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Sunday, September 18, 2022

Hi, Art!

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Hi, art lovers!

 
Haviah Mighty, a young Black woman wearing a white jumpsuit and chain belt, performs on stage at the Polaris Music Awards.

Haviah Mighty performs at the 2019 Polaris Music Prize gala. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

 

The winner of the 2022 Polaris Music Prize will be announced Monday night, and no matter where you’re reading this, there’s a way to watch the show on CBC. Canadians, you’ve got a veritable cornucopia of streaming options: CBC Gem, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter — take your pick. Or you could watch via CBC Music’s site, which happens to be the official option for international viewers. The live show begins at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll be packed with performances by the nominees, plus a bonus set from Cadence Weapon. And if I lost you at “Polaris,” there’s plenty of content to get you up to speed. Even CBC Books is on the beat; they asked nominees to share the titles of some formative reads. But it’s CBC Music that’s going hardest on Polaris coverage obvs. They’ve been on top of things since the 10-album short list was announced in July. And you’ll be a walking encyclopedia of the Canadian indie scene after you’ve crammed their notes on the nominated albums, from Charlotte Day Wilson’s Alpha to Shad’s Tao.

 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Circular art rug depicting a portrait of a red-and-purple skinned child and a blue peacock.

Simone Elizabeth Saunders

Calgary’s Simone Elizabeth Saunders (previously seen here) will open a solo exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto Oct. 12.

 
Colour photo off a person wearing a painted circular mask. They have piles of gauzy red and purple fabric around their shoulders and stand in a flowering bush.

Katie Green

Another Alberta artist, Katie Green, was in the news last week. Katie was hired to lead a new public art project in Vernon, B.C., but after locals launched an online petition — they were opposed to the “scary” new murals — the city pulled its support. The ideas that drive Katie’s art practice are downright heartwarming though. Here’s a short doc about a similar community project she produced in Calgary.
 
Colour photo of a trailer labelled

Art Spin

So maybe it’s not eye candy per se, but as far as my lazy butt is concerned, there are few things more beautiful than a portable spa. Mobile Sweat is part of a new project (Public Sweat) from the folks at Art Spin, and it’s essentially a tiny roving sauna that doubles as a viewing space for video art. It’s set up at Toronto’s Small World Music Festival this weekend, and if you’re brave enough to wear a bathing suit to Fort York, it’s free to enjoy. Follow Art Spin for further dates. Mobile Sweat will be appearing in locations across southern Ontario.  
 
Painting of a yellow sasquatch-like figure who smiles amid a grew field of smiling flowers and other circular grey faces.

Michael McGrath

Moon song for early hibernation by Michael McGrath.
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Photo of Sarah Polley, a middle-aged woman with blonde straight hair and dark-rimmed glasses. She is seated and holding a microphone labelled
Chris Donovan/The Canadian Press

The essential Sarah Polley

 
Women Talking, the filmmaker’s latest, is already earning Oscar buzz. What brought her to this moment? Revisit these essential projects from her past.
 
Collage of music posters for the Polaris Music Prize.
Polaris Music Prize

This is what Canadian music looks like

 
Since 2006, the Polaris Music Prize has commissioned posters inspired by the honourees. Here’s how they match the best Canadian albums of the year with the best designers for the job.
 
Photo of an art installation in a treed field. The installation resembles a large white pergola from which dozens of shiny white spheres have been strung at various lengths.

JC Lemay

 

Where would you find this?

 
Take a trip to Quebec’s Gaspésie region with this dispatch from the International Garden Festival.
 

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Mathieu Dionne

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Screenprinted poster for Cadence Weapon's album Parallel World. The vertical composition is broken into rectangles of various sizes, each patterned with a different geometric print. Colour palette is red, white, black, blue, green and yellow.

Lucas Morneau

Mathieu’s one of this year’s Polaris poster artists, and his illustration for Lisa LeBlanc’s Chiac Disco got a special shout-out in our Q&A with the project’s creative director, Gilbert Li. (Find that article above.) This isn’t Mathieu’s first time designing a Polaris poster either. He made this screen print for 2021’s winning album, Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World.
 

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