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The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
What is Printmaking? rintmaking is an artistic process of creating artworks or designs by reproducing images from one surface to another, typically done using specially prepared plates or blocks. Prints are created by transferring ink from a matrix — the material that is used to transfer the image — to […]
SHEHRYAR SAHARAN @shehryar.art How did you get started doing art? Don’t exactly remember, although I have a picture of me drawing at the age of two! What tools do you use? Everything I can get my hands on! How would you describe your style? Exaggerated realism. Who is your […]
The top 9 places you’ve got to check out! For the past decade, Guelph has worked towards cultivating a diverse selection of late-night restaurants capable of competing with the likes of Hamilton and Toronto. With no real platform for restaurants to showcase their talent, many businesses rely on word of […]
Did your grandparents go to the University of Guelph in 1959? Maybe they were larcenists! We’ve taken a look at our archives, and found some intriguing articles like this for our new series, Flashback Friday. KLEPTOMANIACS ANONYMOUS From March 11, 1959. Volume 11, No. 9. The past few […]
Selections from Archival & Special Collections By Lara Carleton | Archives Clerk he University of Guelph and its founding colleges (Macdonald Institute, Ontario Agricultural College, and Ontario Veterinary College) have a long history of winter traditions. MAC and OAC students in the early 1900s “tramped” across the snow-covered campus […]
Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Aries, 2020 is the year you begin to view your body as the temple it is. This year, you will find yourself more open to listening to the things your body is trying to tell you. Taurus (Apr. 20 – May 20) As we […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) SARAH PAGÉ* Dose Curves (Backwards Music) JAIMIE BRANCH Fly Or Die II: Bird Dogs Of Paradise (International Anthem) BADGE ÉPOQUE ENSEMBLE * Nature, Man & Woman (Telephone Explosion) CORRIDOR* Junior (Bon sound) KAYTRANADA* BUBBA (RCA) FRIENDLY RICH* […]
JUSTIN LAGUFF @jlaguff How did you get started doing art? I’ve always been doing doing art. I’ve been doing it ever since I was a kid. It wasn’t until a couple years ago that I started taking it seriously. Everything snowballed from just getting my work out there, where people […]
n the weeks leading up to the film’s release, the notion that the entirety of the film would be one unbroken shot (albeit with hidden edits) created a dialogue around the technical mastery that would be on display. This one-shot intensity, coupled with the fact that legendary director of photography […]
Understanding the “beautiful fluidity” of the arts and cultural sector The Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Project (GEAMP) is a joint initiative run by the Guelph Arts Council and the University of Guelph’s School of Fine Art and Music (SOFAM), with support from the RBC Emerging Artists Project. It aims […]
The Ontarion publishes independent, student-produced news, opinion, and commentary for University of Guelph students so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. To do this, The Ontarion provides learning opportunities and training in journalism, media production, leadership, board governance, and other aspects of nonprofit news.
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.