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Aboriginal Women Artists and Mentors Program (AWAM)
Every year one of our Foundation Mentorship Program mentors is an Aboriginal artist and each year we host an Aboriginal Mentor-in-Residence.
Our Stitch ’n Bitch program was founded by AWAM coordinators Cathy Mattes and Kale Bonham and has now become a monthly part of our programming. We welcome women of all cultural background to bring their needlecraft – everything from beading to mending to quilting to knitting. Drop by the first Saturday of each month, noon-4. FREE!
More AWAM programming is coming soon.
Critical Reading Group
Indigenous Feminism in Women’s Art? What is that? with Leah Fontaine
Saturdays January 16 and 30, and February 13, 2010, 2-4pm at MAWA
Indigenous feminism in art? What is that? will explore the past, present and future issues and theories about art practices and feminism written about and by Aboriginal art theorists. Readings will include articles “Real Feminine Journey: Locating Feminisms in the Arts” by Nancy Marie Mithlo (a Chiricahua Apache, New Mexico), “The Fourth World: An Indigenous Perspective on Feminism and Aboriginal Women’s Activism” by Grace J.M.W. Oueltte, & Wuttunee Ouelette, (Saskatchewan) and, “Utilizing the Arts for Healing From A Native American Perspective” by Phoebe Farris-Dufrene (a Powhaten feminist), to mention a few.
Artist Leah Fontaine connects her Dakota/Anishinaabe/French heritage to intuitively attain an Aboriginal worldview that is often displayed in her artistic and scholarly undertakings. In the past, Fontaine’s artistic skills and abilities have been presented through theatrical, television, and art presentations in design and art. Leah also conducts art workshops in various educational institutions throughout Manitoba, promoting awareness about Aboriginal culture that she integrates in educational curriculums. She is currently enrolled as a Master of Arts candidate at the University of Manitoba, Department of Native Studies, where she is developing a thesis entitled “Spirit Menders: Expressions of Trauma in Art Practices by Manitoba Aboriginal Women”.
Cost: $20 (includes all photocopies)
To register contact Tracy at 949-9490 or email programs@mawa.ca.
Please put CRG in the subject line.
Registration deadline: Tuesday January 12, 2010.
Jenny Western
Curatorial Tour of at The Costume Museum of Canada
Friday February 5, 2010, noon at 109 Pacific Ave.
Free admission including tea in the gallery.
Curator Jenny Western discusses her current curatorial project, an exhibit of artwork by contemporary artists Lita Fontaine and KC Adams along with pieces drawn from the collection of 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 artifacts with current artworks, the exhibition encourages viewers to consider the role of the collection and exhibition of objects made by First Nations and Métis people in museums, particularly those objects made by women. Jenny Western is a curator, writer, and educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds a Masters in Art History and Curatorial Practice from York University in Toronto. While completing her graduate studies, she was offered a position at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba in Brandon where she was Curator of Contemporary/Aboriginal Art from 2005-07. Jenny has curated exhibitions for Urban Shaman, Ace Art Inc., and the Label Gallery in Winnipeg, and has worked as a Curatorial Assistant at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. She is currently the Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence at Plug In ICA and Urban Shaman. Caption: from the collection of The Costume Museum of Canada
Caption: from the collection of The Costume Museum of Canada
