Indigenous Artists Symposium: Activism & Education Through the Arts / Sâkêwêwak Annual Storytellers Festival
February 24-27, 2016 – Regina, SK – FREE!
“Wednesday, February 24th
1:00-4:00 Largest Gluten Free Bannock in the World – Peter Morin @ FNUniv
1:00-2:30 New Funding Model – Canada Council for the Arts @ MacKenzie Art Gallery
2:45-4:00 Indigenous Films Screening – Digital Animation Shorts by Amanda Strong & Bracken Hanuse-Corlett; Stop-motion Animation Project; Cumberland House Collaboration Project @ MacKenzie Art Gallery
4:00-6:00 NAIG Legacy Exhibit Reception – Kevin Wesaquate @ FNUniv
7:00-9:00 Digital Storytelling Workshop – Amanda Strong @ Dunlop Art Gallery
Thursday, February 25th @ FNUniv
9:00-9:20 Welcome | Opening Remarks | Symposium Overview
9:30-10:15 Education and Art – Jessie Archibald, Carmen Robertson, Peter Morin, Judy Anderson
10:15 Break
10:30-12:00 Indigenous Narratives (Open Discussion) | Workshops: 1) Political Cartooning – Rank Comix 2) Contemporary Art – Judy Anderson & Katherine Boyer
12:00 Lunch
12:30-1:10 Indigenous Music… Then, Here & Now – Murray Porter & Elaine Bomberry
1:15-1:45 Sask Indigenous Arts best Practices & Industry Standards Update – Audrey Dreaver
1:45-2:15 Indigenous Arts Funding in the New CCA Model – Noel Habel
2:15 Break
2:30-4:00 Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Arts Practice (Open Discussion)
4:00-5:00 Art is a Critical Narrative – Jackson 2Bears, Ryan McMahon, Carmen Robertson (Moderator)
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4:30-6:30 Indigenous Peoples Artist Collective Exhibit Reception @ Fifth Parallel Gallery U of R
7:00-8:00 Keynote Address – Christi Belcourt
8:00-9:00 Keynote Performance – Murray Porter, Introductions by David Garneau @ MacKenzie Art Gallery
Friday, February 26th @ FNuniv
9:00-10:15 Curation as an Agent of Change – Michelle LaVallee, Mary Longman, Niki Little, Katherine Boyer (Moderator)
10:15 Break
10:30-12:00 Mentoring Young Artists (Open Discussion) | Workshops: 1) Prepping Work for Exhibition – Peter brass & Leevon Delorme 2) Quillwork – Judy Anderson & Katherine Boyer
12:00 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Mispon: A Celebration of Indigenous Filmmaking – Trudy Stewart & Janine Windolph
1:00-2:15 Indigenous Art Collectives – Christi Belcourt (Onaman Collective), Lori Bondeau (TRIBE Inc.), Adam Martin (Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective)
2:15 Break
2:30-4:00 The End of WHAT Trail? (Can Ed.) – Bracken Hanuse-Corlett, Amanda Strong, Joi Arcand, David Garneau (Moderator)
4:00-5:00 Symposium Closing Comments
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7:00-10:00 Hybridity | Music | Fashion – Murray Porter, Eekwol, Emcee Creeson Agecoutay @ The Artesian
Saturday, February 27th @ The Artesian
3:00-5:00 Marriage of the Bear – Bill Stevenson
7:00-9:00 Indigenous Poets Society – Kevin Wesaquate, Janelle Pewapsconias, Tala Tootoosis, Lindsay Knight”
Posted with permission from Adam Martin, Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective
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