 | Sunday, May 16, 2021 | |  | Sunday, May 16, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | At some point every spring, specifically the week leading up to the Canadian Screen Awards, I spend a few minutes Googling whether any of the nominees are actually available to watch online. Fun times. This year’s event begins Monday, May 17, with four days of programming that culminates with the big show on May 20. (For your calendars, the main event starts at 8 ET that night and will be live streamed over YouTube, Twitter and the Canadian Academy’s website.) And yes, you CAN watch nominated movies and TV shows online.
Something I discovered earlier today: if you dare enter the perpetual scrolling loop that is this year’s nominations list, streaming info is right there next to the show titles. This being a CBC Arts newsletter, I am, of course, obligated to point you toward some of our own honoured fare, including CBC Arts: Exhibitionists, FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2020 and Canada’s a Drag.
Also on the subject of CBC Arts/CSA cross-pollination, Johanna Schneller interviewed some of the notable nominees, and that series of Q&As rolled out this past week. Read her conversations with Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), Tracey Deer (Beans), Grace Glowicki (Tito), Emily Andras (Wynonna Earp) and Charles Officer (Akilla’s Escape). | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @haleighmun/Instagram | I’m never not dreaming of writing in a café again. (Drawing by Haleigh Mun.) | | | | |  | @jontannn/Instagram | | Working from a setup like this would also be A-OK. (That table’s in Singapore, in case you’re curious. It’s a typical but nevertheless fantastic communal dining area — the sort of thing found in public apartment blocks. Jonathan Tan is the photographer and he’s collecting more fun aerial shots like this one on his Instagram.) | | | | |  | @khoeckele/Instagram | | Artist Kim Hoeckele has a few billboards up in Toronto as part of this year’s Contact Photography Festival. The featured photos comprise a series called epoch, stage, shell, and this short film (Nike or Nike) unpacks some of the ideas behind the project. | | | | |  | @lecunffff/Instagram | | For those who love a craft sale, even those of the virtual variety, Puces Pop has released its spring catalogue. Plenty of artist-made wares are available, including prints by graphic designer Gwendoline Le Cunff. | | | | |  | @haleycraw/Instagram | | Have you heard of the Art Gallery of NWT? It’s a gallery on wheels. A trailer, really. And this collaborative piece by Haley Craw and Nicole Haywood will be appearing in its next mobile exhibition. | | | | |  | Yung Chang | | | | | In this personal essay, Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang reveals how he directed Wuhan Wuhan. | | | | |  | | CBC Arts/Chelsea Charles | | | | | Chelsea Charles is an illustrator based in Brampton, Ont. In this self-shot video, she’ll show you how her art evolved when she swapped her paper sketchbook for an iPad. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | That’s a wrap on Season 5! Listen to all the performances, starting with this piece by Toks Ayinla. | | | | |  | @indoor.activities/Instagram | | Her handmade rugs aren’t good; they’re grrrrreat. (Read more about Laura’s work in this feature story from the other week.) | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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And since I spent the first part of this email writing about awards, I should probably mention that you are currently reading a DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARD-NOMINATED newsletter. Feel the prestige! Much thanks to the National Media Awards Foundation for the recognition. It is, indeed, an honour just to be nominated.
I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time! | | | | | |
