 | Sunday, April 17, 2022 | |  | Sunday, April 17, 2022 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | Consider this the sequel to last week’s email — Cancon Movie Recos: 2 Much 2 Stream.
National Canadian Film Day is back, and that means screenings will be happening all over the place on Wednesday. There’s a special focus on Indigenous stories this year, and NCFD has partnered with Toronto’s ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival to present a program of more than 25 Indigenous-made movies. They’ve scheduled plenty of special events too. Of note: a conversation with directors Tracey Deer and Danis Goulet. That convo will be live streamed on CBC Gem Wednesday night. But before tuning in, you’ll probably want to watch the movies they’ll be talking about, right? Here are all the ways you can find Beans and Night Raiders — and NCFD’s 1,000 plus events. Overwhelmed? Start with these staff picks … and then try these ones. | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @kirsten.sims/Instagram | It’s a long weekend, and my brain has officially entered vacation mode. Take me away, Kirsten Sims … | | | | |  | McMichael Canadian Art Collection | | | | | Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven painted a new nation into being, and they erased Indigenous perspectives in the process. | | | | |  | Getty Images | | | | | What’s next for artists (and shoppers) who choose to leave the platform? Boycotting Etsy comes with risks and rewards. | | | | |  | Nick Wons | | | | | | | Look, it’s tough out here in Toronto. Local artist Kizmet reveals how he makes a living. | | |  | @kizmet32/Instagram | | Now that you know where to find Kizmet IRL, here’s where he lives on Instagram. (That pic? It’s an installation he built for a free art exhibition last summer. Here’s a little story about it.) | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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