This article reviews MONOMYTHS, the performance series that launched FADO Performance Art Centre’s 2016 programme. The series examined the idea of “mono-myth” – the universal hero’s quest. The traditional narrative is deconstructed into seventeen stages transpiring over three acts, some inviting audience participation. Sanader and Cooley, mirroring the collaborative, multi-faceted nature of the series, review the series together by incorporating their conversations, notes during the performance and their personal reflections.

This article reviews the book, “Negotiations in a Vacant Lot: Studying the Visual in Canada”, which attempts to address concepts such as “Canadian” and “Art” through a selection of essays.

Following their collaborative gathering at the Banff International Curatorial Institute in the spring of 2015, these writers reflect upon works of art they encountered both within, and outside of, the Banff Centre’s collection. Writing about concealed artworks, frequent returns to the Banff Centre, and the minor events that constitute one’s visit, these writers ruminate upon the ways in which these works defy their intended ephemerality, coming to embody a sense of place and history within the context of the Banff Centre.