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Why artist Aidan Cartwright likes his paintings to veer away from realism

Why artist Aidan Cartwright likes his paintings to veer away from realism

Aidan Cartwright, local artist and teacher, talked about why he prefers to create paintings that are not realistic and some of the positive effects of his approach.
Jen Walden explains how to create art with garlic juice and copper

Jen Walden explains how to create art with garlic juice and copper

Copper plates and the smell of garlic aren’t typically associated with visual art but one Yellowknife artist, inspired by Italy’s renaissance period, has made a set of paintings using just that.
Author shares experience after enduring ‘Alone’ TV series on Great Slave Lake

Author shares experience after enduring ‘Alone’ TV series on Great Slave Lake

Participant from Alone survival series shares her thoughts about how to be in the NWT wilderness
PHOTOS: Community participates in Bella Dance Academy student appreciation event

PHOTOS: Community participates in Bella Dance Academy student appreciation event

Students of Bella Dance Academy, their families, and the community participated in an afternoon filled with activities to wrap up the end of the academy’s season on June 16.
Prime Time declared winners of 2023 Main Stage Showdown

Prime Time declared winners of 2023 Main Stage Showdown

Prime Time, a local band, were declared the winners of 2023 Main Stage Showdown hosted by Folk On The Rocks.
Yellowknife artist creates ‘touching’ artwork

Yellowknife artist creates ‘touching’ artwork

Robyn Scott, artist and teacher at Ecole Sir John Franklin High School, has created a set of artwork on display at The Gallery on 47th Street.
Grief Unleashed by Dina Bell-Laroche about facing the pain

Grief Unleashed by Dina Bell-Laroche about facing the pain

A book reading took place in Yellowknife Public Library (YPL)’s meeting room on May 26.
That’s a rap for Tea Fannie at Folk on the Rocks 2023

That’s a rap for Tea Fannie at Folk on the Rocks 2023

At the age of 30, Calgary rapper Tea Fannie thought she was arriving late on the music scene.
Evacuation doesn’t stop World Fiddle Day celebrations for Kole Crook Fiddle Association

Evacuation doesn’t stop World Fiddle Day celebrations for Kole Crook Fiddle Association

This past Saturday was World Fiddle Day and the Kole Crook Fiddle Association got in on the fun, as they do every year.
Lawyer Aaju Peter reflects on her healing and reconciliation journey in documentary

Lawyer Aaju Peter reflects on her healing and reconciliation journey in documentary

At the Copenhagen premiere of the new documentary “Twice Colonized” in March, a young Greenlandic woman stood up in the audience and offered Aaju Peter “a beautiful moment of realization.”