Calendar of Events

WELCOME:

Please Join Us for our Welcome Reception and Gallery Opening on Friday February 12/2010 at 8pm

The board and staff of Urban Shaman are pleased to welcome Amber-Dawn Bear Robe as Director of the gallery beginning February 9th, 2010.

Amber-Dawn is a Blackfoot from Siksika Nation in Alberta and is currently completing her second MA in Art History at the university of Arizona with a focus on photographic history and contemporary Native North American arts. She also holds an MA in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Alberta College of Art and Design and has interned at museums such as The Tucson Museum of Art, The University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology and The Glenbow Museum. Amber-Dawn was also previously the manager of the First Nations Creations Cooperative Art Gallery in Vancouver and completed a curatorial work-study contract at The Banff Centre’s Walter Phillip’s Gallery.

We would also like to welcome our new and returning board members:

Waubeshig Rice, Caroline Monnet, Stuart Desnomie and Vanda Fleury.

Waubeshig Rice will be the new Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, he is a writer and broadcast journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation, Ontario. Waubeshig holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University.

Caroline Monnet is a filmmaker and media artist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Sociology from the University of Ottawa and the University of Grenada, Spain and is Director of the award winning NFB film 360 Degrees.

Stuart Desnomie is a visual artist, musician and former president of the board. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies.

Vanda Fleury is completing her Masters Degree in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. She is currently working as a research assistant and sessional instructor at Brandon University.

We would also like to welcome our new Education Program Coordinator; Jaime Drew.

Jaime is a Metis visual artist and Educator and holds a BA in English Literature, with a minor in Native Studies and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto. Jaime has a background in educational programming for children and youth in Aboriginal communities.



OPENINGS:

The Costume Museum of Canada presents
Native/American Apparel
January 19th - April 4th, 2010
Guest curator: Jenny Western, Urban Shaman
Opening Reception, January 28, 7pm @ The Costume Museum

Bringing together artwork by Contemporary Aboriginal artists, Lita Fontaine and KC Adams, alongside pieces drawn from the collection at the Costume Museum of Canada, “Native/American Apparel” looks at the relationship of fashion, clothing, and textile to the representation of Indigenous identities. By juxtaposing historical artefacts with current artworks, Native/American Apparel encourages viewers to consider the role of the collection and exhibition of objects made by First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in galleries and museums, particularly those objects made by women.

http://www.costumemuseum.com/exhibits_upcoming.php

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OPPORTUNITIES:

Martha Street Studio: Call to Artists 16-29 yrs
FREE 12wk Printmaking Workshop
Deadline January 29, 2010
Call 779.6253 e: edu.printmakers@mts.net

Uniquely Manitoba
Call for applications to the aboriginal artists program, an intensive 6 week skill building opportunity for indigenous artists.
Deadline Feb. 2nd, 2010, Application Forms available at Urban Shaman Gallery.

CBC Radio-Canada presents:
Roots which is a new international competition where you can submit a short film or multimedia production (3-8 min) about your personal history or that of your family. Deadline March 7, 2010
http://racines.rcinet.ca/