Arts and Culture Pitches

Arts and Culture Pitches

January 22, 2020

What time is it? IT'S ARTS 'N CULTURE PITCHES TIME!

Hey Everyone!

It's Ashlynn, the Arts and Culture Editor! Hope you all are still staying warm! As usual, we have our ongoing columns and some interview and review opportunities. And if you have a pitch of your own, send it my way at: [email protected]Also, if I don't reply to your email in two days, please send it again, sometimes gmail is weird !

And now, as always, the recurring columns (these are always open to anyone, just send me your idea for whichever column you want to write and I'll get back to you):

  • Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Pair up with a photo volunteer and share it on this recurring segment.

  • Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!

  • Lunch Break: An Arts & Culture series where we share fun recipes with humorous commentary. It's wholesome and lowkey, and personally, I love anything about food, so check it out and send an installment over if you feel so inclined!

  • Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, 150- to 350-word review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverage of choice.

  • Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles. Write 450-500 words on your favourite noodle (ramen, pho, other long stringy flour-y food) haunts for this column.

  • Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our all-new column on the world of legal weed.

  • Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column.

  • Lunch Break: Share your favourite student-friendly recipe with some down-to-earth commentary.

  • DatApp: Have an app that’s been a game- or life-changer? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in a short 150- to 350-word installment for this column.

  • Top 5: Top 5 study spots, places to cry in public, late-night post-exam diners...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it! 50-200 words per Thing In The Top 5.

  • Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.

  • Emoji of the Week: This one’s self-explanatory. Trawl your recently used emojis and sing praise about it and why other people should worship it as The Best Emoji too.

  • Fashion Streeters: If you love walking up to people and asking them about their cool outfits, this one’s for you. Q & A format. Consider pairing up with a photo volunteer or taking your own pics!

  • Doin’ You: Everyone has something they do exceptionally well. Wanna teach others your wizardry? Walk us step-by-step through the process of a master for this column.

  • Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.

  • Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!

  • Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.

  • Social Intercourse: A weekly round-up of cool, local cultural events compiled by Arts & Culture writers.

  • ...AND MORE! You can also pitch me your own column ideas if you want to write your own or if you've seen any awesome movies or performances/heard any music/read any books/played any games/eaten any food etc., let me know.

THe Shared Mic Podcast

The Age Friendly Edmonton (AFE) team just launched a new intergenerational podcast called

on Jan 20.

The podcast brings two people from different generations to talk about various topics, such as love and moving to Canada.

For this article, you can interview the hosts, Eric Storey and Salima Suleman!

Interview with Laila Biali

is a Canadian jazz singer-songwriter and pianist. She is also a Juno award winner. Biali will be playing a show in Sherwood Park on February 8th.

We have the opportunity to interview her prior to the show, so please email me if you are interested!

(IM)MATERIAL Gallery Exhibit at FAB (Jan 21-Feb 8)

"Kimberley McCollum visually examines the relationships between digital and analog, old and new, the hand and the machine. This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting."

Admission is free and the reception is on Jan 23 from 7pm to 11pm. You can either review the gallery or attend the reception or interview the artist, let me know if you're interested!

Because We Are Girls Film Screening

The

National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

is delighted to co-present the Edmonton premiere of the award-winning documentary

Because We Are Girls

on

February 27

at the

Metro Cinema

. The survivors as well as film director

Baljit Sangra

will attend the

free public screening

in Edmonton for a Q&A.

We have the opportunity to preview this show before then, so let me know if you're interested, or if you're attending the free screening.

Album Review

There's been a ton of new albums being released and lack of album reviews on The Gateway. You can review Harry Styles, Eminem, Hayley Kiyoko, Halsey or more any other album you want!