Saturday, November 23, 2024

Women Carvers of the Northwest Coast, the handmade blades of DICED Knives, and scoring film with Rich Walters

NXNW Nov. 23/24, 2024

Welcome to the NXNW newsletter! This weekend, we explore a new exhibit showcasing the work of women in Northwest Coast art, the co-founders of DICED Knives take us through treating steel, and Rich Walters shares a day in the life of a film composer.

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Coming up on NXNW this weekend:

Saturday

Before it screens at the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival (Nov. 23), Kevin Cheng previews his short film Astronaut, which follows a young Chinese-Canadian boy on a cosmic journey to connect with his absent father.

Joelle Rabu and Buwa talk about the musical magic of their team-up show Just the 2 of Us, a multi-genre celebration of their favourite music coming to The Port Theatre in Nanaimo on Nov. 27.

Rich Walter takes us through the movements of working as a film composer in another edition of B.C. On Screen, our monthly film column from NXNW's Jeremy Ratt.

Dana Claxton puts a spotlight on women’s artistic contributions to wood carving as the co-curator of Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast, running at the Audain Art Museum (Nov. 23 - May 5, 2025).

Sunday

Ever thought about writing your own book, but you're not sure how to get it to your readers? CBC's Sonali Karnick is here with a crash course on how to navigate self-publishing.

NXNW Word Guy Jonathan Berkowitz gives us a lesson in misquotations, including some surprising examples of the biggest misquotes in film, TV and literature.

This week on our November “Heavy Metals” series, Don Guthro and Riley Janzen chat about staying on the cutting edge with DICED Knives in Coquitlam, where they create handcrafted, stainless steel kitchen knives.

Morna Edmundson reflects on a storied career as the artistic director of Elektra Women’s Choir, kicking off her farewell season with the sold-out concert The Light of Hope Returning (Nov. 30 and Dec. 1).

Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast

Co-curated by Dana Claxton and Curtis Collins, Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast is a new Audain Art Museum exhibit that highlights women's contributions to Northwest Coast carving art. We'll hear Dana Claxton tour through the exhibit, which features a total of 130 pieces, including masks, poles, panels and sculptures.

Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast runs at the Audain Art Museum until May 5, 2025.

Dana Claxton in front of one of the gallery pieces

Heavy Metals - DICED Knives

This week on our November "Heavy Metals" series, NXNW's Margaret Gallagher visits the DICED Knives workshop to speak with co-founders Don Guthro and Riley Janzen. We'll hear them discuss the process of crafting knives and how they're expanding the business with a holiday pop-up on Granville Island next week.

Riley Janzen, Don Guthro and Andrew Critchley in the DICED workshop

B.C. On Screen - The Big Score

B.C. On Screen is our monthly film column from NXNW's Jeremy Ratt, where he puts a spotlight on the many production roles and people of the province's film industry. This week, Jeremy visited the studio of Rich Walters, who's worked as a composer and supervising music editor for more than 25 years — including credits in films and TV shows such as Elysium, Drinkwater, Nobody, and Invincible.

Rich Walters at the piano (Photo: Azael Flores)

In case you missed it...

Last week on NXNW, playwright Justin Neal joined us to talk about Keepers of the Salish Sea, a Holy Crow Arts production about a middle-aged man rediscovering himself and his Coast Salish roots through a canoe journey.

Keepers of the Salish Sea opened on Nov. 21 and runs until Dec. 1 at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre in Vancouver.

Stream this interview via CBC Listen.

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The NXNW Team