 | Sunday, July 03, 2022 | |  | Sunday, July 03, 2022 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | I don’t know if you’ll notice. I mean, there’s so much Canadian film on CBC Gem as it is. But starting this weekend, CBC Gem and CBC-TV are going hard on Cancon, featuring different movies each weekend. What’s worth watching? Well, everything on the following list should be intriguing to you. In saying that, I’m assuming you engage with every piece of content CBC Arts has produced since 2015 of course. And if I’m wrong … well, click the movie titles and you’ll be directed to a relevant “bonus feature” from our archives.
Coming attractions:
Closet Monster (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Mouthpiece (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Akilla’s Escape (Premieres Saturday, July 23, at 9 p.m. ET on CBC-TV.)
Giant Little Ones (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Jean of the Joneses (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Sleeping Giant (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Window Horses (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Paper Year (Watch now on CBC Gem.)
Indian Horse (Watch now on CBC Gem.) | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... |  | City of Toronto Culture | Want a better handle on what you’re looking at? Definitely click this video link … or you know, find a way to see this kinetic sculpture in person. 1000 Faces is a project led by Alejandro Figueroa (+Amor) and it was unveiled at Toronto’s Ontario Place earlier this year. The piece pays tribute to Indigenous children who were found buried on the grounds of former residential schools across Canada. There’s more info on the project here. | | | | |  | Alex Bierk | | Up Here festival recently revealed the identity of this year’s guest curator. It’s Anong Migwans Beam (previously covered here), and she’s already announced a few of the artists who’ll be heading to Sudbury, Ont., come August. Painter Alex Bierk is on the roster … | | | | |  | Talia Shipman | | Gallery Stratford is presenting new work from Talia Shipman (seen here). Talia’s show is called the Turquoise Period and it’s the gallery’s latest Art in the Trees exhibit. | | | | |  | Krystle Silverfox | | | | | When your town doesn’t have an art supply store, you have to be more creative than usual. Sobey Art Award nominee Krystle Silverfox discusses her upcoming show at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | Filmmaker Tiffany Wice shares a (bloody good) coming-of-age story in this video essay. | | | | |  | McClelland & Stewart | | | | | | | Alicia Elliott ponders that question while reviewing What We Both Know, a new novel by Fawn Parker. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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