Arts
Recent stories about arts
BioWare bids adieu after more than 30 years
Edmonton games pioneer BioWare is shuttering and laying off around 50 employees as part of a 3% workforce reduction by its parent company.
Scream organizer fights for your right to party
Boodang's massively successful Scream dance-music event is sold out for 2026, marking another milestone for a one-time introvert whose love of music brought him from chat rooms to the big tent.
Your turn: Art with an urbanist twist
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes opportunities to help shape two upcoming plays from Thou Art Here, as well as public hearings on municipal budgets in the region.
Edmonton Design Week examines how we build the world
Design is everywhere — to the point that we may take it for granted. But not during the "method"-themed Edmonton Design Week, where the who and how of the built world go under the Media Architecture and Design Edmonton microscope.
Artists bring new life to Westmount community hall
A fashion designer and a textile artist are turning a former preschool in Westmount into a working studio, gathering place, and showcase for Edmonton's emerging fashion community.
Your turn: Referendum mail-in ballots due, advance polls open soon
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement begins with a reminder to get your special ballot in the mail or get ready to vote in person in the Alberta referendum.
Indie game studios seize moment to lead
A contraction in the games industry that especially affects heavy hitters has helped spur a boom of indie studios led by top talent, attendees of an Edmonton Startup Week event heard.
Edmonton-made film explores Eritrean life in Canada
Two newcomers from very different places are working on a documentary called Frozen Injera to capture both the joys and the hardships experienced by members of the Eritrean community in Edmonton.
Community mourns the loss of breakdancer and social worker
Remembrances poured in following the death of Sean Paul Arceta, a "real-life superhero," as the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival put it.