DESCRIPTION

There are artists who make pretty pictures to hang on your mantle. This Art Works! is not about those artists. A new original series for CBC Arts in partnership with OCAD University, This Art Works! is a subversively surreal showcase of provocative projects by Canadian artists tackling today’s most pressing and controversial issues. Using a variety of artistic methods (ball-gags, street signs, blanket forts, and menstrual blood just to name a few), the artists let their imaginations run wild to make art work for social change. With a supporting cast of comedians, This Art Works! fuses the wholesomeness of children’s television with an absurdist comedic bent, creating a bizarre world unlike any other.

Watch all 10 episodes of season 1 online on cbc.ca/watch (Canada only) or on YouTube (International).

EXHIBITION HISTORY

Works for Change produced by the Gardiner Museum, Toronto, July 4-13, 2017.

OCAD University, Toronto, Oct 11 – Oct 21, 2017

EDIT Festival, Toronto, September 28 – October 8, 2017

PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

CBC Metro Morning, July 13, 2017