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Second Life: The Art of Svelte Rabbitry
It might have started as a joke, but Shauna-Lee Billwiller of Svelte Rabbitry has found a unique niche for herself. She creates beautiful and popular oddities using an unlikely artistic material: bones and animal parts. “I’ve always painted and always sculpted,” Billwiller told The Article in her first-ever interview about
Exploring the dark: Countess Creates explores the uncomfortable from the safety of art
Some artists find inspiration in the light; others choose to let the
Spooky Spotlight: The Article Reader Challenge
In August, we announced our first ever reader challenge for The Article.
Local comic creators Q+A!
Can you give us a summary of what your comic is about? Frosty: Time & Again, on the surface, is a story about a character who lost something very precious in his life and is trying to regain it. He finds a way to do so, but unexpected things happen
Canada Council for the Arts add $25 million in support for Alberta artists
Canada Council for the Arts announced a $25 million Alberta Focus Fund that is expected to strengthen opportunities for Albertan artists and art organizations. The funding is an investment over five years and was announced on June 16. “Our goal is simple: to ensure that artists and arts organizations can
The Queen of GP: Josh Kaczkielo brings glam, camp and comedy to the Peace as Tiffany IBS
Pop music and show tunes blare from a tiny speaker and make-up is sprawled across a kitchen table in a temporary studio suited for a queen. His eyebrows have been glued down using a glue stick, but this is the beginning of the process to becoming Grande Prairie’s drag queen
Art News Bits: June 2026
New documentary opportunities for Canadian filmmakers CBC announced it will be increasing its investment in documentary storytelling by $7 million. The increase in funding will include “a range of documentary formats,” including feature-length films. “By increasing our investment, we are creating more opportunities for filmmakers at every stage of their
Editor’s letter: June 2026
The June issue of The Article was always planned to coincide with Pride Month; we knew we wanted to highlight the LGBTQ+ community in the Peace region. We believe that love is love and that understanding our neighbours and their cultures is important to creating a welcoming and understanding community.
Backyard Wilderness
Editor’s Note: On April 5, photographer David Kay headed out onto the trails in Kleskun Hills with his camera. This is an account of what he experienced. Yesterday, I came across a challenging, exciting, and poignant scene while I was snowshoeing in Kleskun Hills Provincial Park. I started in the
Krysia Morin
Krysia Morin’s work is the definition of repurpose because in her work, old is new again.With a goal to see less waste and to breathe new life into jewellery, Morin’s work salvages the unwanted pieces that would otherwise be discarded and end up in a landfill.She collects a wide assortment
Editor’s Letter: Earth is amaze amaze amaze
One of the first images from the Artemis II crew was of Earth, the blue marble with a crown of aurora. The photos were out-of-this-world. The Artemis II crew orbited the moon and captured many images along the way, transmitting them back to us planet-side within hours. The photos from
Grande Prairie artist longlisted in top visual arts prize
Grande Prairie artist Aileen Bahmanipour is one of 30 Canadian contemporary visual artists who have been longlisted for the 2026 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s most established contemporary visual arts prize. She said she was “thrilled” to be recognized for her art. “The core of my practice is drawing, but the
Art News Bits-April
Bear Creek Folk Festival line-up revealed The Bear Creek Folk Festival will be taking over Borstad Hill at Muskoseepi Park this summer from Aug. 14 to 16. The festival revealed its lineup of performers for this year’s festival, including headliners Tom Cochrane, Tenille Townes, The Trews (acoustic), and The War
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Finding Fear: Carolyn Gerk looks to uncover what drives myths and folklore in her printmaking
From the horror tales of ancient Greece to modern slasher and horror movies, Carolyn Gerk’s work explores what makes us scared and
Second Life: The Art of Svelte Rabbitry
It might have started as a joke, but Shauna-Lee Billwiller of Svelte Rabbitry has found a unique niche for herself. She creates
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