Arts & Culture

The Government of Manitoba says it is excited to further develop and enrich the arts, culture and sports areas in our province by opening the first intake of $34 million this year.

On August 16, Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Andrew Smith announced that applications are open for the new Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) fund.

Tune in to Intermezzo at 1:00pm this week to hear host Chris Wolf features the music of the wonderful American composer Peter Boyer.

On July 8th, Naxos released on their American Classics Series of CDs a recording called “Balance of Power: Orchestral music of Peter Boyer”.

It’s not clear how they did it: was it a clandestine operation, carried out under the cloak of darkness? An elaborate ruse, designed to fool onlookers? Or something else?

However it happened, it’s clear those who stole a world-famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier planned the heist meticulously.

It took more than eight months for anyone to realize the photo hanging from the wood-panelled walls of the Reading Lounge was a fake.

September is almost here, and if this summer has been anything to go by live events are back! People are eager to get out and take in some great live entertainment.

Elizabeth Emanuel cradles the massive scrapbook across her chest before laying it gently on the table and opening its Prussian blue covers to reveal a personal time capsule of her relationship with Princess Diana.

The three-day Kultivation Festival will be bringing the whole community of Filipinos together this weekend. 

"In 2020 we were going to do the festival in one central location," says Allan Pineda, the Executive Director of Kultivation Festival. "We had a couple of years to think about it and now we're doing it with a whole bunch of satellite events at different places so Filipino businesses and people can get more exposure with more spaces, events, and venues."

An adventurous and accessible arts organization, Flipside Opera & Art Song Collective has provided unique opportunities to Manitoba-based singers and inspired programming to audiences. Fully-staged operas, competitions, casual performances—often with beer in hand—this weekend Flipside presents their annual fundraiser.

The Château Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day last year and Jan. 6.

The hotel appealed for help from the public yesterday after a staff member noticed the photo wasn't hung correctly over the weekend, and an inspection revealed that the portrait was a copy, not an original. 

Greta Constantine is vying for back-to-back wins in the womenswear category at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards.

The Toronto label, which clinched the prize last year, was named among the nominees Tuesday for the awards honouring homegrown talent setting trends on the runway.

Also competing in the womenswear category are Hilary MacMillan, Silk Laundry, LECAVALIER and UNTTLD.

In menswear, the contenders are Mr. Saturday, SECTION 35, École de Pensée, Christopher Bates and Raised by Wolves.

(REVIEW) Want to gaze at the enormity of the Sistine Chapel without ever going to the Vatican? Now you can.

“Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition,” currently on a 27-city world tour, highlights the wonder of one of history’s greatest artistic achievements, allowing visitors to experience it like they never have before.

This exhibit is truly a chance to see Michelangelo’s work at eye level. It’s also a much cheaper and closer option than flying to Rome. For that alone, it’s worth a look.