 | Sunday, September 12, 2021 | |  | Sunday, September 12, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | | “There is no other event like this on the planet!” What reality show hasn’t dished out a superlative one-liner like that one? But in the case of Race Against the Tide, dare I say there might be a grain of truth to the claim? The series premiered Thursday on CBC Gem, and in the tradition of Blown Away and Glow Up — and any number of shows where folks of extreme (niche) skill compete for glory — this one’s about professional sand sculptors. Comedian Shaun Majumder draws on the game show-hosting expertise of his early career to emcee the proceedings, which were taped last summer on the Bay of Fundy. The first two episodes are streaming now, with more arriving on CBC Gem every Thursday. Here’s where to watch it. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | Yannis Davy Guibinga | Yannis Davy Guibinga! Are you out there, Yannis? Thank you for emailing me about this project because now I can share it with everyone reading. :) You’re looking at an image from Yannis’s new photo series, Pterygota, and it’s a collab with another Montreal-based artist, Pauline Loctin (previously seen here). | | | | |  | @jacquiecomrie/Instagram | | Jacquie Comrie is one of the many artists taking part in a Women Paint mural project happening in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood this month … | | | | |  | Harry Choi | | … and the same goes for Toronto’s Kirsten McCrea. This installation, though? It’s from Miotas/Myth, a free art show we covered earlier this summer. | | | | |  | @valerydesignwrks/Instagram | | In Edmonton? There's one more reason to take a walk through Borden Park. An exhibition called the Plant Show is on to Sept. 20. Check out illustrations like this one by Valéry Goulet. | | | | |  | @nakedandfrayed/Instagram | | Or just visit Edmonton virtually. The Royal Bison craft fair is happening online this weekend, and this is your last day to nab yourself some handcrafted loot — like one of Murriel Mapa’s “Embroidmonton” treasures. | | | | |  | @gl.schwartz/Instagram | | Too late in the season for a picnic? Illustration by Gabrielle Schwartz. (If you’re a beer drinker, you might spot something by Gabrielle on a Collective Arts bottle. The Ontario brewery is featuring work by OCAD U students on a new batch of labels.) | | | | |  | Neon | | | | | This year’s edition is now underway, so which new films are the talk of the town? Our favourite movie fans (read CBC Arts staffers) share their picks. Bonus link: CBC News prepared a handy explainer on how to TIFF from anywhere in the country! | | | | |  | | CBC Arts | | | | | Hit the road with Desirée Dawson, a singer-songwriter who revolutionized her creative life when she bought herself a motorhome. There’s some jaw-dropping landscape footage in this one, kids, so if you’re already vanlife-curious, be warned: this one might convince you to go full Nomadland. | | | | |  | CBC | | | | | Randell Adjei is Ontario’s first poet laureate. Watch him read The footprints of a stolen tongue in this clip from FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2021. | | | | |  | @whitneylewissmith/Instagram | | We produced this doc about Whitney back in 2019, and she continues to make art in the great outdoors. (Peep her Instagram for recent photos of the Great Bear Rainforest in B.C.) | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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