Alex Reid

The Winnipeg Art Gallery will be showing a major exhibition of 115 Inuit artworks for the next few months, starting tomorrow.

The collection will show the evolution of contemporary Inuit art from 1949 to present day, showcasing the works of Johnny Inukpuk, Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, Karoo Ashevak, Jessie Oonark, and Shuvinai Ashoona.

The exhibition will be curated by WAG Curator of Inuit Art, Darlene Coward Wight and “will be a celebration of creativity that has had many transformations over six decades”.

Watching this TED Talk by tech activist Jennifer Pahlka reminded me of my days working at City Hall over a decade ago. It was the turn of the century and the City of Winnipeg was just starting to use GIS and geo-mapping tools, and ten years later, they’re using a 311 system, but there still lacks a collaborative community system for neighbours to help neighbours.

The tools exist for cities to engage its citizens, and those tools are easy to use, low cost and offer a wealth of information, whether it be a Twitter feed, a wiki site, or a collaborative knowledgebase.

We’re not going to fix government until we fix citizenship.

~ Jennifer Pahlka

Dragons’ Den will be holding open auditions in Winnipeg on Saturday, March 10th, 2012, looking for Winnipeg’s next big thing.

Click here for the complete list of cities and dates.

For more information, contact:

Jane Chupick
Production Assistant
Dragons’ Den, CBC Television
205 Wellington St W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G7
416-205-3063

The fate of the Winnipeg Airport Terminal has led to some debate about the future of Winnipeg’s modern buildings built between 1945-1975.

This Wednesday, February 22nd, there will be a panel discussion titled Disposable Buildings or Modernist Gems? with an open invitation to the public to join in.

Panelists will include Serena Keshavjee, Professor of Art History at the University of Winnipeg; Bob Mathieson, Vice-President of Shelter Canadian Properties Limited; Susan Algie,Director, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation; and retired Architect John Petersmeyer. The panel will be moderated by Catherine Mitchell, Editorial Writer for the Winnipeg Free Press.

The panel and discussion will take place at the WFP News Cafe (237 McDermot Ave at Arthur St) this Wednesday February 22, 2012, from 7 – 9 PM.

Cute video by the guys at Hot 103, following the ‘Shit people say’ trend.