 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Pete Ohs (left) and Jeremy O. Harris on the set of Here & Queer. (CBC Arts) | | | It feels like yesterday (or last week) that I was sharing a link to this interview with Mae Martin, but Here & Queer has already reached its quarter-season mark, which means it’s time for a binge-watching sesh! If you missed the first batch of new episodes, they’re waiting for you on YouTube.
To recap, filmmaker Alison Duke told us about her latest project, Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon. The documentary captures the story of a Canadian drag pioneer (and by the way, it’s streaming for free on CBC Gem). Jeremy O. Harris and Pete Ohs joined host Peter Knegt to discuss their movie Erupcja, which premiered in September at TIFF. They also talked about Harris’s Broadway hit, Slave Play, which is currently on stage in Toronto. Another round of videos will arrive soon. Here & Queer returns in November with guests Priyanka, Zackary Drucker and Brennan Clost.
More things you might have missed: We took a trip to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to see History Is Painted by the Victors, Kent Monkman’s career retrospective. Once you’re finished that long read, hear what the Commotion crew had to say about the artist’s influence on Canadian culture. Last weekend, Aubyn O’Grady won the 2025 Yukon Prize. The Dawson City artist was recognized for creating the League of Lady Wrestlers. (Remember this zine about the Montreal chapter?) Here’s a throwback to 2018, when CBC Radio’s The Doc Project met the newest LOLW stars to get in the ring. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Rylee Hollis | | Even Though We’re Miles Apart, a Computer Screen Connects Our Hearts! That’s the title of this piece by Rylee Hollis (though it could double as a motto for newsletter writers everywhere). | | | | |  | Juliana Scherzer | | Talk about the perfect medium for autumn! Juliana Scherzer makes art with fallen leaves, and this quilted work (Retrograde) is now on display at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. It’s featured in Meet Your Maker, a show highlighting craft and design by the venue’s artists-in-residence. | | | | |  | Taryn Sheppard | | Fifty-two Canadian artists are vying for the 2025 Salt Spring National Art Prize. The event’s official exhibition, which closes next Sunday, showcases work by all the honourees, including Vancouver’s Taryn Sheppard. She’s nominated for this oil painting, Façade Abstraction 1. | | | | |  | Casey Koyczan | | Elsewhere in B.C., the Luminocity festival returns to Kamloops Oct. 18 to 25. The event’s like a week-long Nuit Blanche — an outdoor art exhibition that transforms the city after dark — and Casey Koyczan (seen here) has a couple of projects on the program. This is a still from one of them: Tadǫetła; Walk in a Circle. | | | | |  | Terri Lemire | | Pankoski Picnic Blanket by Regina-based illustrator Terri Lemire. | | | | |  | Slo-Toons | | | | | Canadian artists and crafters have been rocked by two major changes to shipping. How will they adapt? | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | On the latest episode of In Process, follow Studio Rat as they create an otherworldly installation for Nuit Blanche Toronto. | | | | |  | Lloyd Wong | | | | | | | In a new documentary, Lesley Loksi Chan revives the unfinished work of the late Toronto artist Lloyd Wong. The feature had its award-winning debut at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. | | |  | Adeline Cook | | When the Canada Post strike was announced, Adeline shared this post on Instagram … and that’s how we connected for this story. The beadwork in the picture is a self-portrait, and it’s one of Adeline’s favourite designs. “Housing is always on my mind,” says the artist. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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