Lera
Kotsyuba

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Definition

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Editor’s Note

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FOCAL POINT CHARMAINE LURCH
Nehal El-Hadi writes about the artist’s engagement with an enigmatic and invisible — yet powerful — literary character. read excerpt

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SAIDYE BRONFMAN AWARD WINNER: LOUISE LEMIEUX BÉRUBÉ
Julien Silvestre celebrates the achievements, contributions and global impact of an innovative and original textile artist. read excerpt

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GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD IN THE ARTS: SHUVINAI ASHOONA
A q&a with the Inuk printmaker in recognition of her practice and accomplishments. read

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INTERLACED PRACTICES: CREATIVITY AND CRAFT IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES
Michele Hardy, Julia Krueger and Timothy Long, the curators of Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms, and the Expanded Frame, 1960-2000, write about their approach and experiences. read excerpt

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OPEN VESSELS
While attending Collect in London, artist Mary McIntyre talks to metalsmith Kye-Yeon Son about her work. read excerpt

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PHASE TRANSITIONS ORDERED EXPERIMENTATION
Fae Logie explores beauty, grief, and memory in the crafted installations of Jenny Judge. read excerpt

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PROVOCATIONS
Julie Hollenbach writes about the legacies of archives and counter-archives. read excerpt

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POETRY
Poetry by multidisciplinary artist Anne Steves.

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Michael Prokopow on decay and disrepair. read

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PORTFOLIO
Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka (Montréal, Que.)
Alana Morouney (Sackville, N.B.)
Matt Jenkins (St. Andrews, Man.)

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INQUIRIES TURA COUSINS WILSON
Co-founder and Principal Architect of Studio of Contemporary Architecture is drawn to exploring the potentials and possibilities of design projects. read