 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Still from Universal Language. (Metafilms) | | | A lot of us are supporting homegrown businesses these days, but have you ever applied the same nationalistic fervour to your viewing habits? In last week’s edition of Holding Space, Peter Knegt and Anne T. Donahue’s podcast-esque column for CBC Arts, the duo went long on the topic. Will the wave of “Elbows Up” patriotism get us talking about movies that aren’t coming out of Hollywood? Is it time to watch Canadian?
The TL;DR is that it’s always the right time. But if you’re looking to binge a metric truckload of Cancon, there’s an especially excellent opportunity coming your way. Wednesday is National Canadian Film Day, an annual event that makes it easier than usual to discover the great movies made in this country. Roughly 2,000 free screenings are on the schedule, and no province or territory has been left behind. So scan these listings to find something near you. That said, if you’d rather stay home with a bag of all-dressed chips, no worries. The streaming options are similarly plentiful, starting with the selection available on CBC Gem. This collection even features a few of the films in the spotlight this year, including BlackBerry, The Grizzlies, Pontypool, The Sweet Hereafter and more. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Sara Cwynar | | This weekend’s batch of eye candy is coming to you from Montreal, where it’s the last day of Plural contemporary art fair. This piece by Sara Cwynar (Rococo Ferrari) is appearing at Cooper Cole’s booth. | | | | |  | Bea Parsons | | McBride Contemporain has brought a bunch of Bea Parsons’s new drawings to Plural … and I had the toughest time selecting just one to share with you. Pictured: Foreshadow. | | | | |  | Artwork: Elisabeth Perrault; Photo: Atlas Documentation | | Elisabeth Perrault’s Ma peau de 28 ans is on the floor near Pangée’s booth, and as the title implies, the piece was moulded using the artist’s own body. (Snakes can shed their skin, so why not us?) Elisabeth’s been adding to the ongoing series for a few years. This sculpture, which she made in 2024, is the first to be formed out of clay. (You can read more about it here.) | | | | |  | Garden Variety | | | | | Home galleries are hiding in plain sight across Canada, and as the cost of living climbs, their numbers may grow. | | | | |  | Michael Aide | | | | | Writer Sarah Swan visits the Far North Photo Festival, a biennial showcase of northern storytellers. | | | | |  | Peter Camani | | | | | | | Meet Peter Camani, the king of Midlothian Castle. For years, his expansive outdoor art project has drawn road-trippers and ravers to tiny Burk’s Falls. | | |  | Alice GM | | Oh, how I wish I could say goodbye to winter coats! It’s been cold and grey in Toronto, but at least I can bask in this sunny scene by Alice. She’s our featured artist for April, and as she told us in this Q&A, she was inspired by the “wonderful and liberating feeling of going back outside” when spring arrives. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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