Luma Quarterly

01/30/2025

We hope to see you tomorrow night to celebrate the last issue of Luma Quarterly with a free event, Friday, January 31 from 7-10PM at EMMEDIA!

Along with a Publishers & Editors Chat, and Open HDMI Night with MAPPERZ, we will be serving some delicious snacks inspired by the articles in our last issue, including pork dumplings from Kam Han Szechuan House, Veggie Samosas from The Samosa Factory, and Jamaican Patties from Lloyd’s Patty Plus!

Thank you 🙏

01/28/2025

You’re invited to participate in the next MAPPERZ Open HDMI Night this Friday, January 31 at EMMEDIA! This is part of a celebration of Luma Quarterly’s last issue that will begin at 7PM until 10PM.

Think open mic night, but with projectors. Plug in to one of many HDMI projector setups on site and shine your media art project that was inspired by the last issue. Present anything from polished to in-progress! Bring your own beamer permitted, and sensors are welcomed. No sound please (music, SFX, etc).

MAPPERZ is a projection mapping club based in Calgary Alberta. Providing workshops, meetups, and presentation opportunities for artists since 2022, this scrappy little club has enjoyed connecting media artists across the prairies. Archived through a newsletter documenting artist opportunities and events, along with an Instagram account sharing artist stories and calls, MAPPERZ is as ephemeral as the projection mapping medium itself.

01/24/2025

Meet the current and past editor-in-chiefs of Luma Quarterly next Friday, January 31 for a Luma Publishers & Editors Chat at EMMEDIA! 👏
This chat is sponsored by the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS). This is part of a celebration of Luma Quarterly’s last issue that will begin at 7PM until 10PM.

Dr. Kristen Hutchinson (they/she) is a q***r and gender-fluid visual artist, cultural critic, curator, writer, and editor, and an adjunct professor of art history, feminism, media studies, and popular culture. They received their PhD in the History of Art from University College London in 2007 and have taught courses on a vast variety of topics at universities and colleges in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Hutchinson has worked as a nationally syndicated columnist on art and popular culture at CBC Radio and is the author of three books: the forthcoming Kiss & Tell: Le***an Art & Activism (Art Canada Institute, 2025), Monsters No More: How We Came to Love Denizens of the Dark (Leanpub, 2025), and Prairie Tales: A History (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society, 2017). They were the editor-in-chief of Luma Quarterly from 2018 to 2021 and for the journal’s final issue in 2024. She is currently undertaking a research residency at Artexte about Canadian lesboq***r artists.

Lindsay Sorell is an artist living in beautiful Waskesiu, Saskatchewan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and an MA in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies with a specialization in Media and Culture. Lindsay has been privileged to take part in numerous group and solo exhibitions and was the founding Editor of Luma Quarterly. She continues to make and review art, works as a hotel manager, and lives at the lake.

01/22/2025

Meet the co-founders/publishers of Luma Quarterly on Friday, January 31 for a Luma Publishers & Editors Chat at EMMEDIA. This chat is sponsored by the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS).

Katie Wackett is a Calgary/Mohkinstsis-based filmmaker and cultural worker. Katie founded an accessible Film department for artists with disabilities at the National accessArts Centre and is a key staff member at the Calgary Underground Film Festival and Artifact Film Festival.

Nicola Waugh is an independent producer and educator working between Arcata, California and Calgary, Canada. Nicola holds a Master’s Degree in Communication and Culture from Toronto Metropolitan University, and has a background in film programming and criticism. She has worked with several film festivals and artist-run centers, including the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Artifact Small Format Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival, Calgary Cinematheque, Regent Park Film Festival, and Reel Asian Film Festival, and is the co-founder Luma Quarterly.

Vicki Van Chau is a filmmaker, curator and cultural worker based in Calgary, Alberta on Treaty 7 territory. She is currently the Executive Director for the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) where she serves media artists and media art organizations across the province through advocacy work, development opportunities and bridging connections. She was formerly the Programming Director at EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, where she co-founded the PARTICLE + WAVE Media Arts Festival, and Luma Quarterly. She recently co-founded the Calgary Chinatown Pop-Up Movie Club, an event series that shares knowledge about Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora experience through film.

01/13/2025

In the last issue of LUMA: “The Queen of My Dreams”
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Kristen Hutchinson interviews Fawzia Mirza on her directorial feature film debut The Queen of My Dreams (2023), which traverses three time periods and locations: 1999 in Toronto and Karachi, the 1980s in Nova Scotia, and the 1960s in Karachi.
Read the full article - link in bio!

01/05/2025

〰️ Blue Corridors 〰️
Read Alexa Bunnell’s review of Laura Anzola’s exhibition VOICES at last year. This immersive audio/visual experience featured personal narratives from Calgary’s immigrant community.

Link in our bio for the full article in the final issue of LUMA!
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12/20/2024

“Finding Community in Unfolding Spaces: An Interview with Vicki Van Chau” in our final issue!

Calgary artist Teresa Tam talks with Vicki Van Chau about the evolution of her dual roles as filmmaker and arts administrator, and her indelible influence in the community

Read the full article - link in bio

03/06/2024

Want to write about BIPOC creators for our last issue of Luma Quarterly? Now is your chance! ($400 writer fee.)

Submission deadline has been extended to March 29. Please pass it on!

Submissions   Luma accepts pitches and previously unpublished finished works that aim to expand critical dialogue about media art and film. Submission formats can include, but are not limited to: critical essays, news, reviews, event previews, interviews, reflections, and photo or video essays. The...

02/02/2024

Luma Quarterly is BACK for one last issue!! The theme for our next, and final issue, is BIPOC creators. Submissions must address culturally relevant film and media art productions, events and ideas by BIPOC creators, with preference being given to Western Canadian writers and topics.

Submission deadline for Issue 025 is February 29, 2024 and will be published in May 2024.

For more info on submissions:

Submissions   Luma accepts pitches and previously unpublished finished works that aim to expand critical dialogue about media art and film. Submission formats can include, but are not limited to: critical essays, news, reviews, event previews, interviews, reflections, and photo or video essays. The...

04/01/2022

Luma Quarterly is currently on hiatus as we search for further funding options. Please stayed tuned and we hope to return to you soon!

09/23/2021

"Here the requiem is performed as a song for the dying rather than the dead, for a glacier that is melting far faster that it should be due to climate change."
Kristen Hutchinson on Paul Walde's, Requiem for a Glacier at Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal in issue 024:

As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, composer and artist Paul Walde crafts a striking homage to a melting glacier.