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Hello from Hi Art<\/a>, the CBC Arts weekly newsletter!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every Sunday, we feature Canadian art that\u2019s grabbed our attention. This is a roundup of recent highlights.<\/p>\n

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Installation view of Body of Water, Body of Light by Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett. (Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett)<\/p>\n

Artist: Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett<\/p>\n

Location: Edmonton<\/p>\n

This spectacular, shimmering installation is on display at the Art Gallery of Alberta<\/a> in Edmonton, and dear readers, it moves<\/a>! The artists, Calgary\u2019s Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett<\/a> (seen here<\/a>), say the spectral piece is meant to give the impression it\u2019s alive. \u201cNot in the way that you or I are alive \u2014 in the way that a beam of light carries the aliveness of dust in the sunshine, or a body of water carries the aliveness of gravity and flow,\u201d they write. <\/p>\n

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Snail Trail by Michelle Bui. (Artwork: Michelle Bui; Photo: LF Documentation)<\/p>\n

Artist: Michelle Bui<\/p>\n

Location: Toronto<\/p>\n

Montreal artist Michelle Bui<\/a> (seen here<\/a>) has a solo exhibition at United Contemporary<\/a> in Toronto to Oct. 17. This piece, Snail Trail, is a photograph of all sorts of compellingly odd materials Michelle arranged: plastic bags and mesh, flowers, Styrofoam beads etc. Don\u2019t go searching too hard for an actual mollusk in the mix, however. \u201cThe title was inspired by the process itself, which is slow, gooey and somewhat unpredictable,\u201d Michelle writes. \u201cI fold and move the layers of material with the help of culinary gelatin, and this process made me think of the iridescent trails that snails leave behind after the rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Gloaming by Madeline Richards. (Madeline Richards; Photo: Guy L\u2019Heureux\/Patrick Mikhail Gallery)<\/p>\n

Artist: Madeline Richards<\/p>\n

Location: Ottawa<\/p>\n

What do you see in this turbulent painting by Madeline Richards<\/a>? Feathers, flowers \u2026 disembodied hands? All of those things are in the mix, and they\u2019re meant to be nods to the \u201cprecariousness and preciousness of life.\u201d Madeline has a solo exhibition at Karsh-Masson Gallery<\/a> in Ottawa where this piece is on view. \u201cI wanted to paint a shifting moment of transformation, like twilight \u2014 to capture a still moment from the quickness of life, and the tension found in its passing,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n

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Near Miss by Miles Ingrassia. (Miles Ingrassia)<\/p>\n

Artist: Miles Ingrassia<\/p>\n

Location: Toronto<\/p>\n

The Kingston Prize<\/a>, Canada\u2019s award for portrait art, has revealed its nominees for 2026. When I scanned the list last week, I immediately recognized this painting by Miles Ingrassia<\/a>. Last time I saw it, Miles was getting ready to bring it to the Artist Project<\/a>, and the Hamilton-raised artist was telling me about his plans for the fair. His work is often about male friendship and how young men define, and perform, their masculinity. Near Miss is emblematic of that body of work, he says, and you can see it in person later this month. A Kingston Prize exhibition opens at Toronto\u2019s Arta Gallery Oct. 30.<\/p>\n

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A spooky sneak peek at Shanell Papp\u2019s haunted attraction in Pincher Creek, Alta. (Shanell Papp)<\/p>\n

Artist: Shanell Papp<\/p>\n

Location: Medicine Hat and Pincher Creek, Alta.<\/p>\n

Spooky season is here, and does anyone remember this story from last year about an arty haunted house<\/a> in Medicine Hat, Alta.? Well, the knitmare returns! On Oct. 17, Shanell Papp<\/a> will open another \u201csoftly spooky\u201d attraction at the city\u2019s Ewart-Duggan Residence<\/a>, and that\u2019s knot all! The textile artist hasn\u2019t just expanded her original haunt, she\u2019s created a second Halloween installation for the Kootenai Brown Historical Park<\/a> in Pincher Creek too. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find this woolly Baba Yaga hut.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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