 | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Artwork: Alexa Hawksworth; Photo: William Sabourin/Bradley Ertaskiran | | Life feeling more chaotic than usual? This one’s for you: Open Saturday by Alexa Hawksworth. Alexa will unveil an exhibition of new work Nov. 13 at Bradley Ertaskiran in Montreal — paintings that “strain to contain the speed of the world around them.” | | | | |  | Mark Stebbins | | Seriously, though … if you need to slow things down for a second, just imagine how this piece by Mark Stebbins (Cipher) was made. It looks like embroidery, right? Each “stitch” is actually a dot of acrylic paint, which Mark patiently applied to burlap. He showed the painting at Art Toronto the other week … | | | | |  | The Royal Theatre | | | | | As major movie chains pull back, indie theatres are stepping up, only to find themselves facing big challenges. | | | | |  | Zargara Productions | | | | | It Comes in Waves, the debut feature from Ottawa writer-director Fitch Jean, was the toast of the Reelworld Film Festival. | | | | |  | Harold Cunningham/Getty Images | | | | | | | Karen Fricker is a professor at Brock University who wrote a book about the televised songwriting competition. She answers these questions and more. | | |  | Jaymie Raefta | | Jaymie’s an artist and graphic designer from Saskatoon and they made this digital illustration to mark Trans Awareness Month. “I like to visualize the complexities of human identity,” says Jaymie. “I wanted to highlight the beauty and importance of being safe enough to grow, evolve and express ourselves fluidly beyond labels and constraints.” Read more from our conversation. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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