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<\/a>The West End Cultural Centre is putting all of its new space to good use. The new building has plenty of space for, say, visual art as well as the beautiful tunes we\u2019re accustomed to hearing at Winnipeg\u2019s best listening room. This spring, the Melodies on Mercredi series is bringing the two together and providing a showcase for emerging artists all at the same time. And also pudding cups.\nMaybe you saw the first edition in February, with Kipp Kocay and a display of work by the photography collective f\/action<\/a>. April 7 will bring a new version with music by Del Barber and Carly Dow. For the visual component, art students at Daniel MacIntyre Collegiate are creating works inspired by the singer-songwriters\u2019 music. \u201cIt is very exciting and honoring to be part of the Melodies on Mercredi series,\u201d says Carly Dow. \u201cThe WECC is one of my favourite venues in the city. I love the idea of combining visual art with music, and I am glad to see so much support for upcoming artists!\u201d<\/p>\n
The fact that high school-age artists will be creating visual art to go with her folky songs is pretty appropriate for Dow, given that she herself picked up the guitar in grade ten. \u201cI was extremely inspired after hearing a cover of Bob Dylan\u2019s \u2018A Hard Rain\u2019s A-Gonna Fall\u2019 at a Remembrance Day service.\u00a0 A lot of my close friends were also very involved in music at the time, and they had a huge influence on my songwriting and performing.\u201d<\/p>\n
High school wasn\u2019t the only place Dow found a supportive community for making music; like a growing roster of Winnipeg folkies (from Cara Luft to the Fo!ps), she participated in the Winnipeg Folk Festival\u2019s Young Performers program. \u201cI learned a lot and made many personal connections through those experiences,\u201d she says. \u201cEach of my mentors have been amazing (Luke Doucet, Carolyn Mark, Cara Luft, Amelia Curran), and I would definitely recommend the program to any young artists who are interested in getting exposure. Winnipeg has a fantastic folk music community, and I\u2019ve seen a passion and love for music here like nowhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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