THE RURBAN FRINGE

Exploring Rural Development: Using the Arts as an Economic Driver

Second in The ‘Fringe’s limited online series on rural/rurban development is Becky McCray, author of Small Biz Survival.  Not only has Becky created a great rural and small town business resource, she’s also an entrepreneur, social media consultant, and small biz speaker.  I was fortunate to connect with Becky last year, contributed a guest post to her [...]

Exploring Rurban Art – Lorraine Roy

The sixth and final artist in The Rurban Fringe’s limited online art series is Lorraine Roy, a textile artist living and working in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. 
Through her beautifully crafted and unique art, Lorraine demonstrates  – through fabric – that contemporary rurban art is not an art of cultivated isolation – rather, it is approachable and creates valuable [...]

Exploring Rurban Art – John Andrews

John Andrews – the fifth artist in The Rurban Fringe’s limited online series – is proud to explore, sustain, and raise the profile of creative rural art by understanding ‘community’ as a place from which one can create (and find!) meaning and culture.
Tell us a bit about yourself and your work.
I’m a graphic designer who’s [...]

Exploring Rurban Art – Hope Kroll

Like the meticulous nature of her art … rural life exists in the details.
This month, The Rurban Fringe is pleased to introduce Hope Kroll, the fourth artist in our limited online series, as she shares her thoughts on her aesthetic and raises questions as to the existence – or non-existence – of art space within a rural/rurban setting.
Tell [...]

Exploring Rurban Art – Steve Mack

Can artists be cutting edge in the countryside?  Absolutely.
The third artist in The Rurban Fringe’s limited online series is Steve Mack, a freelance illustrator living the rurban life in Saskatchewan, Canada.
While a man of few words, Steve lets his artwork speak volumes and challenges the notion of rural art as picturesque or amateurish.  In fact, [...]

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