About Urban Shaman

*Above image Urban Shaman as it pretty much is today at 290 McDermot Ave location

MISSION STATEMENT
Urban Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.

VISION
Urban Shaman presents contemporary Indigenous Aboriginal art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Aboriginal cultures.

MANDATE
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art is a nationally recognized leader in Aboriginal arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Aboriginal art in Canada. Our focus on developing new programming and new ways of presenting it have resulted in increased exposure and the expansion of our activities. Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Aboriginal arts community and arts community at large.

• Committed to serving the needs of emerging, mid-career, and established Aboriginal artists through exhibitions and associated programming, workshops, residencies and curatorial initiatives.
• Dedicated to contributing to art historical and cultural critical discourses on a local, national, and international level.
• Committed to facilitating artistic production, education, and appreciation of contemporary art as an important and empowering tool for Aboriginal peoples.

Admission to the gallery is free.

“The Ephemerals: Outpost”

“The Ephemerals: Outpost” exhibits the accumulated work of The Ephemerals (Jaimie Isaac, Niki Little, and Jenny Western), from films, performance documentation, interventions, collaborations, related material culture and generated output such as clothes, zines, and installations. In addition, The Ephemerals will open a commercial gallery within Urban Shaman’s main gallery space.

“We endeavour to raise the profile of the sale and collection of artwork by professional contemporary Indigenous artists in Winnipeg. The historic impact of Daphne Odjig’s New Warehouse Gallery on the contemporary Indigenous art scene, both locally and nationally, is undeniable and we aim to honour that legacy by promoting artists at a grassroots community level while developing relationships with potential collectors and art patrons.”

The exhibition as a whole will reflect the backgrounds of the collective members as artists and curators as well as sharing the spotlight with other Winnipeg-based contemporary Indigenous artists.

Image: The Ephemerals. Courtesy of The Ephemerals

Pop-Up Pow-Wow

Location 1
Wall to Wall Finale Site 1/ Block Party
Main St + Sutherland Ave. Winnipeg
Begins at 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Location Two
Wall-to-Wall Finale Site 2
1 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg
Begins at 10:00pm-10:30pm
Bannock and stew will be served

BYOR (Bring your own regalia) & get #OnBeat with Sons of the Drum at our two, pop-up, out-door, non-competitive, family-friendly locations in the heart of Winnipeg. The body of Indigenous regalia and dance encompasses a rich tradition of kinship and spirituality. Bring the family down to our mini, one day, non-competitive, urban pow-wow trail presented by Urban Shaman Gallery in partnership with the Wall-to-Wall Festival.

Each location will be a performance of 30 to 40 minutes (thus the pop up aspect of the event). We hope the pow wow community understands this is a kind of Friendship Dance event and to bring the spirit of unity and fun to the gathering. All welcome!

Sons of the Drum is a traditional drum group formed in 2014, from Roseau River that have performed all over the continent, from Toronto to Albuquerque. Members of the collective are Bill Dathrill Atkinson, Darcey Wayne Henry, Frank Daniels Junior, Garrett Ryan Henry, Jordan Starr, Jordan Seenie, Matt Mousseau, Nina Assiniboine Francis-Henry, Tyson Keith Henry, Travis Henry.

About Wall-to-Wall Mural & Culture Festival:
https://www.walltowallwpg.com/about/

Culture Days info: #OnBeat
https://culturedays.ca/en/2018-activities/view/5b047b32-41f0-4461-a3d6-60588ac5a4f1

youtube:
https://youtu.be/FRGx9I—jmY