Alison Wick
Skoden Indigenous Film festival promises to showcase some of the best in cinema
May 25, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor Update: An earlier version of this article, including the printed version, included a mistake that the festival is on Friday, June 1. The correct date is Saturday, June 1. This has been changed in the online exclusive version of the article. Skoden [skoh-den] action 1. Indigenous slang term for “let’s go then” 2. Attitude and rallying cry. The Skoden Indigenous Film Festival is happening for the first time ever this Saturday, June 1, and there are many reasons you should be excited. The first is the incredible, unparalleled list of films that Carr Sappier (Wolastoqiyik)…
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Do Michael Phelps and Caster Semenya both share an unfair competitive advantage?
May 18, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer; Alison Wick, Arts Editor Introduced and compiled by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a May 2 Washington Post article titled “We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers?” Monica Hesse criticizes…
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Shimmering with Julie Hammond and Other Inland Empires
May 18, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor Julie Hammond is a Vancouver artist whose practice focuses on place and identity. She recently completed her MFA in Contemporary Arts at SFU in 2017, and her grad project is being mounted again this week…
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Red Dresses are a Meaningful Art Installation, Not Forgotten Clothing
May 17, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor All images courtesy of Kim John On May 5, the unofficial National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), SFU music student Toni Yake (Mohawk) and health sciences student Kim…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 12–17
May 17, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor qaʔ yəxw - water honours us: womxn and waterways at the Bill Reid Gallery This summer, the featured exhibition at the Bill Reid gallery is curated by four members of the Indigenous women’s art collective…
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Martini Shot: A Graduating Film Showcase
May 6, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor I really did not know what to expect from the graduating showcase of the SFU School of Contemporary Arts’ Film program for 2019. In the weeks leading up to the screening, what I had mostly…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 6-12
May 4, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor seams — SCA MFA Spring Festival seams is a 10-day spring festival at SFU Woodward, put on by the School of Contemporary Arts’ Master of Fine Arts students. Centred around the gallery exhibition at SFU’s…
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