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Five TikToks with actual substance
Arts January 12, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor @umeboi [caption id="attachment_116789" align="alignnone" width="300"] Screenshot courtesy of Sara Wong via TikTok[/caption] One of my favourite accounts on TikTok is Dane Nakama’s. They’re an artist based in Hawaii and the video which got me hooked is one about renowned artists (namely Picasso, Dali, and Gauguin) being horrendous misogynists. Nakama profiles various historic and contemporary artists and pieces, giving short, accessible art history lessons on each topic. I love that Nakama’s approach to art history is non-judgemental and that they are not afraid to be critical of the art world — such as when they are…
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Learning about BC through art
EIC March 7, 2016The ArtStarts gallery is a welcoming little building nestled in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The gallery feature artwork created by kindergarten to grade 12 students from across BC. The students worked with professional artists in their classrooms, learning not…
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