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Arts and Culture pitches! (Mar. 11)
Arts and Culture Pitches!🍕
The best kind of leftovers!
Hey friends, Mary here!I know it's crunch time for a lot of people, so I just want to offer some quick words of encouragement! You can do this, and the weekend is almost here. Remember to take some breaks too.Thanks to everyone who made it to yesterday's meeting. It was a blast! As usual, no worries if you weren't able to make it. We went over some pitches that might be familiar to you, and I've included the remaining ones below. They're still available and fresh as ever!Without further ado, here are the 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! I'm always open to any pitches you might have for me!
Jorden Edmondstone is a U of A Bachelor of Design student whose artwork was selected to represent the faculty of arts’ Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
. Edmondstone’s work was selected to communicate pillars of diversity in the arts community. If you're interested in interviewing Edmondstone about the inspiration for his piece, let us know!
We Dance for Life recently launched their
in February. The We Dance for Life lodge opened in 2019 as a healing place for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Trans, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWGT2S+). The organization offers art-based healing gatherings in Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada. U of A professor Lana Whiskeyjack is an artist working in We Dance for Life's western region. Let us know if you're interested in interviewing Whiskeyjack to learn more about this initiative. In the meantime, you can also check out this
.
is a series of 21 short staged plays by 21 Black playwrights, 21 Black directors, and 21 Black actors. There are three seasons, and each episode aims to answer the question, "What is the future of Blackness?" Each drama was filmed in Toronto and produced in partnership with Obsidian Theatre company. Give us a shout if you're interested in reviewing one or two of the plays. We can also try to get in touch with the Obsidian Theatre company director for an interview.
We're continuing with the CBC theme! (Seriously, CBC Gem has some great shows and they're free - with ads). The Black Stories Collection features short and long films that highlight Black voices and history. I mentioned the short Canadian film
Haus
a while back, but feel free to check out the whole collection
and let us know if something catches your eye for a review! We can always reach out to the director for an interview too.