Call for Applications
Call for Applications for Mentorship Program
Deadline: July 7, 2009
Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art and Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) is looking for two local Aboriginal emerging writers/curators to participate in the year-long MAWA Foundation Mentorship Program, under a mentor who will impart curation and critical writing skills. The mentorship will be conducted under the guidance of Amy Karlinsky. She has been a frequent guest curator at The Winnipeg Art Gallery and regularly reviews art in magazines, newspapers periodicals across Canada. She has also worked as an art educator, in schools and in the community, for the past thirty years. (See biography link below)
The selected individuals will meet with Karlinsky individually for approximately 5 hours per month for 12 months (Sept 1, 2009 – Sept 1, 2010). They will also be fully integrated into MAWA’s Foundation Mentorship Program, which will include four other mentors and eight other participants, and will be led by MAWA’s program Coordinator Tracy Marshall. The Foundation Mentorship group meets once a month to discuss issues of shared interest and concern, and may include behind-the-scenes gallery tours, workshops on grant-writing, and lectures about topics ranging from how to talk about art to the history of curation. By participating in the program, will not only receive one-on-one mentorship from Karlinsky, but will also be joining a professional visual arts community with whom they will share support, experiences and contacts throughout the year. Selection of mentees is based on several factors including compatibility with the mentors (a shared choice of writing style, artistic concerns, or content.
Click here to view complete details along with application requirements, and a biography of Amy Karlinsky.
Paintings/Prints/Life/Poetry/Scars
Winnipeg, MB - (Main Gallery) Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, presents Anishnwabeh Layers; compelling new works by Ojibway artist Glenna Matoush.
Glenna Matoush will be in attendance at the opening reception on
Friday May 22, 2009, 8PM – 11PM
@ Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art
203-290 McDermot Avenue 204 942 2674
The exhibition ANISHNWABEH LAYERSwill run May 22 through to July 4, 2009.
Three Curators, Twelve Artists, Twelve Videos
Winnipeg, MB - (Marvin Francis Media Gallery) Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, presents Non-Compliance, Revisited. After its launch in 2008, Urban Shaman pays a return visit to the Cyber Gallery
www.non-compliance.ca.
Opening Night, Friday May 22, 2009, 8-11PM @ Urban Shaman Gallery 203-290 McDermot Avenue 204.942.2674
The exhibition Non-Compliance, Revisited will run May 22 through to June 4, 2009.
This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Online Strategy, The Winnipeg Foundation, Canada Council For The Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council, all Our Friends, Volunteers , Community and All Our Relations.
David Garneau |
Richard Fung |
Cynthia Lickers-Sage |
Dance to the Berdashe
Urban Shaman Publication
Kent Monkman’s
Dance to the Berdashe
Now available for purchase
$10.00 (tax included). Contact Amanda: communications@urbanshaman.org or Niki: program@urbanshaman.org.
“I pillage the history of painting, from the Baroque era to Romanticism, to investigate and challenge the subjectivity of the European eye on Aboriginal peoples and the ‘New Worlds”. –Kent Monkman
Urban Shaman Hoodies Available
Urban
Shaman "Hoodies"
(Click Here to view a larger image)
The Urban Shaman Hoodies are now available for purchase.
Please contact Niki Little for more information at 942-2674
or email, program@urbanshaman.org.
The cost of this years hoodies, designed by Ian August and Scott Stephens, are only $55.
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Get Involved! Upcoming BINGO fundraising events
Urban Shaman is looking for individuals to volunteer at 3 BINGO fundraising events. Each event requires 6 volunteers. Please contact Karen at: finance@urbanshaman.org
Monday June 29, 2009
New Evening Session, 6:00 – 9:45 pm, McPhillips Street Station
Sunday July 26, 2009
Early Bingo Session, 3:15 - 6:45 pm, Club Regent Casino
Thursday September 10, 2009
Early Bingo Session, 4:30 - 6:45 pm, Club Regent Casino
Urban Shaman Gallery
Urban Shaman Gallery
203-290 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T2
Tel: 204.942.2674
Hours: Closed Mondays
Tues, Wed, Fri 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Thurs 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Email: communications@urbanshaman.org
We are generally closed during long weekends.
Working temperature range is -35 to +35 C.
Our Supporters
Urban Shaman Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts,
Department of Canadian Heritage,
The Winnipeg Foundation,
Winnipeg Arts Council,
the Manitoba Arts Council,
The Centre for
Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD), Members and All of our Relations.





