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Internal Jihad Screaming in a Sea of Silence

Internal Jihad Screaming in a Sea of Silence

Okechukwu Nnamchi
Artist Perspectives, Guest Writer series

Every other dawn before the birds take to their singing, I sit at my desk thinking of the myriad ways a story can be told or a life lived to appease a foe’s aggro or appeal to the sentiments of readers and spectators waiting to be intrigued; people asking to be enthralled in a web, a weaving that transforms the acts and flaws of a character into the magic created from a marriage of the mind, the ink, and a blank sheet of paper; the most perfect threesome ever since man opened his eyes to see the breaking of dawn and the falling of dusk, the two constants that determine his days, ways, and the canvas on which he paints his masterpieces.

In the Minds of Muses - Mental Wellness and Art Intersect in Wakefield Brewster Presents, Pt. 3

In the Minds of Muses - Mental Wellness and Art Intersect in Wakefield Brewster Presents, Pt. 3

Chris Vereshagin
Artist Perspectives, Arts Commons Presents, TD Amplify, TD Incubator

Wakefield Brewster Presents, Pt. 3 sends a passionate invitation from four beloved local female artists to relish in the power of wellness and art. Soul-affirming Indigenous songs swirl with sculptures made of newspapers, joyfully brought to life with performance, poetry, and the beating hearts of ideas beautifully in-sync.

You're missing out! Audiences rave about TD Amplify

You're missing out! Audiences rave about TD Amplify

Alex Bonyun
Artist Perspectives, TD Incubator, TD Amplify

This past November, if you had ventured into the Engineered Air Theatre, tucked away in the lower levels of Arts Commons, you would have encountered something special. Under the simple name of Wakefield Brewster Presents, Pt. 1, Calgary’s Poet Laureate went about creating artistic collaboration on stage with some of Calgary’s most exciting interdisciplinary artists. Patrons walked away from this first presentation of the TD Amplify season saying that “the show was beyond expectations” and featured an “outstanding selection of new artists” even going as far to say that they’d “love to see more creations like this in Calgary.”

Getting Started on the PeoplePuzzle with Wakefield Brewster

Getting Started on the PeoplePuzzle with Wakefield Brewster

Courtney Groot
Arts Commons Presents, TD Incubator

Poet Laureate Wakefield Brewster is not a fresh face in the artistic community. Since moving to Calgary 18 years ago, he has been racking up awards and recognition for his outstanding spoken word and poetry pieces and has had no desire to move to the traditional artistic epicentres of Canada, like Toronto or Montreal: “I couldn’t have done this anywhere else,” he says, “there is something very special about Calgary.” And now, as Arts Commons’ newest Incubator Fellow, Wakefield aims to encourage Calgary’s budding artists to grow where they are planted.