Wayaman – June 15th-24th in partnership with Artspace
From June 15 through June 24 artist Glenna Matoush will transform the main gallery at ARTSPACE into a participatory print studio. During her 10-day residency, Matoush will invite aboriginal youth and professional artists to come together in a workshop. Though skill sharing and printmaking will be the driving force of the program, the end goal is larger than an image. Matoush’s project will use printmaking as a method to facilitate intergenerational communication within the gallery space. Rather than focusing on art production, the workshops will seek to create community space and shared experiences that will bridge gaps, create opportunities, and strengthen histories. To sign up or the workshop, please contact Fynn Leich at ArtspaceWayaman, from the southern James Bay Cree dialect, refers to the red paint used historically to decorate clothing and bodies.
Wayaman, from the southern James Bay Cree dialect, refers to the red paint used historically to decorate clothing and bodies.
Performance Arts Workshops - June 20-23rd
From June 20-23rd, OKW has brought together a cross-disciplinary, cross-tribal and cross-generational collection of artists to participate in a performance art workshop with Guillermo Gomez-Pena, James Luna and Lori Blondeau. OKW is honoured to include curator Wanda Nanibush, actor, dancer and choreographer Byron Chief-Moon, multi disciplinary artist Francisco Fernando Granados, curator Daina Warren and visual artist and performer Vanessa Dion Fletcher in this rare workshop opportunity. The workshop will focus on performance art and the human body as a site for creation, reinvention, memory and intervention. Guiding themes explored in this exchange include:
- Indigenous migration, immigration, citizenship, and international diplomacy in a post-911 world.
- Indigenous traditions of treaty-making and treaties, the embodiment of political relations, borders and boundaries.
- Relationships between New Canadians and Indigenous Peoples of Canada within Indigenous territories.