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Arts and Culture Pitches! (Feb 8)
Arts and Culture Pitches!
Have a blast with these A&C pitches!
Hello peeps!
The temperature's slowing warming up and the days are getting reasonably longer (shout out to having sunlight during my morning commute!), which is great for combatting the looming threat of midterms season.
Here's some announcements for the week:
We'll have our Gateway to Cinema screening of Top Gun: Maverick on Feb 24, 6:45pm. You know the drill (haha military puns): free tickets with student ID (doesn't have to be UofA), Gateway staff tabling before and after the show (come and say hi!), and classic movie theatre popcorn.
Job postings are scheduled to go up in the next coming weeks so Emily, our Editor-in-Chief, gave a small presentation yesterday about the positions we'll be hiring for next year. If you have any questions about any of the positions, let Emily know via email ([email protected]) or coming by the office to chat!
As always, here's the weekly dish of fun events and content for y'all to write about.
- Arthur :)
Contact Info (for taking pitches or overall questions)
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Email: [email protected]
Arthur's Office Hours (visit the office, 3rd floor SUB)
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Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 1-3pm
Illustration Pitches O_O
Submissions open to current
The Gateway
volunteers or any current student enrolled in the U of A. If you or anyone you know are interested in doing illustrations and are not signed up yet, let me know and I can loop y'all in the mailing list.
Submission requirements sent to Arthur ([email protected]), with Emily, our Editor-in-Chief, CC'ed ([email protected]):
rough draft/s
illustration title/s
brief explanation of the illustration/s
art portfolio and blurb about art experience, if you haven't submitted one to Arthur yet
Where:
published on our website
When:
The Gateway
's annual Purity Test is back and the theme is the recent murder-mystery movie
Glass Onion!
We're looking for illustration submissions that align with the theme, and the traditional NSFW style of the Purity Test. The finished product will look something like the Purity Test from
and
.
Where:
published on our website
When:
Although our magazine run is cut short, we're currently building up a space on the site to house all your cool artworks. Submissions may include, but are not limited to, illustrations (traditional or digital) and comics. Here's an
from one of our volunteers from last month!
A&C Pitches for the Week :D
Movie Review: AGA's Film Night for Black History MonthFeb 9, movie start times: 6pm (Moonlight), 8pm (If Beale Street Could Talk)Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA)As part of the AGA’s Film Night program, which happens every second Thu of the month, they are screening 2 films by Barry Jenkins for Black History Month. Moonlight will be showing at 6pm and If Beale Street Could Talk will be showing at 8pm. You can review both films in the same article or you can do just one. You can also talk about experience of the Film night program as well.
Movie Review / Discussion Panel: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, hosted by PSC WeekFeb 16, 6pmCascade Room, SUBAs part of the Peer Support Centre's PSC Week, there is a free movie night and mental health discussion on the movie Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Other events during the week include an open house, a drop-in community care space, a puppy therapy session (a classic midterm/finals treat), and a craft activity session.
Feb 6-10, open 10am to 5pmSound Studies Institute (3-47 Arts Building)
This exhibit features work from students currently in media arts classes ART 451 and ART 551. Their work features octophonic sound, which is a form of sound production where 8 different speakers projects 8 discrete audio channels
Movie Review: Erin's Guide to Kissing Girlscurrently streaming on Apple and AmazonReleased Feb 3 on streaming services like Apple and Amazon, this film is a queer coming-of-age story featuring a test of friendship, a possible relationship, and the efforts of going to a Sadie Hawkins middle school dance. The film, written and directed by Toronto-based filmmaker Julianna Notten, started as a short with the same name, which has been played in over 40 film festivals worldwide.
Play Review: Strangers on a Train: OmisimawiwFeb 8-12: preview Feb 8, 7:30pmBackstage Theatre, The Fringe Theatre Arts BarnsEdmonton-based artist Shyanne Duquette tells the story of how she seredipitously met her sister on the LRT. The show’s title, omisimawiw or elder sister in Cree, prompts the meaning of family as well as Indigenous cultural identity, especially for Indigenous youth who feel disconnected from their culture.
Play Review: DeafyJan 21 - Feb 12The Citadel TheatreThis show is a "tragicomedy" that features a deaf public speaker Nathan Jesper who arrives late to give a talk. He ends up discussing stories of his life, relationships, and how he deals with deafness every day, figuring out what it means to belong.
Feb 4 - 19The Citadel Theatre
This play is based on the real life story of the first Black heavyweight world champion Jack Johnson. Set in 1905, the main character Jay "The Sport" Jackson faces racism and fights for a place in sport history.
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