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Korean soap opera fans flock to Quebec City and more arts stories you might have missed

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In this week's Art Post Outpost, 'Goblin: The Lonely and Great God' is bringing waves of tourists to Quebec

The Korean soap opera Goblin: The Lonely and Great God filmed a handful of episodes in Quebec City in 2016, turning the provincial capital into a choice destination for its fans.

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These are the week's can't-miss stories:

Asian tourists are flocking to Quebec City thanks to a popular Korean soap opera that filmed a handful of episodes in the city. (Radio-Canada)

How a popular Korean soap opera is drawing Asian tourists to Quebec City (CBC Montreal)

Korean soap opera+Quebec City=tourism gold mine! That's what the residents of Quebec's capital are discovering thanks to Goblin: The Lonely and Great God, a TV drama shot in the city with 250 million viewers across Asia. Fans of the show are crossing the ocean to see the spots featured on screen for themselves — and that's great news for local business. As the sales, marketing and public relations co-ordinator for the Château Frontenac hotel told CBC Montreal: "We are surfing on a wave."

Stuart Semple is an artist that in response to colour dispute with Anish Kappor has created 'the pinkest pink.'

Paint wars: Can an artist claim ownership of a colour? (q)

Remember when artist Anish Kapoor created the world's blackest black and then prohibited anyone else from using it? As if that story weren't weird enough to begin with, the colour battle is heating up: fellow artist Stuart Semple has created two signature pigments of his own — one that changes colour based on the surrounding temperature and one that he claims is the world's "pinkest pink" — that anyone can use except Kapoor. He chatted with q about what sort of ownership artists can claim over colours.

Lens in the sky: This year's best drone photographs (CBC News)

Honestly, these incredible aerial photos have left us speechless — just click through and let yourself be dazzled.

Mathew Nuqingaq is the president of the Inuit Art Foundation and a jewellery and metalwork artist. (Vincent Robinet/CBC)

After 60 years, Inuit-led organization takes over Inuit art trademark from feds (CBC North)

The "igloo tag" — a trademark authenticating Inuit art pieces — has just been transferred from the federal government's Department of Indigenous and North Affairs to the Inuit Art Foundation, putting control of the trademark in the hands of Inuit people for the first time. Carolyn Bennett, Canada's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, explained it best in a statement announcing the decision: "Actions like [this] are small, but powerful, steps on the journey of decolonization."

Fifteen children pose for a silly group photo at the Concrete Theatre's syrian refugee drama camp. (CBC)

Syrian children go from refugee camp to theatre camp (CBC Edmonton)

A week-long theatre camp is helping Syrian refugees experience a Canadian summer tradition. Edmonton's Laeib Play was founded by local playwright Mieko Ouchi, who wanted to combine her love for both children's theatre and the Syrian community. And the kids are responding powerfully — one child told CBC News that she can't wait to go to camp every day. Another wrote a poster message that resonated: "I love Canada because it's free."

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