 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Nolan Pelletier/CBC Arts) | | | Last week, I told you about Think Like An Artist, a new digital feature from CBC Arts that doubles as your go-to resource for creative problem-solving. Pick a card, any card, and you’ll receive proven advice from one of Canada’s most well-respected artists — idea prompts that they happen to use themselves.
Since it launched, we’ve been thrilled to hear from the all-stars who lent their wisdom to the project, and we’ve been even more excited to see some of them respond to their fellow contributors’ advice.
But how about you? Have you used the cards (perhaps while hustling to finish your submission to the CBC Poetry Prize)?
Did a tip from Sarah Polley or Geoff McFetrdige or Janet Cardiff reboot your brain?
If you’ve put Think Like An Artist to the test, I’d love to hear how it helped you! (Send me an email.)
A few of the folks at CBC’s Creator Network have been experimenting with the deck themselves, and they’ve been sharing their experiences on Instagram. Body painter Anne-Marie Villeneuve took a cue from Peaches, and art student Alex Graff drew Adrian Stimson’s card when she needed a break from homework. (His advice has got to be extra appealing when you live as close to the beach as Alex does.) | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Julia Hajnoczky | | A little while back, we told you about Julya Hajnoczky’s Al Fresco Science Machine, a portable studio she uses to roam the country making art, and it’s how she creates dreamy images like this one. Julya was recently named the winner of the 2024 Prefix Prize, and the award includes a solo exhibition at Toronto’s Contact Photography Festival. See it at the city’s Urbanspace Gallery through July 27. | | | | |  | Mere Phantoms | | More forest content! How magical is this scene? (Or this one!) Undergrowth is an immersive exhibition by the art duo Mere Phantoms, and visitors are encouraged to play with flashlights as they view the work, which transforms the shadowy scene. The show is at the Preston location of Cambridge Art Galleries in Cambridge, Ont., through June 22. | | | | |  | Maggie Groat |
From the forest floor to the Root Cellar. That’s the name of a new exhibition from Maggie Groat. It’s appearing at Zalucky Contemporary in Toronto through June 8. | | | | |  | Krisanne Souter | | Uprooted Flower (Waiting for a New Pot) by Krisanne Souter. | | | | |  | Carey Shaw/Remai Modern | | | | | Bridget Moser reveals how she created one of her most memorable performances. It all started with an ironic T-shirt. | | | | |  | Bruce Kuwabara/KPMB | | | | | Bruce Kuwabara has worked on buildings including Toronto’s Gardiner Museum, and all through his storied career, sketching has helped him see the solution to creative quandaries. | | | | |  | Artwork: Kapwani Kiwanga/ADAGP/CARCC; Photo: Valentina Mori | | | | | | | Artworks by Kapwani Kiwanga, Joyce Joumaa and Stephanie Comilang trace the trade routes and migration patterns that have shaped the present. | | |  | Jenn Woodall | | This weekend, Jenn’s at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, where she’s launching a few books. One of those titles is Pulping, a new anthology about making (and reading and selling) comics in and around Toronto. Jenn co-created the project with Jon Iñaki, Jonathan Rotsztain, Mitch Lohmeier and Paterson Hodgson, and she also wrote and drew a story. It’s called The Master, and if your tastes run toward Chick tracts, Garfield and/or cult documentaries, you’ll probably love it. (I know I do, anyway.) More on Pulping here. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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