This city is good at celebrating happy things, like ribs and tulips. We fall short in boosting art that makes people stop, think and reflect.
Lascaux cave paintings
Culture makes us even better than sentient. It makes us sapient — yes, as in homo sapiens. We like to think this thirst for knowledge and wisdom is what sets us apart from other life forms. Culture is how we get there. As the city notes in its press release, a lot has changed in this town since 2002. For one thing, we are more conscious of our diversity now than we were then. And of the need to use culture and the arts to help advance reconciliation.
We have amazing art and artists in our town. Where we fall short is in promoting the kind of art that is, by intent, shocking and challenging. Art that is so compelling that people can’t walk by without stopping to think, reflect and maybe even change their mind about something.Article content
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