THE RURBAN FRINGE

Exploring Rurban Art – Natasha Newton

Within the context of rural and rurban development, there also needs to exist a discussion about what rural and rurban culture is, and how contemporary art practices can engage with and showcase rural issues and places. 
With this in mind, The Rurban Fringe is pleased to introduce Natasha Newton, the second artist interviewed for this limited online series dedicated [...]

Density is a Four Letter Word

After spending time in New York this past week, I couldn’t get over the population density of the city … over 1.6 million people live within the 60 square kilometres of Manhattan Island alone; it is the densest population centre in the United States.
I’m sure many New Yorkers wouldn’t have it any other way … [...]

A Penny For Your Thoughts

“Thinking isn’t agreeing or disagreeing … that’s voting.”
- Robert Frost

Driving With Farmers

Spring has been relatively slow to arrive in my neck of the woods, but that hasn’t stopped the area’s farmers from getting ready for the growing season … a fact recently reinforced when I followed a fellow moving his machinery from farm-to-field.
Soon, rural roads will be bustling with activity as farmers head out to their fields, making it important [...]

On Collaborative Funding

Further to my thoughts on funders, I was delighted to learn several major grantmaking agencies and organizations from Alberta met this week to explore the possibility of working together in just such a way.
I assume collaboration and partnerships were the focus of discussion. 
There are challenges of bridging across different missions, grantmaking strategies and methods, as well as levels of engagement and [...]

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