<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Toronto Arts Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[torontoartsreport]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:44:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[MAKING THE MUNDANE FEEL MAGNIFICENTLY WEIRD, NATHAN HARE IS A NATIONAL TALENT ON THE RISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rebeccah Love Beneath the deliberately awkward, absurdist exterior of Nathan Hare’s (@nathanhare) delivery, his comedy offers a sharp examination of contemporary alienation, interrogating the paradoxes of digital life and the peculiar loneliness of the modern urban experience. Born into a household Nathan describes as “typically suburban,” he notes that “I was a super hyper kid, wanting attention, making school projects into comedy sketches,” over a meal at Desotos. “SNL got me into the...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/making-the-mundane-feel-magnificently-weird-nathan-hare-is-a-national-talent-on-the-rise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae3b6710f4ce9ea490c9c9c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_e24bc838ed9d4d3c9cd2283a7e1dd1bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GILLIAN ILES' GLORIOUS CATASTROPHE MAPS THE EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF PRECARITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review by Rebeccah Love 'Glorious Catatrosphe' on unti June 13  Koffler Arts 180 Shaw St kofflerarts.org Four years ago I began hosting dinner parties with a conversational focus on the housing crisis. I invited architects, architecture professors, real estate agents, urban planners, and housing startup CEOs. Over time, these conversations expanded and intensified, culminating in a large dinner last summer with Toronto’s Chief City Planner, where we discussed laneway houses, zoning laws, and...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/gillian-iles-glorious-catastrophe-maps-the-emotional-geography-of-precarity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e08cbdd4d9b98a26a1935</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:21:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_995ec9bd3a4c4ef2b26d279a29540f10~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THREE TAKES ON THE LAND: BERG, BEAMISH, WALMSLEY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parting Clouds at Fields End, Stefan Berg, 2025 By Rebeccah Love From its earliest incarnations, landscape painting has been bound to the practical needs of society—engineers sketching blueprints for complex hydraulic systems in prehistoric communities, or rulers commissioning depictions of their expanding territories to assert control, divine authority, and power. As the centuries unfolded, these utilitarian beginnings gave way to new intentions: in the Netherlands, landscape erupted as an...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/three-takes-on-the-land-berg-beamish-walmsley</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690fbff3536f74974966180e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:23:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_1a61ccf11a5d4471b30eeac68d6d0679~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAINBOW ON MARS IS A PLAY "TO SEE"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review by Rebeccah Love In my undergrad Art History lectures, our professor paid special attention to the Impressionist works of Edgard...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/rainbow-on-mars-is-a-play-to-see</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689e1d8481e6ee2fae4dc7f7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_7976469eb7d345dcaebd88ed63d1af26~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEFAN BERG'S 'LITTLE THINGS' CELEBRATES BEAUTY IN UNEXPECTED PLACES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Huy Lam Interview by Rebeccah Love Stefan Berg is a painter and printmaker known for his urban landscapes of Toronto. His work...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/stefan-berg-s-little-things-celebrates-beauty-in-unexpected-places</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d5bf9841ec4da78607b28e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:07:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_b4381078e63a4b7cafd7fbc2b7f74135~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUDY SINGER, A LEGACY OF COLOR, MOVEMENT, AND PASSION ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1974, towards the end of her fourth year at York University's Fine Arts programme, Judy Singer was discovered by the late Jack...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/judy-singer-presents-a-legacy-of-color-movement-and-passion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b8eed42a47fe1fe6f4ee98</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:27:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_f946275b71764ec48c10985f95a410a5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAZIYAR KHATAM EXPLORES MODERN QUESTIONS OF MASCULINITY IN 'THE SWEATER']]></title><description><![CDATA[A graduate of the Humber College Film and Television Production program, Maziyar Khatam is an Iranian-Canadian Director/Writer who is...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/maziyar-khatam-explores-modern-questions-of-masculinity-in-the-sweater</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ed7bf15a7994de9759d145</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:53:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_88e11deae3494dacbd45d643f01b827e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A RETURN TO THE HANDMADE]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world of collective screen addiction, Toronto Arts Report Editor Rebeccah Love speaks with four artists/artisans about their...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/a-return-to-the-handmade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c7958569b29d002654c31e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:58:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_186f04e5871b4c5f9b347584f4031d25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MICROCINEMA FESTIVAL 'SEWERFEST' CELEBRATES RISK-TAKING FILMS THAT DO NOT MAKE USE OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto Arts Report Editor Rebeccah Love sits down with Sewerfest founder and lead programmer Alex Hennessey to learn more about this...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/microcinema-festival-sewerfest-celebrates-risk-taking-films-that-do-not-make-use-of-professional-e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66be4fc19e22f3ca247673b8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:03:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_00652ef081a1477686060f67b1c3c759~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_720,h_560,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALEXANDER GALLANT ENCHANTS WITH 'COME SLOWLY']]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Gallant is a singer-songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the tradition of A Singer With A Guitar, Alexander’s songs are...