One of my favourite parts of every NCPH conference is the range of walking tours, museum visits, and behind the scenes tours to local heritage sites that are setup as part of the conference. This year I participated in a tour of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. This session included a … Continue reading Indy Behind the Scenes: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Walking Tour
Technology and Highlights of the Art Institute of Chicago
I recently spent a few days in Chicago, Illinois. This is the fourth post in a series about the museums, architecture, public gardens, and art I visited while there. The first post can be viewed here.When people say you could spend hours at the Art Institute of Chicago they aren't kidding. I spent a full … Continue reading Technology and Highlights of the Art Institute of Chicago
Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin Performances and Installation
Re-posted from the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre. As part of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre’s ongoing critical and creative Healing and Reconciliation through Education programming, the SRSC is pleased to announce new, original performances and installations by visiting artists Peter Morin and Ayumi Goto. Peter Morin is a 2014 Sobey Award-nominated Tahltan Nation artist, curator … Continue reading Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin Performances and Installation
Commemorative Art: Walking With Our Sisters
Yesterday artist and author Christi Belcourt, hosted by Shingwauk Kinomage Gaimig, gave a talk at Algoma University. Her talk focused on her art practice, traditional art, and the Walking With Our Sisters project. Walking With Our Sisters is a commemorative art installation in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada and the United … Continue reading Commemorative Art: Walking With Our Sisters
National Gallery of Canada Visit During NCPH
One of my favourite parts of the NCPH conference is how participants are encouraged to take a break from traditional sessions and explore the local heritage landscape. Last year I look an amazing walking tour in Milwaukee and this year I had a chance to explore the National Gallery of Canada. Despite living in Ottawa … Continue reading National Gallery of Canada Visit During NCPH
Places of Conversation
This week my work is hosting a number of visiting artists and scholars who specialize in work relating to apology, denial, reconciliation, and Indigenous issues more broadly. It's been great to have the opportunity to listen to and talk with individuals who are passionate about their work and who approach historical and contemporary issues in … Continue reading Places of Conversation
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