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Contemporary visual art with a prairie perspective.
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šŸ–ŒļøLook inside BlackFlash 43.2 to learn about this interactive digital project and see three artworks Kahani Ploessl made using the interface! In direct response to the proliferation of AI, the project presents a form of digital art rooted in transparency. Images are not erased into invisible datasets, but remain intact as textural digital residue. As forms emerge from glitched layers of the source material, the resulting compositions exist in tension between preservation and modification. Kahani is the 2025 recipient of EQ Bankā€™s Emerging Digital Artist Award @edaa_eqb . This project is supported by EQ Bank as part of an ongoing partnership that highlights Canadian digital art practices, featuring commissioned works showcased in print and through expanded digital formats. by @blackflashmag
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Submission Deadline Reminder ā° Issue 44.1 | Submissions due October 21, 2026 Submit your pitch for a feature, conversation, artist profile or artist project for our Spring 2027 issue of BlackFlash Magazine. BlackFlash Magazine accepts submissions from writers and artists on a rolling basis for consideration in upcoming issues, published triannually in Winter, Spring, and Fall. We accept pitches year-round; however, the dates on our submission guidelines webpage mark the deadlines for consideration in each issue. Submissions received after an issueā€™s editorial lock may be reviewed for a future edition. Learn more: https://blackflash.ca/submission-guidelines/ by @blackflashmag
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In ā€œKelly Mark: Ghost Housesā€, writer Eleanor King reflects on the life and work of Kelly Mark through an object inherited from her estate, tracing Markā€™s legacy and considering the posthumous presentations of her work. Find this feature in our fall issue, or now on BlackFlash.ca (link in our bio). Image: Kelly Mark, ā€˜Glow Houseā€™, 2005. House, 40-50 television sets, coaxial cables, splitters & signal booster. Photo by Kelly Mark. Ā© Courtesy of the Estate of Kelly Mark and Olga Korper Gallery. In ā€œKelly Mark: Ghost Housesā€, writer Eleanor King reflects on the life and work of Kelly Mark through an object inherited from her estate, tracing Markā€™s legacy and considering the posthumous presentations of her work. Find this feature in our fall issue, or now on BlackFlash.ca (link in our bio). Image: Greg Forrest, ā€˜Glass of Guinnessā€™, 1995. Dyed maple, 8.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm. Photo by Nathan Townes-Anderson. In ā€œKelly Mark: Ghost Housesā€, writer Eleanor King reflects on the life and work of Kelly Mark through an object inherited from her estate, tracing Markā€™s legacy and considering the posthumous presentations of her work. Find this feature in our fall issue, or now on BlackFlash.ca (link in our bio). Image: Kelly Mark, ā€˜Smoke Buddies 1ā€™ (detail), 2017. Pigment ink on archival rag paper, 83.19 x 47.63 cm each.Image Ā© Courtesy of the Estate of Kelly Mark and Olga Korper Gallery. by @blackflashmag
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Grids & Garments: In Conversation with Joy Walker šŸ‘‰Read it now on BlackFlash.ca (link in bio) Writer Liza Eurich speaks with visual artist Joy Walker about her grid-based practice, tracing connections between material impermanence, textile, and gendered labour. Joy Walker, ā€˜fabric on the Jacquard loom at the TextielLabā€™, Tilburg, NL, 2019. Cotton yarn, 350 cm x varied length. Image courtesy of the artist. Grids & Garments: In Conversation with Joy Walker šŸ‘‰Read it now on BlackFlash.ca (link in bio) Writer Liza Eurich speaks with visual artist Joy Walker about her grid-based practice, tracing connections between material impermanence, textile, and gendered labour. Joy Walker, ā€˜Untitled (Nude Descending a Staircase after Duchamp)ā€™, 2019. Digital Jacquard woven fabric, 50.80 x 66.04 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Grids & Garments: In Conversation with Joy Walker šŸ‘‰Read it now on BlackFlash.ca (link in bio) Writer Liza Eurich speaks with visual artist Joy Walker about her grid-based practice, tracing connections between material impermanence, textile, and gendered labour. Joy Walker, ā€˜Untitled (Red Stripe)ā€™, 2024. Cotton, acrylic buttons, 45.09 x 74.30 cm. Photo by Toni Hafkenscheid. Image courtesy of the artist. by @blackflashmag
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šŸŽŸļø Each ticket includes 2 free drinks and a 1-year subscription to BlackFlash Magazine. Get your tickets through the link in our bio. Saskatoonā€™s most sought-after Halloween party is back! This BlackFlash Magazine fundraiser has sold out for 13 years. Start planning your costume now for its return on October 31, 2026, 9 pm-2 am at 424 20th St. W. Youā€™ll be in for a night of spooky revelry filled with dancing, eerie video projections by Mattzation, a photo booth to show off your amazing costume, and prizes for best solo, couple and group costumes šŸ† ā—ļøOnly 30 early bird tickets available at $30ā—ļø Advance tickets: $40 At the door: $50 Visuals by @mattzation by @blackflashmag
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[Free] Online Artist Talk + Collective Exercise in Looking Meganelizabeth Diamond. @meganelizabethdiamond The Sky as a Performance Site Sat, Sept 5th, 2026 @ 2pm (SK) / 3pm (MB) Join us on Zoom this weekend! ā€” Presented in conjunction with GLIMPSE, Diamondā€™s solo exhibition at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, The Sky as a Performance Site considers clouds, photography, afterimages, and the act of looking upward. Moving between artist talk, visual essay, and participatory performance, Diamond will explore sky burn an ongoing practice of staring into the sky long enough for an image to linger after it has changed and the ways photographs attempt to hold what is already disappearing. Viewers are encouraged to tune in from an outdoor location, or from somewhere with a view of the sky. ā€” Presented by Godfrey Dean Art Gallery. Co-Hosted by Paved Arts & BlackFlash Magazine. @godfreydeanartgallery @pavedarts @blackflashmag REGISTER for Zoom link: manager@godfreydeanartgallery.ca by @blackflashmag
