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Arts and Culture Pitches! (Nov 22)
Arts and Culture Pitches!
Have a blast with these A&C pitches!
Hello peeps!
We celebrated
The Gateway's
112th birthday yesterday with some fun chocolate cake and we decorated the already Christmas-y office with blue streamers.
Hope you're enjoying a bit of a warmer winter before it (apparently) snows next week. There's been some freezing rain lately so careful with your step. Also, make sure to stock up on your finals season essentials before the last day of classes. Time moves suspiciously fast these days O_O
Here's some upcoming events:
Nov 23, 6:30 pm, Gateway to Cinema: Elvis at the Garneau Theatre
free with student ID
thanks to Michael Palmer for designing this poster for us!
Nov 28, 4:00 pm, Gateway SGM Meeting at the office
volunteers with 3 or more published articles can vote and run for our vacant Volunteer Representative position
everyone is welcome to come, regardless of amount of articles published
regular weekly pitch meeting will follow, as well as a social at Dewey's
RSVP link for Gateway SGM Meeting (cause we got pizza!)
As always, new and old pitches will be dished out here so let me know if you wanna take them!
- Arthur :)
Contact Info (for taking pitches or overall questions)
:
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours (visit the office, 3rd floor SUB)
:
Tue 2 - 4pm
Fri 12 - 3pm
Illustration Pitches O_O
Good news for fellow illustrators! We got some new pitches for y'all, both in our online and print formats. If you have questions on any of these, let me know by emailing me.
Since I know not all volunteers at The Gateway are artists and y'all may have friends who dabble in the arts, sharing these to them would help us out a lot!
Where:
published online
When:
no particular due date, open year-round
What:
illustrations that are not necessarily an accompaniment to any of our written articles
Who:
currently for The Gateway volunteers or any current student enrolled in the U of A
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.
Submission requirements sent to my email ([email protected]) and Emily, our Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]):
.jpg or .png version of your illustration
artwork title
the date when you created said illustration
an artist statement about the artwork
art portfolio and blurb about art experience, if you haven't submitted one to me yet
Where:
on our print newspaper for the winter semester
When:
Nov 27, 5pm (especially if you submit a rough sketch)
What:
preferably any comics about campus current events, political cartoons (which is what we used to do), or just silly things about being in the UofA
Who:
currently for The Gateway volunteers or any current student enrolled in the U of A
We're planning on including two max on our print newspaper, which will be on our newsstands by the start of the winter semester. The remaining submitted comics that won't make the cut are eligible to be published on our site in the same place for the general illustration submissions.
Submission requirements sent to my email ([email protected]) and Emily, our Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]):
rough sketch with appropriate comic formatting (at the very least) or a finished comic (preferred)
comic title
brief explanation of the comic (especially if you submit a rough sketch)
art portfolio and blurb about art experience, if you haven't submitted one to me yet
A&C Pitches for the Week :D
Check out Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy’s A Celtic Family Christmas!Nov 26, 8:00 p.m.Jubilee AuditoriumJUNO Award-winning fiddle players MacMaster and Leahy are doing a Canada-wide Christmas fiddle music tour with their children. Holiday favourites and family fun will be featured.
Nov 27, 3:00 p.m.Convocation Hall
Featuring graduate conductors Meijun Chen and Sarah Rossi, this musical performance throughout the centuries explores works by Vincent Persichetti, Ron Nelson, Percy Grainger, Alex Shapiro, and Otto M. Schwarz.
Check Out Luminaria: A Winter Garden Story!Nov 23 to Dec 31U of A Botanic GardenThis evening winter festival combines all the senses to welcome the winter season. U of A's Botanic Garden will have a lot of opportunities for photography, as there are a lot of sections of the garden lit up for the event. There's also opportunities to get food and drinks, ride a train, walk through Luminaria's Memory Lane in honour of your loved ones, and sit near firepits.
Check out Yilu Xing, MFA Printmaking: 吃得开 eat the openNov 22 to Dec 17FAB Gallery, Second FloorMasking strongly recommendedThis exhibition, modeled after the Chinese adjective describing a state of being popular, explores how the act of making and sharing food connects people with their cultural background and their community. Xing uses her background in printmaking and ceramics to showcase her stories and parts of her Chinese culture.There is also an interactive food experience during the exhibition's reception event on Nov 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..
Check Out
, the new public art sculpture at Stadium LRT Station!
Artists: Michelle Campos Castillo, Becca Taylor, Christina Battle, Tiffany Shaw, and Shawn Tse
Take a seat on one of these funky colorful metal wire structures and ponder your opinions on them. Are they more than just their appearances? Write about one of Edmonton’s newest public art installations.
Check Out Royal Bison Art & Craft Sale!Nov 25 - 27, Dec 2-4Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (near Strathcona Farmers Market)You can do a fun haul of the stuff you buy and/or highlight some local vendors involved in the market! You can also make gift guides for people shopping for their friends and loved ones.
Check Out Edmonton Christmas Market!Nov 30 - Dec 18Fort Edmonton Park
Just like the Royal Bison pitch, you can do a fun haul of the stuff you buy and/or highlight some
involved in the market! You can also make gift guides for people shopping for their friends and loved ones.
If that's not your fancy, you can review the
available at Fort Edmonton or the
from various vendors.
Check out these new restaurants for the Eating Edmonton column!
Yunshang Rice Noodles Downtown Now that the cold weather has settled in, talk about what makes their Yunnan “crossing-the-bridge” rice noodles unique.
Check out what makes this northside Japanese restaurant has to offer.
Check out these columns!
Some Volunteer Favorites:
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.
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!
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!
Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.
Columns from the Culture Part of A&C:
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.
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!
Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.
Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.
Columns for Those with Hot Takes:
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.
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.
Tech/Nerdy Columns:
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!
DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.
Comic Stans: Love comics or graphic novels? This column is for you! Highlight your favourite comics and how they might include representation for women and LGBTQIA2S+ people!