Calls, Exhibits and Events:
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Our World is Kind 2025: NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! Accepting entries through December 15, 2025.
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Learn about the SPAO (School of Photographic Arts Ottawa)and the Legacy exhibition featuring the photo-based work of Michelle Leone Huisman, Don Kwan, Rachel Portesi, and Kathryn Shaw.
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Canadian teams are featured well in the World Photographic Cup competition to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, April 2026.
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Musical events:
Ariana and Curtis at Le P’tit Bar, Friday, December 19th, at 9PM:
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On CBC Music - Joy to the World 2025: a guide to CBC Music's Christmas special. This popular annual broadcast takes place on Sunday, Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. NT).
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Music news:
Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell is out to prove we still need classical music. In a Q interview, Bell also talks about being seen as a child prodigy and how he fell in love with the violin.
Joshua Bell in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
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Dance:
Heather Ogden reflects on 20 years of dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy
The Canadian ballet dancer discusses the magic of The Nutcracker, plus, she makes a special announcement.
Heather Ogden in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
The Nutcracker: Making the Sugar Plum Fairy Sparkle | The National Ballet of Canada.
The costumes!
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More arts and culture news:
Maple syrup's history, cultural value as rich as its flavour
Maple syrup isn't just a breakfast staple for Canada – it's a national symbol that's worth more than a billion dollars per year to our economy. In his book, Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession, journalist and forester Peter Kuitenbrouwer explores the dynamic journey of this amber delight, from its Indigenous roots to Quebec's global syrup empire, and the threat climate change poses to its future. He joins Chattopadhyay to trace how this beloved condiment became a cornerstone of identity, independence, and pride.
Canned is the best!
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Ireland is implementing basic income for artists. Could Canada do something similar? As Ireland makes pilot program permanent, Canadian artists hope to build momentum for universal basic income.
Visual artist Elinor O'Donovan was chosen to be part of the Irish government's basic universal income program for creatives. She says the money she receives every month is 'transformative.' (Submitted by Elinor O'Donovan)
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On CBC Gem - Based on the life and career of children’s entertainer Ernie Coombs, this film celebrates one of Canada’s most beloved children shows, Mr. Dressup, which enriched the lives of five generations.
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Fun stuff:
A British man crumpled a beer can and called it art. For that, he won a turnip. The Turnip Prize is a British pub’s annual spoof of the prestigious Turner Prize for visual arts.
Tim Flooks, a.k.a. Ali Can, and his award-winning sculpture, Bitter n Twisted. (The Turnip Prize/Facebook)
The real Turner Prize - 27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026. The world’s most exciting visual arts prize has come to Bradford for the first time.
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Did you know that Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg County is considered the “Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of the World”? But these are not the only Christmas trees gaining world-wide recognition in Nova Scotia.
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Photo credit: Municipality of Barrington
And in Prince Rupert, BC, for the second year:
Sparkling 30-foot crab trap Christmas tree erected at Prince Rupert’s Winterfest.
Read more here:
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