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Artist in Residence at McLuhan House Studio
Aeris Osborne has been appointed as the new artist in residence at the McLuhan House Studio (run by Arts Habitat Edmonton) from Oct 1, 2020, to Sep 30, 2021. Her new project, “YEG Old Houses” will result in the creation of 12 pieces of bold impressionist paintings, which will be displayed at her first solo exhibition during the residency." Aeris Osborne, a versatile self-taught Edmonton visual artist and a registered social worker in Alberta, has been painting for over 10…
Find out more »Chinese Merchants in Western Canada
The Movement of People, Products and Money. Exhibition at the University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections recounts the history of Chinese merchants in Western Canada, tracing their movements and the flow of their products and money as they survived all odds to become successful. They made a major contribution to Canada's social, economic and cultural heritage. This exhibition is curated by Helen Kwan Yee Cheung and is based on her years of research, interviews, and study of rare archival…
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