Tune in Sept. 30 for a full day of special programming.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Hi, Art!

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.
 
Photo of an Indigenous woman in a black-and-white printed summer dress and yellow sandals. She stands in front of the steps of an old brick school. The steps are covered with children's shoes and stuffed animals. A boom mic is positioned above her. A man in a white T-shirt and dark pants stands on a box in front of her while operating a video camera.
 

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 ...

 
Photo of a detail of a tile mosiac by Marcel Dzama. It features a blue and gold colour palette. Masked female figures dance and fly amid cat-faced bats and owls.

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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.

 
Night time photo of an outdoor patio ceiling illuminated by a projection of an abstract landscape paintings. Colour palette is blue, red and yellow.

@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.
 
Illustration of a female figure with shoulder-length dark hair wearing an orange and yellow colour-blocked cape. She looks at a room packed with pastel flowers. A wall (printed with faded floral forms) is interrupted by a curved open window.

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Drawing by Geneviève Lebleu, one of our “Exhibitionists in Residence” from way back when.
 
Painting of a symmetrical multi-tiered fountain from which green tendrils grow and connect.

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Infinity vibes. Painting by Mevlana Lipp.
 
Painting of an older woman of colour. She appears in profile and wears a printed yellow top and red scarf which flows over her shoulder. She holds an embroidery hoop and works on a picture of a pomegrante, flowers and human heart. Lilac coloured flowers bloom behind her at left. At right, large green leaves are visible. The background is cobalt blue.

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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.) 
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Composite image. Left: photo of Elisapie, an Indigenous woman with long brown hair wearing a blue wool coat. Centre: illustration of the CBC gem logo re-interpreted in the Woodland style to resemble a flower with a sun radiating from its centre. Right: Photo of Rosanna Deerchild, an Indigenous woman with long dark hair who wears a black blazer and T-shirt.

Jonathan Brisebois/Emily Kewageshig/CBC

 

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: your complete CBC program guide

Tune in Sept. 30 for a full day of special programming.
 
Aerial photo of a field intersected by a concrete wall. Type reads: Richard Serra's Shift.
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The most fun you can have in a farm field

 
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.
 
Photo of September Song at the Harbourfront Centre. A grand piano is suspended from the ceiling in a darkened hall. Blue spotlights illuminate pools of white paper on the floor. People in masks gather around the perimetre of the room.

Brian Medina

 

The sound of 9/11

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. 
 
 

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Photo of a square petri dish shot from above against a black background. The dish contains many microbial blooms that are densely packed together. They range in colour: white, taupe, brown, yellow, sage green, pink and lilac.

@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.
 

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