In the newsletter: Pottery stories that Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio (and you) will love
Do you even glaze, bro?
Hello! You're reading the CBC Arts newsletter, and if you like what you see, stick around! Sign up here, and every Sunday we'll send you a fresh email packed with art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy, hand-picked by our small and mighty team. Here's what we've been talking about this week.
Hi, art lovers!
In a perfect world, we would all be in Brad Pitt's pottery studio right now, throwing clay with our new bestie Leonardo DiCaprio. Instead, I'm reading gossip about that heartwarming (?) tale of celebrity male bonding along with way too many stories about the rising popularity of ceramics — the "Very Manly Pursuit of Ceramics." And it's all because I want to understand how the sweet baby Jack Dawson it happened. Maybe Instagram's to blame? Search #potteryvideos and you'll turn your discovery page into a virtual man clay-ve. Know a pottery bro? Are you a pottery bro? (Are you Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio or Seth Rogen???) Email me your insight. (I'm only half joking.)
Other links: Here's an interview with the guy who made THAT presidential crest. This is what happens when kids discover a piece of video art from the '80s — and turn it into TikTok meme. Plus, CBC News has everything you could ever want to know about Simu Liu, the Kim's Convenience star playing Marvel's latest superhero, Shang-Chi.
And because we promised you eye candy
Care for a swim...in an art installation?
If you own one of those giant inflatable pool swans/flamingos/peacocks/llamas, then Cyril Lancelin is your new favourite artist.
There's a live illustration battle called Secret Walls that threw an event in Toronto last weekend, so now we're following contenders Paul Jackson (U.K./Toronto)...
...and Lauren YS (San Francisco).
I He(art) My City
Summer in the Okanagan? Yes, please. Dennis Evans wrote in from Naramata, B.C. with his hometown tips.
What's the most magical spot in your hometown?
"Our whole village is magical. Percentage wise, there are more artists than the norm."
What's the best place to see art where you live?
"The Art Tour."
(Gold star for self-promotion. Dennis's studio is on the map.)
Who's your favourite local artist?
"You mean besides myself? Kena Cormier."
You've got to see this
Blown away by Blown Away? - It's a reality competition series for glassblowers. Yes, glassblowers. And we fact checked the new Netflix hit with the help of some Canadian artists.
The art of cloud gazing - We head to Kingston, Ont., where artist Don Maynard introduces us to Skeye Projects. In simplest terms, it's a screen — one that floats in, well, the sky. And the effect is as dreamy as you might imagine. Have a look.
You'll he(art) Kamloops - It's so much more than some place to stop for cheeseburgers on the long drive to Vancouver. (Just me?) Vaughn Warren is your guide to the B.C. city's many attractions.
Follow this artist
Brianna Gluszak (@studio.gluszak) - Originally from Calgary, Brianna's one of the artists featured in that Blown Away story I mentioned. Says Brianna: "When I describe my work to my mom, I tell her I don't make 'glassy' glass." Give her a follow and see for yourself.
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