 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (CBC) | | | | Remember that 2024 trend forecast I linked to a few weeks back? While I was working on that story for CBC Arts — sending questionnaires to artists around the country — one surprise to emerge was this: The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down was one of their most anticipated shows of the year. The title pretty much tells you everything you need to know: 1) It’s a reality competition series; 2) It loves to remind you of its Canadian-ness; 3) It’s as cosy as that other show with Great in the title. And like the Great Canadian Baking Show, Throw Down is also a maple-dipped take on a U.K. series. (Brad Pitt is apparently a massive fan of the original.) The show is set in Vancouver, and 10 potters will compete every week, hoping to wow judges Brendan Tang, Natalie Waddell — and, occasionally, Seth Rogen. He pops up in the premiere, which is streaming now on CBC Gem. For more background on the series, head to CBC News Entertainment. As for the potters competing on the show, they hail from just about everywhere — although New Brunswick, British Columbia and Manitoba are repping especially hard. Here’s what they’ll have to do if they want to make it to the finale. Watch for a new episode every Thursday. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Kristy Moreno | | Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and the same goes for another hearts-and-flowers holiday: Galentine’s. Mexican American artist Kristy Moreno is all about capturing female relationships and chosen family — and because it’s a tidy segue from all the pottery links, this piece is ceramic! | | | | |  | Terrence Turner | | Another title with V-Day vibes: I’ve Missed You. Aluminum sculpture by Vancouver artist Terrence Turner. | | | | |  | Delphine Hennelly | | Delphine Hennelly has a solo exhibition (Behind the Scenes) at Pangée in Montreal. That’s where you’ll find this painting (Kiss). It’s up until March 2. | | | | |  | Shary Boyle | | This piece by Shary Boyle is up for auction as part of The Sweetest Little Thing, an annual fundraiser for the Owens Art Gallery and Struts Gallery in Sackville, N.B. Online bidding ends Feb. 14. (Could this be the sweetest little thing there? I think so, FWIW!) | | | | |  | Jordyn Stewart | | | | | She was the first person to go over Niagara Falls and survive. Now, this forgotten feminist folk hero is the subject of a new exhibition. | | | | |  | Caroline Monnet | | | | | Sisters Caroline and Émilie Monnet are two of the brightest talents in Canadian art, and kinship is the key to their success. | | | | |  | Samuel Engelking/CBC Arts | | | | | | | Now appearing in Fitting In, the latest feature from writer-director Molly McGlynn, Djouliet Amara is a CBC Arts Rising Star. | | |  | Mathieu Larone | | I grew up watching classic Looney Tunes, and Mathieu sure did, too — which is something he told us all about last week. You can find hundreds of haunted drawings like this one at the Latcham Art Centre in Stouffville, Ont. Mathieu’s latest exhibition (Night Visions) is there through March 16. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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