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/alexander-gallant-enchants-with-come-slowly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669824ba143401be39db1f61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_2a13ecf9f7b24619be074a8918f7b0d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEAMISH, BERG AND BAHEN: A NEW ENERGY IN THE WORLD OF CANADIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tree of the Twelve Fruits, Matt Bahen, 2024 Article by Rebeccah Love Chuck Beamish’s mid February exhibition opening for “The Poetics...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/beamish-berg-and-bahen-a-new-energy-in-the-world-of-canadian-landscape-painting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f047ec231b95c90d21b525</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_8c344c2f418348989f430b5179aedd22~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEPHEN HOSIER'S GROUNDBREAKING 'ATTILA' SHAKES AUDIENCES TO THEIR CORE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Hosier is a Toronto-based filmmaker and producer. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University (2014), Hosier has directed...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/stephen-hosier-s-groundbreaking-attila-shakes-audiences-to-their-core</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d67d4415f28fad2f4a0235</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:50:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_6dc328bfb907473db4faf812ee717ba9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_495,h_428,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZACHARY GOLDKIND ON THEIR FILM 'A SAD SAD GHOST PICKING AT THE HAIRS OF THEIR KNUCKLES']]></title><description><![CDATA[Zachary Goldkind is an experimental-narrative filmmaker &#38; programmer, and teacher based in Tkaronto, a part of Turtle Island. This land,...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/zachary-goldkind-on-their-film-a-sad-sad-ghost-picking-at-the-hairs-of-their-knuckles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b98a2e7df2190810125724</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_a280234a851d413cae85cf1c4c287c02~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TREVOR ANDERSON SCREENS AT THE OUTDOOR PICTURE SHOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trevor Anderson is a writer-director-actor and former video store clerk whose short films have been presented at many international...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/trevor-anderson-screens-at-the-outdoor-picture-show</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e1ae51888f92967d947667</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:30:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_7e8205d8661d43bd81548aab89cd195c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_219,h_177,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEWART MILNE AND THE ACCIDENTAL LANGUAGE OF OUR EXPERIENCES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stewart Milne was born in Toronto in 1986. He works with paint, music and poetry to convey what he calls “the obvious and accidental...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/stew-milne-and-the-accidental-language-of-our-experiences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bb49a746281d1e7d8c539c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_682aa8ba73bc411db426eca9e11a22e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_719,h_981,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ERICA OROFINO ON THE MAGIC OF FILMMAKING]]></title><description><![CDATA[ERICA OROFINO is an award-winning filmmaker based in Toronto, ON. Her work focuses on the female perspective, sexuality, complex familial...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/erica-orofino-on-the-magic-of-filmmaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629974a18c5f111297f0a0da</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 02:42:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_42adf864095946ecafecaa3241deb01f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JONATHAN CHAPLIN ON THE PLACE OF FAITH IN BRITISH PUBLIC LIFE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Chaplin lives in Cambridge, England and is a specialist in political theology. He taught at the Institute for Christian Studies,...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/jonathan-chaplin-on-the-place-of-faith-in-british-public-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e044c1f330e30016e3d477</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:34:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_d4ac1d7e93024722bc952a57b0e6fbf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_730,h_904,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MATT BAHEN: PAINTER, PROPHET, MAGICIAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto-based painter Matt Bahen's primary influence is literature.  He strives to interpret the power of metaphor and allegory with...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/matt-bahen-painter-prophet-visual-magician</link><guid isPermaLink="false">617b342a4e462700165cf2aa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:53:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_79d76f6d81c648a283ca1633830317c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_887,h_665,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THOMAS MCCALLUM BRINGS FOLK BACK TO LIFE IN RELEASING HIS NEW ALBUM, "MANY A LONG HOUR" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas McCallum has spent the past few years travelling the countryside, a jack of all trades, writing songs as the trees flash by. He...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/thomas-mccallum-brings-folk-back-to-life-in-releasing-his-new-album-many-a-long-hour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61746dab6409c60016dae567</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:25:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_8c464d9ce2554897bc7fa20b6106e918~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CYBIL GERACIMO ON THE AU CONTRAIRE FILM FESTIVAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m a Montreal native, born and raised. I left the city to pursue liberal arts studies at the University of Toronto - I’m a U of T...]]></description><link>https://www.torontoartsreport.ca/single-post/cybil-geracimo-on-the-au-contraire-film-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61510b97707ff6001694fa6a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:14:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d80eb_645e8731c6d2415a9be9cbef6212bbc6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rebeccah Love</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>