I was happy to see in a recent article in the Region of Waterloo Record that the Region of Waterloo is interested in the former provincial courthouse at 200 Frederick St. Kitchener as a potential location for more regional government offices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UDPATE MARCH 29, 2018: The Region of Waterloo will renovate the courthouse to become the … Continue reading What will happen to John Lingwood’s Courthouse?
Finding John Lingwood: The Search Begins
The first time I set foot in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record building on Fairway Road in 1979, I knew right away something important was going on there. It was early in my newspapering career and most of the newspaper offices I had know were makeshift affairs or dishevelled versions of their former selves – places where … Continue reading Finding John Lingwood: The Search Begins
Have Stories Will Travel
‘Neighbourhood Voices Interactive’ , a traveling digital exhibition is the culmination of may work as the City of Kitchener’s 2014 Artist in Residence. It's currently showing at Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queen's Blvd., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and is featured on the Armodilo website. Armodilo is the a Waterloo Region company that designs and manufactures the beautiful tablet … Continue reading Have Stories Will Travel
On being funded
I know it's taboo, but I'm going to talk about money. In particular I'm going to talk about the money I received last week from the Ontario Art Council through it Exhibition Assistance program. I've tentatively arrived at the "career" of artist as I navigate my middle years – a journey partly of necessity and partly … Continue reading On being funded
Mixing Messages in Kitchener
As part of my residency at the City of Kitchener in 2014 I developed an interactive video installation for two gallery shows that gave visitors the chance to mix together two of the video stories I created as part of the year-long project, Neighbourhood Voice. The mixing of the stories creates both resonance and dissonance … Continue reading Mixing Messages in Kitchener
Clouds Through my Window Screen
I've been seeing a lot of photos of clouds appearing in my social media stream. Thought it was about time to add my take.
Visually Speaking 