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Sunday, May 09, 2021

Hi, Art!

Sunday, May 09, 2021

Hi, art lovers!

 
Some news you might have skimmed past while headline-scanning this week: one of Canada’s more prestigious art prizes, the Sobey Art Award, revealed its longlist of nominees on Wednesday. The rules around the prize have evolved a touch recently. Organizers ditched the restrictions around age limits, for example. (It was previously open to nominees 40 and under.) And in response to the presumed butt-kicking that’s been administered to everyone’s finances (thanks, COVID), the artists on this year’s longlist will receive $10,000 each, a hefty boost from the usual 2,000 bucks. Granted, the 2020 edition split the grand prize between all 25 longlisters, which broke down to $25,000 apiece. For the curious, there’s more on all these details in this CBC News article from earlier in the year, and you can learn about the honourees via the National Gallery of Canada. For even more information, you bet we have profiles on a bunch of these folks. Click for bonus content on Rajni Perera, Esmaa Mohamoud, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Emily Neufeld, Sharona Franklin, Walter Scott, Dayna Danger, Meagan Musseau, Glenn Gear and Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory. (Even more bonus content: Maureen Gruben’s work is featured in this video about Qaumajuq, the newly opened museum of Inuit art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.)

Other things: when can we go to big concerts again? (WHEN?!?!) According to this new trend forecast, the kids love tufting and quilting and snail mail (but also NFTs). Also, I’m pretty sure I loathe “live, laugh, love” garbage way too much to be cheugy, but maybe you are (and that’s OK). If you remember this story, perhaps you also have some questions about the strange, soothing world of Instagram’s computer-generated interiors.
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Absracted painting of plants. Background is green and textured. Abstracted plants and blossoms are scattered through the composition in purple, blue, pink and orange.

www.kathryngreenwood.com

Bird of Paradise/Mum’s Backyard by Kathryn Greenwood, student (and medal-winner) at this year’s edition of GradEx. (Oh yeah! A digital version of OCAD University’s annual year-end show opened May 3! Enter the maze of online viewing rooms here.)

 
Black and white photo of a pregnant woman kneeling on an unmade bed looking at a window. She wears underwear and holds a small child. Both gaze towards the window in front of them. Sunlight illuminates the drawn curtains.

@theluupe/Instagram

Some Mother’s Day content for you. This photo by Arin Yoon is from 100 Visions of Motherhood, a curated project by photography community the Luupe.
 
Abstract collage in vibrant hues of pink, blue, green and gold.

@anais_boileau/Instagram

Photo collage by Anaïs Boileau.
 
Illustration of a long-haired woman wearing a colourful printed summer dress runnign through a field of wildflowers towards blue mountains.

@danielle_rhoda/Instagram

Dreaming of that post-vaccine feeling. Illustration by Danielle Rhoda.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Photo of various tufted rugs by Laura Cone resting on a hardwood floor. They are in the shape of cartoon faces, some humanoid, some tigers. Most have extra eyeballs and open mouths.

@indoor.activities/Instagram

 

Why is Instagram hooked on rug-making?

For some artists, their pandemic pastime has become a full-time gig. (Laura Cone is one example. Those are the Toronto artist’s wild and woolly wares in the picture!)
 
Photo by Max Dean. Shot against a black background, the artist himself stands at right behind an animatronic moose. He is a man in his late 60s or early 70s with short grey hair and wears a dark suit jacket and blue collared shirt. He holds wires from the moose in his left hand. Surrounding the table where the moose rests are four other people. Three in the foreground all wear black and appear to operate or soothe the moose. A man in black stands behind the table on a ladder, possibly taking a photo.
Max Dean

When Max Dean was diagnosed with cancer, he did exactly what he always does …

 
… he made art. A new documentary (Still Max) follows the artist’s journey.
 
Photo collage of paper flowers of various colours in blue and white vases. Text over image reads:

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Paper flowers for Mom, a friend … or you!

Leah Gold shows you how to craft cheerful paper flowers, a simple springtime activity to brighten your day.
 
 

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Alex Sheriff

@alexsheriff1
3D illustraton of the CBC Gem. It appears to rise from a blue and violet gradient backdrop. The top surface of the gem is a green and yellow abstract pattern resembling molten liquid. The 3D base is a yellow and orange gradient patter.

@alexsheriff1/Instagram

Alex didn’t just contribute this month’s logo, he surprised us with a whole animated short featuring the CBC gem. (And yes, it has the same retro ‘90s vibes as this particular design.)
 

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I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time!

 
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