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Folk art finds a way

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Down to Earth: Arts & Culture Special Issue

November 12, 2026

Volume 60's Arts & Culture Special Issue

TMU study finds music drops cortisol levels

November 11, 2026

Clinical trials conducted on TMU students found music is a better stress reliever than pink noise

Collaged Ukrainian folk art: black canvas with white sketches of flowers and plants, black sphere with white carvings of flowers, angels made of straw.

Arts & Culture DOWN to EARTH Features

Folk art finds a way

November 11, 2026

In the wake of conflict, Ukraine and its diaspora are seeing a resurgence and celebration of folk traditions

Collage of a wallet with flowers growing out of it, on a background of a blue sky and green clovers.

Arts & Culture DOWN to EARTH

Affordability drives student consumer habits, not sustainability

November 10, 2026

Can students afford to live according to their values?

Image of a forest inhabited with five shadowy figures standing.

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Author Jordan Tannahill on cruising, nature and the otherworldly

November 10, 2026

‘The Living Realm,’ published Sept. 8, is set in a popular gay cruising forest on the outskirts of Berlin

Collage of three human figures, with their heads and arms replaced with a image of leaves, collaged on a background of leaves and trees.

Arts & Culture DOWN to EARTH

Is November the new October?: Styling clothes in a climate crisis

November 10, 2026

Unseasonable Autumn warmth is changing students’ wardrobe habits

Arts & Culture DOWN to EARTH Editorial

Down to Earth: The long view

November 10, 2026

With our world facing an existential threat, art can be a powerful form of activism

A figure made of trees shops in the isles of a thrift store.

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Too much of a good thing: is thrifting truly sustainable?

November 10, 2026

Students thrifters say the benefits of shopping second-hand may not be as straightforward as they seem

A photo of Heli Pallop and a fabric recycling bin in Kerr Hall.

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Eliminating fabric waste scrap by scrap in the School of Fashion

November 10, 2026

The student-run Sustainable Fashion Initiative aims to reduce waste in an often-wasteful industry

Red jagged terrain with a golden beach and dark red waters

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Through the lens of Edward Burtynsky

November 10, 2026

The contemporary photographer and TMU alumnus uses broad landscapes to depict the scale of environmental issues

Beaded earrings and work on a paper background with light blue illustrations around the page.

Arts & Culture DOWN to EARTH

Beadwork: The art form derived from the land

November 10, 2026

Beadwork artists across Turtle Island are drawing inspiration from the land and creating community through the art form

A collage of ceramic items from the exhibit.

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Sculpting memory and belonging with After the Island at the Gardiner Museum

November 10, 2026

Caribbean-Canadian ceramics and artistry are put on display in cross-continental exhibition

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