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Arts and Culture pitches! (Jun 9 2021)
Arts and Culture Pitches! 💐
You get a pitch! You get a pitch! Everybody gets a pitch!
Hey all, it's Areeha here! Hope you all are staying dry and warm during the rainy weather we've been having!
It was great seeing some of you at the pitch meeting today! If you haven't yet, please take the time to fill out this
. It'll help Jin and I figure out when everyone is available and should only take a minute or two!
If you are looking for a pitch, take your pick from down below! No matter what your interests are, I'm sure we have something up your alley!
Recurring Columns:
The Hobby Hole: Tell us about any unique hobbies you have or give a fresh take on an old favourite. It could be a passion project or an activity you do when you want to lay back, unplug your brain, and watch the hours fly by.
Paddling up the Livestream: Wax lyrical about your favourite livestreams, put us onto some hidden-away gems, or give your hot-takes on livestream culture!
The First Time: Try something totally new and write about your experience. It could be a cuisine you’ve heard great things about, an unfamiliar type of music, or an activity you've never tried before. Tell us about it all from the POV of a complete novice.
Dream Team: Write about your ultimate dream collab! It might be a Stephen King children’s books series or a Billie Eilish x Tyler, the Creator supergroup. Tell us what makes your dream team such a gamechanger.
Off-Campus Gems: Tell us about a local gem in and around the University area. It could be a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, your favourite bar, or even your go-to convenience store. Celebrate all things U of A and Old Strathcona!
Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Share it in 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, so check it out and send an installment over!
Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.
Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles! Write a column on your favourite noodles or noodle haunts.
Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.
Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column. A great way to spotlight local restaurants in a time when they really need it!
DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.
Top 5: Top 5 streaming shows, places to cry in public, work-from-home tips...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it!
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.
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.
...AND MORE! We are always open to any pitches you might have for us!
Pitches for the Week:
Interview the man who created Mexico in his backyard!Missing pre-Covid travel? So is Dwayne Barabe, who recreated Mexico in his own backyard, complete with a salt water pool, sand beach, and cabana! Let us know if you'd like to speak with him and get to know more about his backyard!
From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.
Interview the professor Tracy Bear to find out more about it!
Go through Augustana Campus's "A History In Photos" and write an article on your favourites!To celebrate Augustana Campus's 110th anniversary, they have put together a collection of historical photos!Go through them and write on what ones you find intriguing, funny, and moving!
The International Indigenous Music Summit works to amplify and celebrate Indigenous voices and artistic excellence. Their 2021 virtual program hosts 9 speakers, who all boast a variety of different achievements in the arts, including Mike Downie (from The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund).
Interview one of the organizers to learn more about the summit!
The TELUS World of Science plans to partially reopen July 1st! Write a press-release style article about TELUS World of Science planning on opening again on July 1st, with Exhibition: Dinosaur, the Zeidler Dome, and Dinosaurs of Antarctia in IMAX!
Write on About Light, the upcoming digital art space coming to Edmonton! The About Light digital art space will incorporate immersive projected art with other traditional and new media experiences. They will be working with local artists to showcase their talent in a new and exciting way!Get in touch with the space or one of the artists for an interview!
Exploring the role of women in the past century on Edmonton City Hall, this podcast releases one episode every month leading up to the September municipal vote. Hosted by Kim-Ann Wilson and Stacey Brotzel, this podcast features interviews with 13 surviving women councillors and other notable female Edmontonians. Let us know if you'd like to be put in contact for an interview!