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Urban Idea Winnipeg

@urbanidea

Encouraging dialogue on the relationship between the arts and city-building in Winnipeg and beyond.

 Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Joined January 2014
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High school students: submit your City Builders Camp applications by this Friday! urbanidea.ca/citybuilders/
In Grade 10-12? Interested in exploring Winnipeg through the arts? 2016 City Builders Camp applications now online! urbanidea.ca/citybuilders/
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Some Canadian silliness, complete with a nod to @DailyTLJ buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/canad…
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We're working on the next City Builders Camp for Winnipeg high school students. Keep watching this space for more info early in the new year
The trials and tribulations of building something that looks amazing - The Low Line! atlasobscura.com/articles/th…
The Lowdown on the Lowline, the World's First Underground Park

The Lowdown on the Lowline, the World's First Underground Park

An MTA official walked up to the inconspicuous metal gate on the Essex St. subway platform one winter day in early 2009. Around him, people milled, waiting...

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Trained in architecture, winning awards in the arts: Montreal designer Anick La Bissonnière wins Siminovitch Prize fw.to/6BIAfYh
Urbanism meets Opera-ism: Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses on stage... citylab.com/politics/2015/10… via @CityLab
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More please! "transforming the utilitarian space into a stage and the city skyline into the set" from @DanceUmbrellaUK via @guardian
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We're big fans of the work done by @PRH_Houston - check it out for yourself! projectrowhouses.org/on-view
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Artists, architects & engineers APPLY for $24k Big Bang Residency in Calgary/Banff by Oct 9 bit.ly/BHBCBB
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Art and the city - inextricably linked. "Which Cities Are Best for Artists in the 21st Century?" news.artnet.com/art-world/wh…

Which Cities Are Best for Contemporary Artists? - artnet News

With the cost of living rocketing in traditional art centers like New York and London, we look abroad to see which cities offer more to artists now.

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Loads of people on the streets of Winnipeg tonight for @WPGNuitBlanche
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Street theatre with @JKCorden youtube.com/watch?v=CgPxtLnJ…
NYC comes up with a "legal alternative" to forbidden subway dancing nytimes.com/2015/09/16/nyreg…

Instead of Arrests, Subway Dancers Are Getting a Stage Above Ground (Published 2015)

After arrests for performers more than doubled last year, the de Blasio administration is setting aside outdoor space as part of a pilot program to curb illicit performances on the train.

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Teaching position in Art in Public Space and Critical Spatial Practice, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore artandeducation.net/newslett…
♪♫ It's (one of) the most wonderful time(s) of the year ♫♪ xitter.gq/MALA_net/status/642330…
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Park(ing) Day is one week! fb.me/2xQopQDm5
The #walkbump is one of the coolest ideas we've seen in a while. @alfredoadan vimeo.com/138025175
Walkbump / fist bump to cross

Walkbump / fist bump to cross

Crossing the street at the crosswalk has now become a fun thing to do. [email protected] Los Angeles, California.

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Via @intermedia_arts, Some cool stuff linking artistic practice to the operation of the City in Minneapolis intermediaarts.org/Creative-…
Turning bridges into musical instruments! newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
Turning Bridges Into Music

Turning Bridges Into Music

Di Mainstone has used an invention she calls the Human Harp to turn bridges around the world into giant instruments.

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Where art and the city are rarely separate: the mind of David Simon. salon.com/2015/08/04/you_tel… via @Salon
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