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BlackFlash 43.2 coming September 2026 ā€œThis issue is about homecoming and impermanence; itā€™s also about the relationship between the part and the whole and, as ever, the centre and the periphery. There is a newfound premium on moving against the logic of optimization. There are mementos and memento mori. There is the vertigo of coming back to a once-familiar place and finding it estranged. There is a folk-art mask that purges wheat. There is cannibalism. There are puppets.ā€ ā€” Madeline Bogoch, Editorial Note: Protean Maxxing Inside our fall issue, youā€™ll find writing and artwork from: Liza Eurich, Joy Walker, Shalaka Jadhav, Hannah Doucet, Katie Lawson, Didier Morelli, Alana Traficante, Simon Fuh, Kahani Ploessl, Maegan Beck, Chantal Khoury, Madeline Bogoch, Althea Thauberger, Eleanor King and Kelly Mark Purchase your subscription on BlackFlash.ca to make sure you get this issue šŸ“« Cover: Joy Walker, ā€˜Untitled (Nude Descending a Staircase after Duchamp)ā€™, 2019. Digital Jacquard woven fabric, 50.80 x 66.04 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada, SK Arts, and EQ Bank for their continued support which makes each issue of BlackFlash Magazine possible. by @blackflashmag
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Weā€™re still not over Moni Omuborā€™s digital project in our current issue šŸ˜ Use your phone šŸ¤³ to activate these AR pieces in your magazine! Through 3D-rendered black and white images, Moni Omubor creates a fictional museum where Yoruba artifacts exist beyond colonial possession. This artist project, titled ā€œThe Backroomā€ employs speculative fiction and Afro-Surrealism to interrogate Western museum practices and imagine new possibilities. This project is supported by @eqbank as part of an ongoing partnership that highlights Canadian digital art practices, featuring commissioned works showcased in print and through expanded digital formats. by @blackflashmag
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Submission Deadline Reminder ā° Issue 43.3 | Submissions due July 16, 2026 Submit your pitch for a feature, conversation, artist profile or artist project for our Winter 2027 issue of BlackFlash Magazine. BlackFlash Magazine accepts submissions from writers and artists on a rolling basis for consideration in upcoming issues, published triannually in Winter, Spring, and Fall. We accept pitches year-round; however, the dates on our submission guidelines webpage mark the deadlines for consideration in each issue. Submissions received after an issueā€™s editorial lock may be reviewed for a future edition. Learn more: https://blackflash.ca/submission-guidelines/ by @blackflashmag
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In conversation with Lodoe Laura, artist Annie MacDonell discusses her recent exhibition ā€œThe Beyond Within,ā€ which delves into the history of psychedelic therapy. She explores her collaborative films with MaiĢˆder FortuneĢ and the historical ripples that help us read our fractured moment, sustaining an uncynical belief in art even as its institutions falter. Read ā€œThe Sublime as Ruptureā€ on BlackFlash.ca and in our current issue šŸ“– Image 1: Annie MacDonell, The Beyond Within, 2022. Poster paper and marker, 36 posters, 30ā€ x 22ā€, installation dimensions variable. Photo by Carey Shaw Image courtesy of the artist. Image 2: Annie MacDonell and MaiĢˆder FortuneĢ, OUTHERE (for Lee Lozano), 2021. Film, 32 minutes. Image courtesy of the artist. Image 3: Annie MacDonell, Ego Death Trip, 2022. UV printing on pleated dibond, 15ā€™ x 5ā€™. Image courtesy of the artist. by @blackflashmag
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Art, Music, Drinks, Magazines! Launch our spring issue at studio c on Friday, June 12, 7ā€“10 pm. šŸŒŸ Projections: ā€¢ Phomohobes @phomohobes ā€¢ Erica Stocking, Amanda Boulos, and Ella Dawn McGeough šŸŽ§ DJs: ā€¢ STIva @iva.burner ā€¢ Conny Clank @harsh_walls $20 Admission includes 2 drinks, a magazine of your choice, & a 1-year subscription to BlackFlash Magazine. Or pay what you can and celebrate with us šŸ„‚ Thank you @studiocyxe and @nokomiscraftales for sponsoring this event. Image: Annie MacDonell, Ego Death Trip, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist. by @blackflashmag
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In ā€œWriting Black Canadian Art,ā€ Yaniya Lee advocates for a critical approach grounded in material practice. Drawing on her recent work with textile artists in Edmonton, Lee makes a case for criticism that attends to how black artists work, focusing on their materials, methods, and processes, while calling for more diverse voices to engage with these practices. Read this feature in our spring issue and on BlackFlash.ca. Link in bio. Image 1: Garfield Morgan, ā€˜Ancestral Threadā€™, presented as a part of MAG exhibition ā€œNew Routes: Threads Across Space and Timeā€, 2025. Photo by Blaine Campbell. Image 2: AJA Louden, ā€˜Enochā€™s Thistleā€™, 2025. Hand-tufted and carved tapestry. Photo by Blaine Campbell. Image 3: Stina Baudin, ā€˜Keepers of time: There are ladders that will bring you to new truthsā€™, 2023. Installed at Grunt Gallery. Photo by Denis Ha. Also featured in ā€œWriting Black Canadian Artā€: @elsarobinsonart @raneecebuddan @artexte by @blackflashmag
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