 | Sunday, September 26, 2021 | |  | Sunday, September 26, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | | I was just sent a photo from a couple of team members. One second. Let me pull it up for you. | | |  | | | That’s a picture of poet Kahsenniyo Williams, and as I write this, she’s on location at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ont., with a couple of folks from CBC Arts. They’re all recording something special that should be appearing on the site by Sept. 30.
You probably have that date on your mind already. It’s the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and to mark it, CBC has prepared a full slate of programming that’s devoted to Indigenous perspectives. (Browse the complete program guide here.) Among other things, CBC Arts will be premiering a fresh (mini) season of Poetic License. (That’s what that teaser photo is from, incidentally.) So you can look forward to watching some new performances by acclaimed Indigenous poets and spoken-word artists very, very soon. Stay tuned to discover who’s appearing.
| | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @marceldzama/Instagram | I don’t actually want to be squished into the New York subway right this second, but dang I’m jealous of all the commuters who get to see these new mosaics by Marcel Dzama. | | | | |  | @metiviergallery/Instagram | | Hey, Vancouver! Have you had an eyeful of this yet? Find it at 885 Cambie St. It’s a projection of a painting by Ben Reeves. | | | | |  | @mevlana_lipp/Instagram | | Infinity vibes. Painting by Mevlana Lipp. | | | | |  | @_keeratkaur/Instagram | | Something big launched in Toronto last week. The event’s title is a mouthful — ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021-2022 — but definitely check out the program guide if you’re going to be in the GTA. There are pop-up exhibitions (and all sorts of other things) to check out. For example, you could visit a group exhibition at Bayview Village in North York today. That’s where you’ll find this piece by Keerat Kaur. (Zoom in! Keerat’s hand-embroidered part of the painting.) | | | | |  | Jonathan Brisebois/Emily Kewageshig/CBC | | | | | Tune in Sept. 30 for a full day of special programming. | | | | |  | | CBC Arts | | | | | But don’t take my word for it; listen to Prof. Lise. In this episode of Art 101, she’ll take you on a trip to see Richard Serra’s Shift, a (secret!) work of art that’s become the stuff of legend — especially if you live in Ontario. | | | | |  | Brian Medina | | | | | September Song, an installation by Heather Nicol, appeared at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre earlier this month. The artist was in New York when the Twin Towers fell, and she based the project on her own troubled memories of that day. Discover the story behind the piece. | | | | |  | @jon.sasaki/Instagram | | How’s this for Canadian culture? By swabbing paintbrushes (and palettes and easels) that were formerly used by the Group of Seven, Jon Sasaki created microbial landscapes like this one. Find out how (and why) he did it. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time! | | | | | |
