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CKHA showcases local First Nations art

CKHA showcases local First Nations art

Bright new colourful artwork will welcome patients and visitors when they arrive at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

The new artwork consists of four pieces created by Celeste Noah of Eelūnaapèewii Lahkèewiit, Delaware Nation.

The artwork was installed in the ambulatory care waiting room, dialysis waiting room, intensive care unit family waiting room and in the reflection space.

Each piece is accompanied with a descriptive plaque for patients, families, and visitors to learn about the art and its meaning.

“Ms. Noah’s artwork serves as a powerful expression of connection to land, tradition, and spirituality,” said CKHA Board Chair Deb Crawford. “We are so pleased this art is now a permanent part of our Chatham Site and hope that it will inspire meaningful conversations and foster a greater understanding of Indigenous culture.”  

The new art at the Chatham Site is in part of the CKHA’s Innovation Grant Program, which allows staff, physicians, volunteers and patient advisors to bring forward ideas to make positive change at the hospital.

Noah was chosen as the successful candidate for the Chatham Site.

“I learned how to watercolour paint during the COVID-19 lockdown,” said Noah. “It was a new hobby I picked up to occupy my time. I searched for other Native watercolour artists online but could only find one example, so I used my knowledge and creativity to paint our people wearing their regalia, colourful in motion. I submitted this piece to CKHA’s call for Indigenous artists and I was shocked I was chosen.”

The installation of Noah’s artwork in Chatham follows the addition of “Revitalizing River”created by Mariah Alexander of Walpole Island First Nation at the Wallaceburg Site. 

Lauren Stevens and the Art of EveryPsalm

Lauren Stevens and the Art of EveryPsalm
Four years ago, I met Jesse and Leah Roberts, the singer/songwriters of the two-person band, Poor Bishop Hooper, outside of their home in Kansas City. Their living room was full of books, toys, and instruments. Devoted parents of three, Jesse and Leah write and tour their gospel-centered pieces in settings that range from prisons to large, ornate concert halls. When we met, they had just begun planning their next and most ambitious project, EveryPsalm. Each Wednesday for three years, they releas

Vivo’s forthcoming foldable could be a Galaxy Z Fold 5 beater when it comes to photography

Vivo’s forthcoming foldable could be a Galaxy Z Fold 5 beater when it comes to photography
Quick Summary

Vivo is taking the fight to Samsung and OnePlus with a new foldable expected for release in China later this month.

It’ll sport a camera unit with Zeiss lenses, as demonstrated with photo samples posted on a vice president’s Weibo page.

Vivo has shown off camera samples from its upcoming folding phone, the Vivo X Fold 3, alongside some other key details. 

A Weibo post from Jia Jingdong, Vivo’s vice president, features plenty of tidbits about the upcoming phone, which is set to launch in China alongside the X Fold 3 Pro on 26 March. 

The post confirms that the phone will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, with some benchmark scores mentioned that should mean it impresses in terms of raw speed. 

The interior screen, meanwhile, is apparently a Samsung panel that will measure 8.03 inches, so you’ll be able to rely on an extensive surface when the phone is open. The photos attached to the post don’t really give us a look at the exterior display, meanwhile. 

The X Fold 3 will also seemingly have solid battery life – the post says it can last two days, something that would be impressive given the size of the display that it has to power. 

The images of the phone itself show a really large camera bump, though, and the post shares a range of (admittedly somewhat low-res) photo samples apparently taken with the phone. 

Jingdong’s post says the phone will have Zeiss T* lenses and a 50MP main shooter, and while that actually still leaves us with a decent amount of information yet to be confirmed, the camera samples are clearly impressive. 

They show close-up capabilities, low-light chops and stabilisation, taking in sunsets, insects and roiling seas to deliver crisp photos each time. A dedicated imaging chip will power some of this, as it has in other flagship Vivo phones. 

Of course, these sample photos do tend to always look amazing – they might look off-the-cuff but they’re more likely quite carefully composed.

After all, Apple might shoot whole event videos using the iPhone now, but that doesn’t mean videos we take of our cats will look professionally lit and perfectly shot. 

Still, even with that pinch of salt, the Vivo X Fold 3 is looking very promising, and while this Weibo post has given us plenty to chew on, there will be far more details to digest once it’s been properly unveiled later this month.

The Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report 2024, The Bulletin with UBS 493

The Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report 2024, The Bulletin with UBS 493

The eighth annual Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report, authored by renowned cultural economist Clare McAndrew, once again provides a comprehensive, macroeconomic analysis of the state of the global art market in the preceding 12 months. We discuss the findings with McAndrew, Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz and UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan.