 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | New Me, 2021. (Michelle Ku) | | | Congratulations, everyone. We’ve made it through the first week of 2024, and as I slowly settle back into the office routine, I’ve been Googling trend forecasts, wondering what the new year will bring. What’s going to capture our attention in the months ahead? What’s everyone excited about? I’m no psychic, but this weekend’s link dump has seen the future.
2024 spoilers ahead: These are the movies we’ll see. Here’s who’ll win an Oscar. Everyone will be talking about these TV shows. This is what we’ll be wearing, and this is what every lifestyle reporter will be writing about. This is what we’ll be nostalgic for, and these are the design trends we’ll want to forget. We’ll listen to these 28 Canadian albums. We’ll devour these 30 Canadian books by the end of the winter. This will be your new hobby — unless you’re too busy writing to pursue another pastime. In that case, this could be the year you win the CBC Nonfiction Prize. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Renu Mathew | One more show we’ll be watching in 2024: The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down. The reality series premieres Feb. 8, and late last week, CBC revealed who will be competing on the program, angling to impress the judges and executive producer Seth Rogen.
Renu Mathew of Olds, Alta., will be one of the potters showing off her skills. That’s her in the picture — rendered in clay, of course. | | | | |  | Jackie Talmey-Lennon | | Vancouver-based artist Jackie Talmey-Lennon is another potter to watch. Her Instagram is loaded with process videos, and I really hope the show gives us an eyeful of the detail she puts into every piece. | | | | |  | Elsa Valiñas | | This sweet li’l skull is the work of another Throw Down cast member, Elsa Valiñas of Fredericton. | | | | |  | Audible | | | | | Comedy legend Catherine O’Hara plays Marilla in a new audio version of Anne of Green Gables. | | | | |  | Candace Meyer | | | | | James Genn chats with CBC Arts about his TV career, and gives us a preview of his Vancouver-set cop show, Wild Cards. | | | | |  | Searchlight Pictures | | | | | | | Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal discuss their roles in Andrew Haigh’s haunting film. | | |  | Michelle Ku | | We’re looking cute and feeling cute, and it’s all thanks to Michelle Ku. The Calgary-based artist painted this fun-loving version of the CBC Arts logo. Read more about her work. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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