GroundWorks sets the intention for the 2018 Summer Indigenous Art Intensive to acknowledge those who have laid the ground for past, present, and future generations of Indigenous artists, curators, writers, scholars, and creative practitioners.
Dedicated to new ideas rooted in Indigenous art-making and coordinated by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Summer Intensive is a month-long series of undergraduate and graduate courses, related events and exhibitions, as well as a key component—the artist-in-residence program.
The artist-in-residence program brings nationally and internationally recognized artists, writers, curators, and scholars to the UBCO campus to work alongside UBCO students. This immersive learning environment provides students with an invaluable opportunity to learn from and discuss and develop new ideas with creative practitioners working beyond the Okanagan.
The work of this year’s visiting artists-in-residence broadly engages the 2018 theme, GroundWorks, connecting to place and founding practices, grounded in land, voice, and language, reconnecting to and nurturing traditions, and expanding the discourses of contemporary arts and Indigeneity.
Each artist will have a studio on campus for the duration of their 1 to 2-week stay. They will also be involved in a number of activities, including studio and class visits, exhibitions and events throughout the region, and the weekly Wednesday afternoon keynote presentations and artist panels. The Wednesday gatherings are open to the public and start at 12pm in the University Theatre (ADM026).
Joining FCCS from across Canada, the United States, and New Zealand, this year’s visiting artists are: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Carlos Colín, Ryan Feddersen, Tarah Hogue, Liz Howard, Jaimie Isaac, Steven Loft, Dylan Miner, Julie Nagam, Meghan O'Brien, taisha paggett, Ryan Rice, Natalie Robertson, Sarah Shamash, Richard Van Camp, Olivia Whetung, and Cease Wyss.
Keynote presentations will be given by Steven Loft (July 4), Natalie Robertson (July 11), Dylan Miner (July 18), Richard Van Camp (July 24), and Ryan Rice (July 25), whose practices span art-making, activism, curation, scholarship, and leadership to address Indigenous sovereignty, aesthetics, storytelling, and cultural policy.
Full details of keynote presentations, artist panels, artist residency dates, and local and regional events and exhibitions involving sii18 artists-in-residence and FCCS students can be found HERE
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