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SUMMARY:Decolonizing Guelph's Founding Story
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Museums is in the process of decolonization through the restructuring of our colonialist framework and by collaborating meaningfully with First Nations\, Inuit and Métis Peoples. We are committed to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and we strive to initiate dialogues and create safe spaces for truth telling. These guiding principles inform all that we do at Guelph Museums. \n\nIn the 1850s and 1860s\, provincial and university-based museums were created across Upper Canada; however\, after Confederation in 1867\, the government began to recognize the value of national collections in encouraging exploration and resource development—effectively tools of colonization. During this period the National Museums of Canada were established including the National Museum of Man (1856)\, the National Gallery of Canada (1880)\, and the Canadian Museum of Nature (1905)\, among others. \nCanada’s centennial in 1967 significantly increased public interest in Canadian heritage and was a pivotal moment in the growth of the museum sector. In 1968\, the National Museums Act and the National Museums of Canada Corporation focused on strengthening the role of all Canadian museums and establishing the government’s intentions for their future management and funding. \nIt was in this milieu that the Guelph Civic Museum was created to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then\, Guelph’s founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada Company\, a colonization company that was chartered in 1825 and remained in operation until it sold its last parcel of land in the 1950s. Founded by John Galt (1779–1839)\, who became its first Superintendent\, the Canada Company was responsible for colonizing over two million acres of land on the shores of Lake Huron\, which became known as the Huron Tract. Galt arrived in Upper Canada in 1825\, founded the towns of Guelph and Goderich in 1827\, built a road between these “instant cities” in 1828\, and was recalled to Britain by May of 1829. \nThis version of our founding story implied that Galt and the Canada Company settled a vast and unpopulated wilderness and negated\, by omission\, the rich history of the Original Peoples who have lived on these lands for millennia\, as well as the atrocities enacted upon them by the same mechanisms of colonization that led to the establishment of our city and of this museum.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/decolonizing-guelphs-founding-story/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Indigenizing Galt
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Civic Museum was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then\, our founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada Company. Founded by John Galt\, who became its first Superintendent\, the Canada Company is responsible for colonizing over two million acres of land on the shores of Lake Huron\, now known as the Huron Tract. This version of our founding story implies that Galt established Guelph on unpopulated land and negated\, by omission\, the local history of the Original Peoples. \nIndigenizing Galt includes a local history timeline which documents the actions of government\, of Mohawk leaders Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant\, 1743–1807) and Ahyonwaeghs (John Brant\, 1794–1832)\, and of Guelph’s founder John Galt (1779–1839)\, which continue to inform our present-day civic narrative. \nThe case also includes artifacts which until recently\, the Museum’s City Gallery (located on the 3rd floor) displayed as part of Guelph’s founding story\, told through a colonial narrative\, repositioned and their stories extended to further our collective learning.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/indigenizing-galt/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lacrosse: The Creator's Game
DESCRIPTION:Dewa’áo’:gajíhgwa’e’ is the Cayuga Nation word for lacrosse\, which has multiple meanings: “they play with webbed sticks” and “to throw or pass the ball” and “hitting their hips. \nLacrosse was gifted to the Haudenosaunee Peoples (Cayuga\, Mohawk\, Oneida\, Onondaga\, and Seneca) from the Creator at the time of Creation. Other Indigenous Nations have their own Creation stories\, as well as different stories about how the game of lacrosse came to be. Today\, many variations of the game are played across Nations. \nIn the Haudenosaunee Creation story\, there was a place that lived above the clouds called Sky World. This land looked very much like our own\, where plants\, trees and people lived. The Chief of Sky World took care of the Tree of Light. Sky Chief and his wife\, Sky Woman\, were expecting a child. \nSky Woman was curious about the herbs that grew beneath the Tree of Light. Noticing a hole under the roots of the tree\, she leaned in to look closer and fell through\, towards the vast waters below. The Geese saw Sky Woman falling and they flew up to catch her. The Geese placed Sky Woman upon the Great Turtle’s back. \nSky Woman had the power to create land. She asked the animals if there was