimmy Baptiste’s Onah is featured on the National Arts Centre’s Kipnes Lantern, lighting up the downtown area. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the Afrofuturistic colours of the Haitian-Canadian artist’s work, which was specially commissioned by the NAC for Black…
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Pangawogo Ninga Akì: The art of walking gently on the land
December 14, 2022In some Indigenous cultures, the days leading up to the December 21 Winter Solstice is a time of storytelling. “It’s a season of change, when the autumn harvest makes way for the period when elders gather the children and share knowledge,” said Emily Akikodjiwan Brascoupé-Hoefler, an…
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Mique Michelle’s Franco-Ontarian colours
September 24, 2022For the third consecutive year, the work of Franco-Ontarian graffiti artist Mique Michelle will shine brightly on the Kipnes Lantern for Franco-Ontarian Day, September 25. Be sure to look up and admire her original creation, commissioned by the National Arts Centre, which proudly reflects…
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A New Dawn at the NAC
July 6, 2022The National Arts Centre has commissioned a large-scale sculpture titled Dawn by the internationally recognized, multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Belmore. Initiated and funded by Canadian art historian Reesa Greenberg, the permanent artwork was unveiled on July 6, 2022, in the NAC’s new…
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My Journey Through Colours
December 3, 2021Deaf (Ghanaian-born) Toronto visual artist Peter Owusu-Ansah believes we can communicate through our eyes, not just words. His beautiful works vibrate with colour and energy. A series of new digital works by the award-winning artist will be featured on the National Arts Centre’s Kipnes…
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Colour, Health, Hope: Art installation offers colour as a tool for mental...
December 14, 2020If you come by the National Arts Centre, you may see a spectacular array of colours and imagery on the Kipnes Lantern. The NAC recently commissioned the art installation called Colour, Health, Hope from Jacquie Comrie, an acclaimed Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist. Centred on colour,…
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Interview with Jacquie Comrie about her installation Colour, Health, Hope
December 14, 2020An interview with Jacquie Comrie, an acclaimed Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist whose installation Colour, Health, Hope is featured on the National Art Centre’s Kipnes Lantern during the 2020 holiday season. Centred on colour, this vibrant, visually powerful work was created as a tool…
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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month at the...
June 4, 2020This National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month, we honour the distinct perspectives and cultures of Indigenous artists through storytelling and performance. September brought the Mòshkamo Indigenous Arts Festival, a resoundingly successful start to the…
