Zap Copy gets a mural facelift January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 Michael John Lo If you walk into Zap Copy today, you’ll see hand-painted bio-scenery splashed across a wall in the student-run print shop. The newest art mural at UVic, by Kay Gallivan, is
Waste Land: A climate anxiety haunted house November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Kiley Verbowski 2556 Fifth Street is slated for demolition in December, and the remains will be more colourful than most. For the first time in Victoria, local artists have transformed a
Urban Regalia exhibition showcases Indigenous and Audrey Hepburn-inspired pieces by Gitxsan designer November 14, 2019November 26, 2019 Eunice Choi Since Sept. 28, the Legacy Art Gallery has been showing the exhibition Urban Regalia, featuring the work of Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton). The pieces, which incorporate Indigenous designs and vintage
The coolest art crawl of all September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Austin Willis Victoria's 2018 Integrate Festival thrills for another year Among the slew of music festivals, concerts, events, and other summer festivities in Victoria, a unique event dedicated to the arts flourishes each...
Our International Women’s Day cover March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 Taryn Walker Visual Arts student Taryn Walker on designing our International Women’s Day cover Creating the cover for the International Women’s Day issue of the Martlet was quite the challenge. For me, it...
Wildlife photographer of the year exhibits nature’s beauty February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Belle White Royal BC Museum event serves breathtaking visuals and important message You walk into the Royal BC Museum and are greeted by magnificent shots of canyons, arctic foxes, and tiger sharks. Welcome...
Brianna’s Books: Sculpture in Canada January 21, 2018January 20, 2018 Brianna Bock There’s this theory when it comes to examining Art with a capital A called the “Death of the Author.” It’s the idea that once a piece of Art is put...
Painting without profit October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 Gina Luke A profile of MFA student Leah McInnis Leah McInnis is good at finding art in unusual places. McInnis is a Victoria and Vancouver -based artist, working in the second year of the...
Camper van art project stands on its own legs May 3, 2017 Cormac O’Brien Sitting in the Fine Arts quad, waiting for my interviewee to arrive, I watched the confused faces of onlookers walking past the camper van seemingly dropped from the sky out...
‘We Know Nothing About Art’ comedy show totally unpretentious, totally hilarious April 6, 2017April 5, 2017 Michelle Yun Abdul Aziz has never considered himself an ‘art person.’ The Vancouver-based comedian is the creator and host of We Know Nothing About Art (WKNAA), an ongoing two-hour comedy show built around...