dirt. “Yes\,” they said\, “but far beneath the waters.” So the Beaver\, the Otter and the Muskrat dived into the water to retrieve some earth for Sky Woman. At last\, the Muskrat’s body surfaced with dirt clutched in his paw. Sky Woman made circular motions on the Turtle’s back with the dirt and began to dance. As she danced\, the earth grew. This is how North America became known as Turtle Island. \nSky Woman gave birth to a baby girl. Her daughter grew\, came of age\, and mysteriously became pregnant with twins. They fought furiously in her womb. The Creator – called the Good Minded twin – was born. His brother – the Bad Minded twin – left their mother’s body through her armpit\, killing her. The mother was buried into the earth\, which is why earth is called Mother Earth. \nSky Woman raised the twins and taught them the traditions of Sky World. One way to settle disputes was to play the game of Dewa’áo’:gajíhgwa’e’ (lacrosse). The twins competed to see who would “win the world.” They played for six days. The Bad Minded twin grew impatient and he tried to end his brother with a spear. The Creator (the Good Minded twin) subdued his brother with a deer’s antler. \nThe Creator said that fighting is not the way of the Good Mind. He said that lacrosse would be the way to settle all disputes. He very much enjoyed the sport and hoped the Peoples would play for his entertainment.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/lacrosse-the-creators-game/
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SUMMARY:Art As Activism: Truth\, Survivance\, and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Image: Alex Jacobs-Blum\, The Medicine Game \nOpening reception: Friday\, August 2\, 6 PM\nGuelph Museums was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then\, our founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada Company. Founded by John Galt\, who became its first Superintendent\, the Canada Company is responsible for colonizing over two million acres of land on the shores of Lake Huron\, now known as the Huron Tract. This version of our founding story implies that Galt established Guelph on unpopulated land and negated\, by omission\, the local history of the Original Peoples. \nThe exhibition\, Art As Activism: Truth\, Survivance and Resilience\, will open on August 2\, 2019 in conjunction with the performance of John Galt and The Instant City\, a musical theatre production that navigates Galt’s background as a writer and Colonist. Both the exhibition and the performance will question Galt’s positionality in the context of our local Indigenous history and the impact of colonization that continues to shape Guelph today. \nFeaturing works by Hunter Anderson\, Jasmine Canaviri\, Shirin Divanbeigi\, Michel Dumont\, Ted Fullerton and Paul Shilling\, Denise Holland\, Alexandra Hong\, Sheraz Khan and Will Pemulis\, Cody Houle\, Alex Jacobs-Blum\, Noni Kaur\, Taras Lachowsky\, Justin Langille\, Monique Martin\, Giniw Paradis\, Michelle Peraza\, and Carolyn Riddell. \n\nGALT 240\n2019 marks the 240th birthday of John Galt\, colonist and founder of Guelph. Take part in a series of events that reimagine our city today and in the future. \nArt As Activism: Truth\, Survivance\, and Resilience (exhibit) – August 2 to December 1 \nJohn Galt and the Instant City– August 2 \nJohn Galt Day: Market Square & Guelph Civic Museum Concert – August 3 \nCommunity Tea– November 3 \nJohn Galt and the Instant City – November 8 & 9 \nFunded in part by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund and the Musagetes Fund\, a grant from the Guelph Community Foundation.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/art-as-activism-truth-survivance-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario
DESCRIPTION:Content warning: The exhibition Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario includes content that some visitors may find offensive and/or traumatizing. Guelph Museums aims to provide open spaces for the sharing and understanding of all histories and lived experiences. We ask that visitors help to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and sensitivity.\nInto the Light examines local histories and ongoing legacies of racial “betterment” thinking in Southern Ontario that de-humanized and disappeared those who did not fit the normative middle-class lives of white\, able-bodied settlers. \nIn the early to mid 20th century\, eugenics (race improvement through heredity) was taught in a number of universities throughout Southern Ontario\, including Macdonald Institute and the Ontario Agricultural College\, two of the three founding colleges that formed the University of Guelph. Educational institutions played a significant role in the eugenics movement by perpetuating destructive ideas that targeted Indigenous\, Black\, and other racialized populations\, poor\, and disabled people for segregation in institutions\, cultural assimilation and sterilization. \nWhile eugenics sought to eradicate those deemed as “unfit\,” this exhibition centres the voices of members of affected communities who continue to work to prevent institutional brutality\, oppose colonialism\, reject ableism\, and foster social justice. \nInto the Light is co-curated by Mona Stonefish\, Peter Park\, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning\, Evadne Kelly\, Seika Boye and Sky Stonefish. This exhibition of artistic\, sensory\, and material expressions of memory aims to bring one of Guelph’s dark secrets\, as well as stories of survival\, out of the shadows and into the light. \nInto the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario is co-presented by Guelph Museums\, Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice\, Bodies in Translation: Activist Art\, Technology and Access to Life\, and Respecting Rights\, Arch Disability Law. