#VISUAL ART

Home Economics: 150 Years of Canadian Hooked Rugs

Until January 6 Mackenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Home Economics focuses on the iconic images, stories and communities reflected in rug hooking traditions. Featuring 86 rugs, it draws on the rich material archives of the Textile Museum of Canada as well as public and private collections. The exhibition explores Canadian history through the development of rug hooking in Canada with a range of real-life narratives and anecdotes. Garry Neill Kennedy: Ya Ummi, Ya Ummi ...

Until January 7

Mackenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Ya Ummi, Ya Ummi…, considers the extra-judicial detainment and interrogation of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay. The piece refers to the extra-judicial detainment of Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was arrested in 2002 and charged in the death of U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher Speer following a firefight in Afghanistan. Art Together Carry Forward

Until January 2

Dunlop Central Mediatheque, 2311 12 Ave. Carry Forward was inspired by the way artist Mike Macdonald’s video art informed and was informed by his practice as a documentarian. The integrity of his work aligns with the concept of “speaking nearby” defined by theorist and artist Trinh T. Minh as a way of being in relation