Arts Headlines / October 26, 2007

Weaving a silk road for women in Afghanistan   A little loom goes a long way. When Christine Mockett joined a local weavers’ and spinners’ group a few months ago, she never imagined her art would be affecting the lives of other weavers living thousands of kilometres away in a foreign country.   Writers to cash in with increased funding for book competition   A local writer and musician has some extra cash in his pocket thanks to increased funding to the Ottawa Book Awards.   War museum responds to resident complaints   The Canadian War Museum has changed a number of its exhibits after groups of Japanese Canadians and war veterans objected to the displays.   Viewpoint: Dance crash courses part of our culture of instant gratification   Many Ottawa residents who pass through the downtown core probably consider taking a dance class. Fluorescent-coloured posters inviting you to shimmy into belly dancing or slide into tango decorate virtually every signpost on the north end of Bank Street.