 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (Neon, A24, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features, Warner Bros., Netflix, Sony Pictures Classics, Amazon MGM Studios, Mubi, Universal Pictures) | | | | The Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday, and there are a few Canadian artists and stories in the mix. (Of note: honourees in the categories of costume design and documentary feature film.) The show is scheduled to air March 2, and you may be wondering who’s expected to walk away with an Oscar … or 10? CBC Arts producer Peter Knegt has already filed his predictions, so bookmark this page for when you’re placing bets around the office. Or start shaping an informed hot take of your own. For example, not sure what to say when your buddy starts ranting about Emilia Pérez, a movie the Academy recognized with 13 nominations, even though plenty of folks are baffled by the hype — or just plain hate the film? This story breaks down the controversy. And between Q and Commotion, there’s enough film-related content to make you feel like an awards-season expert no matter what’s up for discussion. Listen to interviews with acting nominees Mikey Madison (Anora) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave). Q also has conversations with directors Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two) and RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys); all of their films are competing for best picture. Who deserves to win, though? Commotion’s got plenty to say about that, and the show’s culture panel has sounded off on a bunch of the nominees, including The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys and The Substance. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Roxane Fiore | | Stillness in Motion by Roxane Fiore. See more of her work at Tian Contemporain in Montreal. She’s part of a group show there (Interpolated), which is on through Feb. 15. | | | | |  | Stasia Schmidt | | The Exposure Photography Festival launches Feb. 6 in locations around Alberta, and Stasia Schmidt, a past winner of the event’s Emerging Photographer of the Year Award, will open a solo exhibition at Contemporary Calgary as part of the programming. Her show is called Ephemerality and it features images from around the world. This piece, Lumen, was captured in Mongolia. | | | | |  | Karen Kar Yen Law | | Karen Kar Yen Law is the artist behind this piece, Egg Assemblage No. 6. She’s a painter and printmaker based in Markham, Ont., and Chinese culture and cuisine are major influences on her work. If you’re in southern Ontario this season, there are a couple of opportunities to see more of her art in person. She has a show on now at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham and a second exhibition will open at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa Feb. 25. | | | | |  | Artwork: Kristine Moran; Photo: LF Documentation | | Kristine Moran’s current show at Daniel Faria Gallery in Toronto (Not As It Was but As It Might Be) features abstract oil paintings informed by the landscape of the Georgian Bay area. Pictured: Towards the Unseen. | | | | |  | Pixel Heller | | | | | Art shows galore, plus a corner store ... for pigeons! Look for these must-see projects at DesignTO. | | | | |  | Emily Cooper | | | | | The organizers of Vancouver’s Push International Performing Arts Festival want to immerse you in culture that defies convention. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | | | In her new movie, Paying for It, the filmmaker revisits a story from her past. | | |  | Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart | | We’ve received so many beautiful reactions to Melting Grandma, a piece of video art Sage produced through the CBC Creator Network. If you haven’t spent a moment with it yet, watch it here — then see how Sage created it. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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