Call For Submissions - American Black Film Festival

January 01, 2026 in Film

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Interior of Neena’s Pinkroom, a stylish pink-themed beauty studio designed to promote confidence, relaxation, and self-care in Calgary.

Neena's Pink Room: More Than a Beauty Studio — A Pink Sanctuary of Self-Care

January 01, 2026 in Beauty, Hair

Neena’s Pinkroom is more than a beauty studio—it is an experience thoughtfully created to celebrate confidence, individuality, and self-care. From the moment you step inside, the space feels warm, inviting, and unapologetically feminine. Soft pink hues blend with modern accents, creating an atmosphere that is both calming and stylish. Every detail, from the décor to the music, is curated to help clients relax, feel valued, and enjoy a moment that is entirely their own.

Anthony Cudahy, Holding snake bundle (Bayeux strip) (23), 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Hales London and New York; GRIMM Gallery, Amsterdam, London, New York; and Semiose, Paris. Photo by: A Mole.

Justin de Verteuil, Please, Please, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf. Photo by: Ivo Faber.

Magalie Guérin, Untitled, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal and Toronto.

Contemporary Painting, Reimagined at Esker Foundation

January 01, 2026 in Art

Esker Foundation presents a group exhibition featuring painters Anthony Cudahy, Justin de Verteuil, Magalie Guérin, and Alexandre Pépin, with Kristine Zingeler in the Project Space. The opening celebration takes place on Friday, January 23, from 6–9 PM, and all are welcome.

Running January 24 to April 26, the exhibition explores contemporary painting through intimacy, memory, and material process. Cudahy’s work reflects on queer tenderness and layered symbolism; de Verteuil’s paintings hover between memory and abstraction; and Guérin’s evolving compositions are built from residual pigment, carrying traces of past works into new, self-referential forms.