 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Still from The Last of Us. The new series was shot in Alberta. (HBO) | | | Happy 2023! As the following cultural properties enter the public domain (in the States at least), and I contemplate a side hustle selling Edward Hopper T-shirts or some such, the CBC Arts team is only just crawling back to the office after all the comfort (and travel chaos) of the holiday season. Check out a few of the things we binged in our off time: January’s streaming picks hit the website a few days back (link below). But with a whole new year on the horizon, there’s plenty more to look forward to in 2023. I’m talking about movies and TV — and even more movies and TV. (This Criterion Collection list of must-sees made me hopeful for the future, even if these Hollywood industry predictions aren’t especially rosy.)
But if you’ve resolved to avoid the couch this year, I’d be very curious to know what you’re looking forward to seeing in 2023. Already filling your calendar with festivals and plays and art shows and all manner of real live arts-adjacent fun? Tell me about it! I love a good tip. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Peter Chan | | Study of Anticipation 1 by Toronto-based painter Peter Chan. | | | | |  | Alison S. Kruse | | Because new year’s resolutions: Self Improvement by Toronto’s Alison S. Kruse. | | | | |  | Michelle Nguyen | | Gorgoneion by Vancouver-based artist Michelle Nguyen. The painting’s appearing in a group exhibition (Hysteria) opening Jan. 12 at Gillian Jason Gallery in London. | | | | |  | Julie Moon | | See this piece by Julie Moon at Toronto’s Birch Contemporary. It’s featured in the gallery’s current group show, Remnants. | | | | |  | Lisa Cristinzo | | Fire is the Spirit of Matter by Toronto’s Lisa Cristinzo. | | | | |  | CBC | | | | | Every object has a story, and this podcast (turned CBC Gem TV show!) is all about telling them, no matter how complicated. | | | | |  | Netflix | | | | | Add to queue: Kaleidoscope, The Last of Us, Copenhagen Cowboy and plenty more. | | | | |  | Paramount | | | | | | | It’s been 25 years since Titanic conquered the box office. The James Cameron blockbuster was a cultural phenomenon, one that’s remembered fondly by many children of the ‘90s. Among them? Columnist Anne T. Donahue. | | |  | Paige Bowman | | For January’s logo, the B.C. illustrator combined the CBC gem with another Canadian icon: the common loon. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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