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Welcome to the weird, wild west. High Performance Rodeo kicks off 40th edition
The genre-defying Calgary festival brings back local faves including goblin thesps and lucha libre burlesque.
Trend Forecast '26
2026 shaping up to be a breakout year for artist Jake Kimble
After a busy 2025, marked by gallery shows across the country and a triumphant visit to Art Toronto, the artist, curator and CBC Arts Trend Forecaster shows no signs of slowing down. Kimble tells us about the absorbing photo series that earned raves from our Trend Forecasters and explains how they’re already making one of their 2026 predictions come true.
Trend Forecast '26
Indie sleaze: A part of our heritage
Back in the 2000s, Canadians got the party started. 20 years later, we have a word for this era of music and cheap thrills, and it’s thanks to a woman from Toronto. On Instagram, @IndieSleaze is correcting the record: hipster history owes a debt to Canadian artists. But with the cost of living higher than ever, can we ever party like it’s 2007 again?
Trend Forecast '26
The video store is ready for a comeback … as a community centre
More like a clubhouse than a Blockbuster, these public spaces offer something that’s hard to find in our enshittified moment: a great place to hang out and talk about movies. And unlike the stores you remember from the ‘90s, more are running as non-profits and venues for community events.
If this woman looks familiar, it’s because you’ve seen her in a painting before
Louise Kermode shares the story behind her Kingston Prize-winning portrait of “Canadian art royalty.” The model, Donna Meaney, appeared in several paintings by Mary and Christopher Pratt.
Take it from these artists, hopping on the Blue Jays bandwagon is the most fun you’ll have this fall
They’re cheering for Canada’s team while capturing the excitement and emotion of the World Series. Check out these team tributes by illustrators including Gary Taxali, Stephanie Cheng and Carson Ting.
First impressions from the floor at Canada’s biggest art fair
The 2025 edition of Art Toronto is at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre through Oct. 26. According to artists, these works demand your attention.
It’s knot your typical haunted house
Knit-mare in Southern Alberta! In Medicine Hat, artist Shanell Papp is ready to open a wild and wooly Halloween attraction at the historic Ewart-Duggan House.
First came the trade war. Then the Canada Post strike. Can these artists make it out alive?
Duty-free shipping to the U.S. is now a thing of the past. And since Sept. 25, Canada Post workers have been on strike. It's not just Lululemon; Canadian artists and crafters have seen their livelihoods rocked by these changes. So how will they adapt?
Still deciding what to see at Toronto's Nuit Blanche? Start with these 9 projects
On Oct. 4, the sun will go down and an an all-night art party will begin. For the 2025 edition, the official exhibitions will be located in Etobicoke, North York and downtown. Here’s how to plan your night.