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The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
rtist Deanna Bowen first burst onto the Canadian arts scene in the 1990s with her films milk-fed and sadomasochism. Bowen, who was originally trained as a potter and sculpture, serendipitously stumbled into filmmaking by landing a job at a film co-op in Toronto. Since then, she has focused on combing […]
he anticipated approach towards the final months of my undergraduate degree presented such promising prospects. For Studio Art students like myself, public events shape our program, with studio visits, gallery openings, and artist lectures forming the pinnacle of our academic careers. This final period was to be a pivotal moment […]
With COVID-19 causing many Canadians to self-isolate and practice social distancing, a lot of people can be left unsure about what to do with all this sudden free time. This new series, called Keeping Busy, hopes to help alleviate the boredom of quarantine and hopefully help people find some semblance […]
Navigating “the bogey man of clashing colors” Ryan Kirkby | Project Archivist The Ontarion has invited writers from the Library, Archival & Special Collections to share stories about the unique pieces housed in the collection. Join us as we explore these fascinating, beautiful, scandalous, and weird bits of history. The […]
.G. Well’s classic story has been transformed into a tale that tears off its famed bandages and goggles to boldly focus on the real-world horrors of abusive relationships and its implications on the women trapped in them. Cecilia (Elizabeth Moss) lives on a massive coastal estate with her genius husband, […]
niversity students have all been sent home for the spring semester, in an effort to #flattenthecurve for the COVID-19 pandemic. Some students may be returning to their family home, suddenly surrounded with younger siblings who are dealing with their own school closures. As an older sibling, it can be appreciated […]
Bill Nye answered popular questions sent in by students Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill Nye the Science Guy visited the University of Guelph on Thursday, Mar 5. The excitement was tangible as 2,300 students and community members filed into the Athletic Centre and took their seats. According to the CSA, this […]
Curating Experiential Learning in Archival & Special Collections Melissa McAfee | Special Collections Librarian uring the Winter 2020 term, University of Guelph students were given an extraordinary opportunity to engage in a variety of experiential learning projects with a collection of original medieval manuscript codices, dating from the […]
Inside Incunables Rosalie Engels | MA candidate, SOLAL Helen Ling Liu | MLIS candidate (University of Toronto) Melissa McAfee | Special Collections Librarian Brittney Payer | MA candidate, History id you know that the McLaughlin Library is home to a collection of books on witchcraft dating from the Early […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) GIL SCOTT-HERON & MAKAYA MCCRAVEN We’re New Again : A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL Recordings) GEOFF BERNER* Grand Hotel Cosmopolis (Coax) DAYNA MANNING* Morning Light (Self-Released) BLACKBIRD BELLE* Celestial Nighthawk (Inner Ocean) BEGONIA* Fear (Rex Baby) ANDY SHAUF* Neon Skyline (Arts & […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.