 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Mathieu Savidant, Alejandro Santiago, Eric Carrière, Jeff Vespa, Andrew Craft/GGPAA Foundation) | | | Last night at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa celebrated the 2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. A GGPAA is one of the highest honours a Canadian artist can receive, and this year’s recipients for lifetime achievement included comedy legend Andrea Martin; classical vocalist Measha Brueggergosman-Lee; Quebec songwriter and musician Diane Juster; puppeteer and playwright Ronnie Burkett; and a musician who's oft billed as the "Godfather of Canadian hip-hop," Wes (Maestro) Williams.
We shared interviews with several of the GGPAA honourees last week, but to catch you up, here are the links. Andrea Martin was on CBC’s Metro Morning. (Click to hear why she adopted Canada as her home.) Maestro appeared on the program too — which is how we learned he’s had the same motto since his days as a teenage mall cop. That mantra? “Don’t make records. Make history.” We also unearthed this extremely 1999 interview with Ronnie Burkett from the CBC archives. In it, the artist reflects on his childhood in Medicine Hat, Alta., and reveals the moment that put him on the path to become one of Canada’s foremost puppeteers. And on Q, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee had a story to share about a fellow Governor Generals’ Award winner, Margaret Atwood.
For more on this year’s laureates, the NFB has produced a round of short films that pay tribute to the winners. You can find them on the NFB website and CBC Gem. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Mackenzie Browning | | Rock. Paper. Not pictured: scissors. This installation of screen prints and cut paper is by Hamilton, Ont., artist Mackenzie Browning. | | | | |  | Adam Archer | | I’m going to guess that Adam Archer would choose rock — or crystals, really. | | | | |  | Chloé Biocca | | Montreal’s Mural Festival launched Thursday and it’s on in the city through June 16. Chloé Biocca is one of the year’s featured artists. | | | | |  | Mitchell Wiebe | | What in the name of Pee-wee’s Playhouse is this?! It’s a scene from VampSites, an exhibition from artist Mitchell Wiebe, and it opened at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia this weekend. (This photo from Mitchell’s Instagram was taken in B.C. though. Before coming to Halifax, the show was up at the Reach.) | | | | |  | Manuel Freudenmann | | | | | Here’s how to pack them all into your schedule. | | | | |  | AJA Louden Studios | | | | | AJA Louden will show you the answer. The Edmonton artist has a new exhibit, Prairie Star Deck. | | | | |  | Christopher Sherman/Horny Newsletter | | | | | | | Meet a Toronto-based photographer who’s challenging taboos by using the world’s least sexy technology: email. | | |  | Natalie King | | Natalie designed our logo for Pride and National Indigenous History months, and no matter what she’s working on, she strives to convey an uplifting and transformative message through art. Says Natalie: “I would like people to leave with a sense of world-building, pleasure-centred resistance and joy.” Learn more in this Q&A. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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