What Remains (in the spirit of The Commons)
Native identity and experience is not solely an Indigenous story, but one shared by its settlers where we all inhabit a colonized topography and political system. Join us for artwork, talks, performances and interactivist work -- come share what you think.
What Remains? (in the spirit of The Commons)
Emily Carr University of Art + Design - Concourse - Granville Island
Runs: Thursday, Feb 9, 2017 - Friday, Feb 17, 2017
Featuring artworks (sculptures, text art, installations), live performances and interactivist work for viewer participation, all events are free and open to the public.
Events will be posted/updated daily on the Facebook Event page, and a full schedule board will also be located in the Concourse Gallery. https://www.facebook.com/event...
Together as Indigenous and non-Indigenous, immigrant and settler artists, What Remains? (in the spirit of The Commons) builds awareness and conversations around cultural relations during this globally tumultuous time. With such deep levels of shame, disconnection and hatred currently rising to the surface, it is the optimal time to ask ourselves What Remains? Despite all that has been destroyed and lost, what remains really does still matter.
Native identity and experience is not solely an Indigenous story, but one shared by its settlers where we all inhabit a colonized topography and political system. From government politics, to economics, resources, and issues around access to basic needs and rights, each of us are experiencing these issues directly, though differently. Our goal is to effectively decolonize our minds, our art practices and our institutional space.
With acknowledgement that this exhibition takes place on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations, we hope that this notion of who we are as determined through how we are situated by place, will be thoughtfully considered and be a constant reminder in the ongoing discussions that take place in the heart of this exhibition.
Featured Artists:
Mallory Amirault
Lacie Kanerahtahsóhon Burning
Denise Holland
Laurance Playford-Beaudet
Veronica Rose-Danes
Baleigh Kuhar
Schedule of Events: (all events held in Concourse unless otherwise specified NB: North Building, SB: South Building, Aboriginal Gathering Place: separate space behind North Building):
TUESDAY, FEB. 14TH:
- 12-2pm: Potluck
- 12-1: In-Separable performance
- 3-4pm (SB 463): Mike DeGagné, President and Vice-Chancellor Nipissing University
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15TH:
- 12-2pm: Potluck
- 12-1pm: In-Separable performance
- all day all welcome (SB 463): Ashok Mathur, Professor, Creative Writing, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
- 1-2pm: Rematriate Collective talk, Denver Lynxleg and Willow Thickson
THURSDAY, FEB. 16TH:
- 10-11am (NB 291): Steven Loft talk, Director, Indigenous Arts, Canada Council for the Arts
- 11:30-12:30 (Aboriginal Gathering Place): Terrance Houle talk
- 11-2pm: Just Beyond Hope, a documentary screening featuring only women's stories, this film interogates Japanese Canadian and Japanese American internment during WW2 and will be followed by a discussion with Director, Pia Massie. We will then lead into a deeper discussion on citizenship and C150 with Pia Massie, Cissie Fu, Lisa Novak, Glen Lowry and Daphne Plessner.
- 12-1pm: Along with the discussion, participating artist, Laurance Playford-Beaudet will be facilitating materials for collage making to help us reconsider citizenship.
FRIDAY, FEB. 17TH:
- 9-10am (NB 291): Cheryl L’Hirondelle artist talk - Singer/Songwriter & Multidisciplinary Artist (sounding a Cree worldview in contemporary time and space) Treaty Card project
- 11-12pm: Indigenizing Higher Education live stream
-12-2pm: Potluck
- 2-4pm: Strike! and tear down
Co-curated by Mallory Amirault, Denise Holland and the Faculty of Culture and Community Committee members.