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Exhibits, events, and news in the arts

Events:


Wild Talks Lecture Series with Louise Lecavalier - Open to alumni and friends. Monday, January 29, 2024, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Henry F. Hall Building, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Concordia Theatre.



Registration: Concordia University 

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As of February 5th, we'll be closing until 2025, due to construction taking place on the 13th floor—But before that, well be hosting a big closing sale at the greenhouse!

Feb 1st from 10am-7pm with sales ranging between 30-70% off selected items! Join us for final goodbyes and our biggest discounts ever, with music from @unuworld (@zazium) between 1-5pm!

Date: Thursday Feb 1st, Time: 10am-7pm, Address: 1455 Blvd de Maisonneuve West, 12th floor, (follow the greenhouse signs to the 13th floor).


In lieu of the upcoming closure of the greenhouse, we will be hosting our last volunteer session of the year on January 31st (Wednesday), 5pm -7pm.

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Books:


From CBC Ideas - Physician calls for compassion in health care — for ailing patients and burnt-out workers.




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Photography:


Film Rescue International based in Indian Head Saskatchewan uses technology to develop very old and/or damaged film from around the world.



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The 2023-24 O3C Open Challenge is a go! The Due Date is April 1, 2024.Check out the entries from the 2021 Open Challenge Competition at by clicking here. For full details on this years OCC Open Challenge, click here.Rules and Guidelines, can be found here.

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Julya Hajnocsky of Calgary has her photographs featured in the January edition of National Geographic magazine.





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Douglas Hood (a high school friend of EB), photographer, and musician – watch his latest video featuring Montreal scenes. Doug lives in BC.

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Martin A. Loft thought he'd be an ironworker, but then there was a camera. Martin Akwiranoron Loft is one of the photographers documenting the streets of Montreal, and taking portraits of the Kanien'kehá:ka people. Growing up in Kahnawake in the 1960's, Martin really wanted to be an ironworker, like his brother and so many other young people of his nation. Going back to the 19th century, the Haudenosaunee are famous for their skills of working the high steel -- many of the skyscrapers and bridges in urban centers like New York and Montreal. But an old Zenith camera and a pile of photos took hold of Martin's imagination. Preserving the stories of his people using photography has been the central part of Martin's career of over 30 years. His works have been exhibited in at local festivals, Canadian and international museums, and published in The Eastern Door Newspaper -- all of it as a way for future generations to know more about their ancestors living today.




Martin Loft:


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Films:


Oscar-nominated doc The Last Repair Shop shows how 'music can change lives'. Halifax filmmaker Ben Proudfoot and co-director Kris Bowers net Academy Award nod for new short.


Porché Brinker plays violin in The Last Repair Shop, which tells the story of technicians who repair public school musical instruments in Los Angeles free of charge, and the kids who play them. (Breakwater Studios)



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Lily Gladstone on Her History-Making Oscar Nomination. “I didn’t expect that I would cry the way that I did,” said the actress, who is up for best actress for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”



Watch Fancy Dance - Following her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.


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How Kim Thúy was transported back to her childhood during the filming of Ru. The Montreal-based writer talks to Q’s Tom Power about the new film adaption of her award-winning debut novel.


Kim Thúy in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)


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