Tag Archives: Waterloo Region

Art$Pay: where artists + [biz|tech|community] meet

I’ve been helping Cathy Farwell on a project called Art$Pay. The idea is to connect artists with paying work and to connect the community with great local artists.The TL;DR: we’re all meeting up at Descendants brewery tonight at 7pm. Yer … Continue reading

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The key to Doors Open Waterloo Region

The TL;DR: Doors Open Waterloo Region is on tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 17) and you should check out some of the 48 locations around WR that are opening their doors for you. This time around 19 sites represent the 2016 theme … Continue reading

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On risk…

I’ve been thinking about this photo for six weeks since I shot it on King Street near Erb. Someone’s bike, stripped to the nuts, still chained to a construction fence. My first reaction was anger: “Who does this?” For a … Continue reading

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Four of the many Waterloo Region breweries

The email in early April offered an “invite for you and a guest to our Media Exclusive launch and tour happening on May 1st.”  Brew Donkey brew-tour + beer delivery service is apparently coming to WR in June. Owner/operator Brad … Continue reading

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Signs of distress

Recently I was asked why I photograph things that disturb me. I don’t entirely know how to answer that, but I’d start by saying it’s part of my process for making sense of the world. It’s a record. And in … Continue reading

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So long, Phil

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that WR’s arts and cultural good guy, Phil Bast passed away last night. I met Phil years ago in my cultural explorations here and always loved catching up with … Continue reading

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VOTE tomorrow! Let’s stay on track

Hey citizens! Tomorrow, Monday October 27 is our municipal election. Please get out and participate. The people we put in the drivers’ seats tomorrow will either set us up for an awesome future or completely derail the Region. I’m putting … Continue reading

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By artists, for artists

Artists are self-organizing. This isn’t a new thing, but two recent instances of this type of effort have me cheering them on and wondering what drives artists to temporarily put aside their primary creating and do some meta-creating in Waterloo … Continue reading

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SVPWR 8×10 gig: talks moved and photos sold

“The Layers Held Our Story” by Brian Douglas My good friend Jacqui Murphy, co-founder of Social Venture Partners – Waterloo Region, put an invite out to me to attend the SVPWR 8×10 event, which is a charity fund raiser for … Continue reading

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kwartzlab–new home: same great community

My very good friends at kwartzlab opened the doors last Saturday on their new home on Charles St. just below Stirling Ave. at Kent St, and what a great space it is!  If you’re completely new to this thread: kwartzlab … Continue reading

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