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Each June, Montreal’s Saint-Laurent Boulevard transforms into a vibrant open-air gallery during the MURAL Festival. Now in its 13th edition, the 2025 festival runs from June 5 to 15 and offers a free celebration of urban art, music, and community spirit. A Canvas of Creativity MURAL Festival is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to making street…
Read MorePeople need and appreciate art now more than ever. In a world of uncertainty, artists are creating beauty, and one of the most accessible points to see art since the pandemic has been through public art and murals. A mainstay on the MTL mural circuit, Stikki Peaches is synonymous with satire and irony. Born and…
Read MoreIn 1975, film critic Laura Mulvey coined the term ‘the male gaze’. It refers to the presentation of women in visual arts and literature from a male, heterosexual perspective where women are depicted as sexual objects for the pleasure of the male viewer. Men have agency; women are passive and dehumanized. This male gaze is…
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