 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | CBC Arts | | | For weeks now, the only thing the CBC Arts team has had time to think about is how we’re going to cover the end of the year. The product of all that occupied brain space has finally begun to roll out on the site. Maybe you’ve noticed a few “best of 2022” lists already. (If you haven’t, there are links to a couple of them after the jump.) And as part of the great annual content-dumping tradition, we’ve prepared something extra special — and extra big — that is going live tomorrow: a project featuring tributes to 22 Canadians who elevated arts and culture this year. Expect to find micro-essays and videos about these homegrown heroes. (The folks on the list were nominated by staffers, plus our pool of contributors.) Each entry will be accompanied by original illustrations that were created for the package, and FWIW, the whole thing has a very posivibes spin. The title? The 22 Artists Who Salvaged 2022.
So … who are they?
As if I’d spoil the surprise! And yes, a bunch of these names will indeed surprise you. Watch for it tomorrow.
In the meantime, what’s your take? Which Canadian artists made great things happen in 2022? Let us know!
| | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | David Kaarsemaker | Here’s a spot of magical winter light care of Toronto painter David Kaarsemaker. | | | | |  | Dana Slijboom | | Ssssomething from Dana Slijboom, Snakecore Pop Punk 9. | | | | |  | Mere Phantoms | | Mere Phantoms (Maya Ersan and Jaimie Robson) created this immersive scene (Grief Conservatory) for Museum London. If you’re in Ontario this winter, find the installation there through Jan. 15. | | | | |  | Manuel Mathieu | | I’m going off a cryptic Instagram caption here, so I might have the title wrong. (Apologies in advance if I’ve bungled it.) I think the title is Bleu de Bleu 2, but whatever it is, I saw this picture on my feed and had one of those gut-punch compulsions to share it immediately. The artist is Montreal-based painter Manuel Mathieu. | | | | |  | Keer Tanchak | | Looks at Keer Tanchak painting >> bins entire holiday wardrobe. | | | | |  | HBO Max | | | | | The biggest binge-watchers at CBC Arts recap their favourite series of the year. | | | | |  | Imperative Entertainment | | | | | TIFF, stellar art shows — plus an Iron Maiden gig that made us love live music again. These are our incredibly personal and entirely subjective picks for the top arts and culture of 2022. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | | | Matt Rogers is the new prince of Christmas, and he’s the latest guest on “Here & Queer.” | | |  | Natalie Very B. | | One more teaser for that year-end package debuting on the site tomorrow: Natalie Very B. is the Toronto-based artist who created illustrations for the entire project. If her work seems familiar, this might explain it … | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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