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CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Cool Gardens 2025 brings interactive art installations to Winnipeg
Daniel Braaten, a Halifax artist behind Anything for a Breeze, demonstrates how to operate the machine. (Daniel Timmerman/CTV News Winnipeg) Creative outdoor art installations are popping up across Winnipeg this summer as part of Cool Gardens 2025. Storefront Manitoba officially launched the annual design competition and public exhibition on Saturday, featuring work from local, national, and international artists. A public launch event and block party was held at 1 p.m. on Graham Avenue, between Donald and Smith streets. Five winning designs were selected by a jury, while four additional installations were invited to take part in the exhibition. This year's works include a bike-powered giant fan, a canopy made from soda cans, and community harvest gardens. 'The open call invited teams to consider reused and repurposed materials and to feature local vegetation,' said Abigail Auld, curator of Cool Gardens 2025. 'Designers were asked to consider the afterlife of their temporary installations, with teams planning plant giveaways and reuse of components once Cool Gardens 2025 wraps in September,' she added. One of the winning entries, Anything for a Breeze, is an interactive, kinetic sculpture designed to help people cool down during hot summer days. 'We're trying to get people to collaborate on cooling each other off and having fun together. It's just a fun thing to add to the city,' said Halifax-based artist Daniel Braaten. 'We've got a recumbent bike that's been manufactured to power a giant fan. It looks like a hamster wheel, but it's actually a way to cool off in the summer,' he explained. Installations will be featured at Assiniboine Park, Osborne Village, The Forks, and along a redeveloping stretch of Graham Avenue.
Arab News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Arab News
TeamLab Borderless Jeddah marks 1 year of compelling digital art
JEDDAH: One year after its debut in Historic Jeddah, TeamLab Borderless continues to draw curious visitors into a world where digital art responds to movement, light and season. As Saudi Arabia's first permanent digital art museum, it has welcomed visitors from more than 25 countries — especially young people and art enthusiasts. It is serving as a cultural hub that reflects their aspirations and introduces new ways of engaging with contemporary art. The museum has an open layout allowing for exploration and engagement. The interactive artworks respond to their movements and evolve with time, ensuring no two visits are the same. TeamLab Borderless is a part of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture's broader initiative to activate heritage sites as platforms for contemporary art. In an interview with Arab News at the museum's launch, Toshiyuki Inoko, TeamLab Borderless' founder, explained the concept behind the museum, noting that 'everything is in a continuous relationship.' 'Even though each element is independent, there are no boundaries in between, and they even influence each other,' he said. Many of the installations reflect natural rhythms. In 'Proliferating Immense Life,' for example, the flowers change with the months. The 'Forest of Lamps' and 'Flowers in Infinite Transparency' installations also shift with the seasons, while 'Memory of Topography' presents a static landscape that subtly transforms through movement. Inoko also revealed that several artworks were developed exclusively for the Jeddah museum. '(One) work that is very unique to Jeddah is the work of the staircase, where you see the cascading waterfall of sand,' he said. 'Through that sand falls, you see gigantic flowers persistently trying to grow very powerfully. They keep growing, they keep falling, and they continue that cycle forever.' TeamLab Borderless is a part of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture's broader initiative to activate heritage sites as platforms for contemporary art. These efforts align with Saudi Vision 2030, which seeks to empower the cultural and creative sectors and elevate the Kingdom's position as a global hub for art and technology. The museum stands as an example of this ambition, a space where art is in constant motion and where every visit becomes a unique, personal journey. 'The message that we wanted to convey to the world and the visitor is that the world itself is in a continuous relationship, and everything affects each other,' Inoko said.
CBS News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Art Maze installation turns Westmoreland County museum into interactive labyrinth
If you want to get lost in some "amazing" art this summer, you may want to head to Greensburg. Now through Aug. 17, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art is home to an elaborate one-of-a-kind Art Maze that's built for art lovers both young and old. The giant cardboard maze takes up an entire gallery at the museum and features beautiful murals by local artists. The museum says that, depending on how long you stop to admire the art, it takes anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes to get through. "The art maze is an interactive experience here at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art for all ages," said Dante DiAndrea, the public programs and internal events manager for the museum. "It is a collaboration with the museum and five local artists, as well as the California company A-MAZE-D. We worked with them to design and construct the maze and the five local artists, we worked with to actually paint the maze with vivid murals throughout the entirety of its surface." While the museum is free, the maze is a special exhibit. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Advance registration is encouraged but not required. For more information, click here.
CNA
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - Stock Take Today: Oil market volatility, US retail sales fall
In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to see one of the standout interactive art installations from i Light Singapore 2025, one of Asia's leading light festivals. Australian artist Josh McAuliffe from Perth-based light art studio Beamhacker will talk about how children's paper doll chains inspired 'Embrace' which features a circle of life-sized silhouettes that come alive through human touch. He'll also explain how his installation represents the four services of the Singapore Armed Forces, created exclusively for i Light Singapore 2025.
CNA
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - Delight in iLight Singapore 2025
CNA938 Rewind In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to see one of the standout interactive art installations from i Light Singapore 2025, one of Asia's leading light festivals. Australian artist Josh McAuliffe from Perth-based light art studio Beamhacker will talk about how children's paper doll chains inspired 'Embrace' which features a circle of life-sized silhouettes that come alive through human touch. He'll also explain how his installation represents the four services of the Singapore Armed Forces, created exclusively for i Light Singapore 2025. CNA938 Rewind - Delight in iLight Singapore 2025 In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to see one of the standout interactive art installations from i Light Singapore 2025, one of Asia's leading light festivals. Australian artist Josh McAuliffe from Perth-based light art studio Beamhacker will talk about how children's paper doll chains inspired 'Embrace' which features a circle of life-sized silhouettes that come alive through human touch. He'll also explain how his installation represents the four services of the Singapore Armed Forces, created exclusively for i Light Singapore 2025. 19 mins CNA938 Rewind - Celebrate all-things Peranakan @ Sentosa In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the new 'Peranakan Reimagined' showcase at Sentosa island spanning different areas — from Sentosa Sensoryscape and Singapore Cable Car to other spots across the island. Sentosa Development Corporation's Chris Pok will discuss highlights like a shophouse-shaped installation with light projection artworks, larger-than-life displays, kebaya dress-ups, interactive workshops, and lively performances. Artist Yeni Lim will talk about the embroidery workshops she's conducting and merch she's designed just for 'Peranakan Reimagined'. 32 mins CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - It's getting hot in here! As Singapore swelters under rising temperatures, classrooms are becoming the new frontlines of climate adaptation. Cheryl Goh speaks to Associate Professor Alberto Salvo, who is dean's chair of the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the researcher behind a new study linking heat to poorer academic performance, exploring how the heat affects students' focus, health and well-being. 17 mins
