Calls, Exhibits and Events - April 16, 2026
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CBC Poetry Prize 2026:
The CBC Poetry Prize is open from April 1 to June 1.
Karen Solie, Randy Lundy and Nadine Bhabha to judge 2026 CBC Poetry Prize. The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books.
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At the McCord - Roundtable – Solidarity and Artistic Exchange Between Afro-Descendant and Indigenous Communities. Free Activity | Space is limited, Reservation required.
Vanessa Kanga, Soleil Launière, Lydol, Zab Maboungou.
Photo: Carl Bartley
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Le chant de l'eau / The Lyrical Stream / mizu no oto. In the fall of 2024, photographer Francis Marin's multi-media installation was shown in Paris: photographs, haiku, and music.
Francis Marin will present a video around the Paris exhibition throughout the afternoon of Saturday April 25, 11:30 a.m. to 5 pm. Do drop by to say hello; the event is free.
HOTEL10 - Salle Exécutive
10, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2X 4C9.
Francis Marin: https://www.francismarin.com/
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Books:
The dining room is disappearing. What do we lose without it? As people gather for Easter dinners and Passover seders, the traditional dining room is quietly disappearing in the age of open-concept living. Architect and author John Ota traces the cultural history of this once-central space, from a symbol of status and ritual to something increasingly seen as optional. Ota speaks with David Common about what is lost when we abandon a room built for gathering, conversation and shared experience.
The book – “The Dining Room”
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Arts news:
Robert Bateman is one of Canada’s most misunderstood artists. The famous wildlife painter joins Q's Tom Power to discuss how critics have often dismissed his work.
Robert Bateman is one of Canada's most famous wildlife painters. (Submitted by Robert Bateman)
Screenings of the film “The Art of Adventure” throughout Canada (not in Montreal unfortunately):
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The Motorcycle Portraits project stands as an unparalleled, ongoing multimedia seriesdelving into the lives of individuals deeply connected with motorcycles. Through this visual odyssey, leveraging the mediums of photography, audio interviews, GPS and motion technology, my mission is to unveil the profound, often concealed bond people share with their bikes, shedding light on a connection far deeper and more profound than conventional perceptions may suggest. by David Goldman
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Meet 8 Canadians shaking up the art world. These Canadian artists are capturing our imaginations with diverse forms of painting that push the medium toward new conceptual heights.
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Technique - Linocut:
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Films:
Inuit Filmmakers’ Animations Rereleased after 50 Years:
Fifty-eight animated short films created by thirteen Inuit filmmakers were recently rereleased by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The shorts were created between 1972 and 1975 during a six-week workshop in Kinngait, NU, that provided training and equipment to Inuit artists and musicians—leading to the creation of the Sikusilarmiut Animation Studio. While 17 of the short films were screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, the remaining shorts were never made widely available. The filmmakers include Aoudla Pudlat, Arniak Pingwartuk, Ituli Etidloie, Ishohagitok E. Tugat, Itee Pootoogook, Kanayuk Pootoogook, Mathew Joanasie, Okpik Pitseolak, Papirak Pudlalik, Peter Pitseolak, Pitaloosie Saila, Salomonie J. Pootoogook and Timmun Alariaq. The films have been digitized and are now available to stream for free online.
A still from 'Arctic Workshop Reel 1', a newly uncovered sand stop-motion animation by Timmun Alariaq. (National Film Board of Canada)
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Raffle winner left stunned after scooping a US$1M Picasso with a $117 ticket.
Peri Cochin, co-founder of the "1 Picasso for 100 euros" lottery, poses next to Head of a Woman by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1941, in Paris, Friday, April 10, 2026, where the draw will be handled by auction house Christie's next week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Heritage Montreal – sad news:
What a deeply sad loss with the passing of photographer Gabor Szilasi, a friend to people and to Montreal and Quebec’s heritage. With a gaze both attentive and, at times, playfully perceptive, he did far more than capture or document, through his lens, the buildings and places we now recognize as part of the heritage of the metropolis and its neighbourhoods. How many times did he see them when others simply passed them by?
Le photographe Gabor Szilasi s’éteint à 98 ans.
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Once again, twelve heritage sites across Canada are vying for $50,000 in a competition called the Next Great Save, run by the charity organization National Trust for Canada. We speak with Vicki Stuart from the fundraising committee trying to preserve the Cornell Mill in Stanbridge East in the Eastern Townships and Christine Dubé, part of the maintenance committee of Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, a church in Trois-Pistoles in the Lower St Lawrence.
Voting is open:
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