 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Apple TV+) | | | Happy new year, everybody! All the stress and sloth of the holidays is over, and it’s time to make plans for 2025. What’s on your radar this year arts-and-entertainment-wise?
While working on the CBC Arts Trend Forecast, we collected plenty of tips from artists and creatives, and you’ll find a bunch of their A-plus recos over here. TV, film, theatre and art shows — there’s a little of everything in this preview. And of all the entertainment roundups you’ll read this month, it might be the only one that gives Mission: Impossible and Joyce Wieland equal play.
Commotion has been scrying the mysteries of the premiere-date calendar as well, and last week, the show’s culture panellists revealed what they’ll be watching in 2025. It’s a short list of TV and movies, but the segment is long on talk, beginning with plenty of excitement for Severance, Season 2. The sci-fi thriller (which was partly filmed in Newfoundland) returns later this month, and it’s been nearly three years since the previous season wrapped. So for all those in desperate need of a recap, here’s some related content from the Q archives: a 2022 interview with Severance star Adam Scott. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Jean-Michael Seminaro/Shanie Tomassini | | On top of sharing their TV and movie picks, the CBC Arts trend forecasters also told us about their favourite artists of the moment, and while answering our survey, they name-checked a whole lot of intriguing folks. Some of their shout-outs didn’t make the final edit, unfortunately, but Shanie Tomassini merits an honourable mention. The Montreal-based sculptor has two shows opening in Ontario soon — Time Isn’t Real at the Art Gallery of Burlington, and Inside. Outside. Of. at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. Pictured: Trinket 2 (Gagnonville). | | | | |  | Annie Briard/Royale Projects | | Vancouver-based artist Annie Briard (seen here) has a show at Royale Projects in Los Angeles through Jan. 11. She sent us this photo from inside the gallery. | | | | |  | Paramount Pictures | | | | | Movies, TV, theatre and art: these are the shows everyone will be talking about in 2025. In fact, our panel of experts is already obsessed. | | | | |  | Annie Briard | | | | | According to the CBC Arts Trend Forecast, 2025 will be a breakout year for these Canadian talents. | | | | |  | Lisa Hirmer | | | | | | | Curator Katie Lawson checks in with inspiring artists who are responding to the climate crisis. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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