 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Shuli Grosman-Gray/CBC Arts) | | | It’s been a minute since we published Think Like an Artist, so let me refresh your memory. It was that online feature from back in the spring, the one where we got everyone from Peaches to Sarah Polley to share tips for beating the creative blahs. Remember it now? Here’s a link just in case.
The centrepiece of that project was a sort of virtual oracle deck. Pick a card, and you’ll receive some words of wisdom delivered at random — prompts meant to push your thinking in a new and surprising direction. And recently, we ordered a print run of the cards as a special thank you to all the artists who sent us advice.
But here’s some (more) intel for you: we made too many! Nothing wild. We have five extra copies. But we’re hoping to send them to a few lucky readers who’d love to get their paws on them.
Interested?
Amazing.
We’re running the giveaway through Instagram, and for a chance to score a deck, you’ll need to follow the instructions provided in this post. (Full contest rules are available here.) As part of the giveaway, we’re asking folks to share creative advice of their own in the comments — and as of writing, there were already some thoughtful suggestions shared by our followers.
Just curious about how to use the cards (whether in digital or physical-freebie form)? Here’s how artists blackpowerbarbie and Alex Graff have turned to them for inspiration. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Sonya Derviz | | Early Rise by Sonya Derviz. The U.K. artist is part of a group exhibition (Soft Focus) at Bradley Ertaskiran in Montreal. | | | | |  | Bev Pike | | Over in Windsor, Ont., you can experience some of the world’s most eccentric, old-timey tourist traps via the immersive paintings of Bev Pike. The Winnipeg artist is inspired by England’s underground grottos, particularly those of the shell- and gem-encrusted variety. She opened an exhibition at Art Windsor-Essex last week. | | | | |  | Marie Lannoo | | At Contemporary Calgary through Oct. 13: Marie Lannoo’s exhibition of abstract paintings — plus this sculptural work (Through and Through and Through #20). | | | | |  | Leah Collins/CBC Arts | | | | | Save this link for when you’re planning a day trip from Toronto. Located outside Gravenhurst, the Tree Museum is an art gallery like no other. | | | | |  | Artisan Entertainment/The Associated Press | | | | | Here’s another story about a walk in the woods, albeit one that didn’t end as well. Anne T. Donahue revisits the found-footage horror flick that was a box-office phenom in the summer of 1999. | | | | |  | Chris Young/The Canadian Press | | | | | | | On Commotion, author Omar El Akkad reflects on what the award means to him now. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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