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nInto the Light Access Guide – Accessible PDF\nPublic events\, guided tours and further learning opportunities\nInto the Light Opening Reception – ASL Vlog Invitation\nFriday\, September 27\, 2019 – 6 p.m. – Free admission \nRemarks\, performances and reception. All galleries will be open. \nASL interpretation. \nListen to the CBC KW Radio ‘Into the Light’ interview with Evadne Kelly\nhttps://guelphmuseums.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CBC-KW-Into-the-Light-Interview.mp3\nIn Conversation: Eugenics Retold\nSaturday\, October 26 – 2 PM – Civic Museum – Free admission \nA conversation among rights activists and Into the Light co-creators and co-curators Mona Stonefish\, Peter Park\, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning\, Evadne Kelly\, Seika Boye and Sky Stonefish\, who work to prevent institutional brutality\, colonialism\, ableism\, and social injustice. The conversation event will have ASL Interpretation and CART Live Captioning. \nHistory Bites – Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario\nWednesday\, February 19\, 12 noon to 1 p.m.\nCivic Museum | Admission by donation (Please RSVP)\nBring a brown bag lunch and join us for bite-sized history tours of our feature exhibitions. \nGuided Tours and Q&A sessions\nGuided tours and/or Question and Answer sessions with Dr. Evadne Kelly\, Post-doctoral Fellow at Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice\, University of Guelph\, Into the Light co-creator and co-curator\, are available most Mondays and Thursdays by request. Guided tours with Dawn Owen\, Curator of Guelph Museums may be available on other days by request. Tours and Q&A sessions are approximately 1-hour long however this timeframe can be adapted for your group. Please contact Museum Bookings at museum.bookings@guelph.ca to make arrangements in advance of your group visit to the exhibition. \n\nCo-Curator Bios:\nElder Mona Stonefish is an Anishinaabe artist\, Traditional Knowledge Keeper\, Windsor Art Gallery board member\, disability activist\, and recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee award. \nPeter Park is co-founder of Respecting Rights\, founder of People First\, and recipient of the June Callwood Award. \nDolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning is an Anishinaabe contemporary artist and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Education & Pedagogy\, York University (start date 2020). \nEvadne Kelly is a modern dancer\, and Postdoctoral Artist-Researcher at Re-Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice\, University of Guelph. \nSeika Boye is a scholar\, writer\, educator and consultant\, whose practices revolve around dance and movement. She is a lecturer at the Centre for Drama\, Theatre and Performance Studies\, University of Toronto. \nSky Stonefish is an Anishinaabe jingle dress dancer\, photographer\, and activist. \nAcknowledgements and Thanks\nThe development of this accessible curated exhibition has been generously supported by Dr. Carla Rice\, Canada Research Chair and Founding Director of Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice\, University of Guelph\, and Principal Investigator and Co-Director with Eliza Chandler of the SSHRC Partnership Grant Bodies in Translation: Activist Art\, Technology\, and Access to Life (BIT)\, and the Re•Vision and Bodies in Translation team (in particular Tracy Tidgwell\, Ingrid Mündel\, Kayla Besse\, and Lindsay Fisher); Dawn Owen\, Curator\, Guelph Museums; Respecting Rights\, in particular\, Sue Hutton\, Co-ordinator; and ARCH Disability Law Centre\, in particular\, Mariana Versiani\, Communications and Outreach Coordinator\, and Robert Lattanzio\, Executive Director. Aaron Kelly\, Assistant Professor in Theatre at York University supported production and graphic design elements. And\, Dr. Franklin White\, development consultant\, public health sciences\, provided notes on some of the scientific fallacies underlying eugenics.
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SUMMARY:VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility\, Art and Communications
DESCRIPTION:Experience sound and vibration technologies through art installations by David Bobier\, Lindsay Fisher\, Marla Hlady\, Ellen Moffat\, Gordon Monahan\, Alison O’Daniel\, and Lynx Sainte-Marie. By making sound tangible through touch\, this exhibition aims to change public perceptions of difference and disability. \nPresented in partnership with VibraFusionLab\, an innovative centre for vibrotactile research and creative practice based in London\, Ontario. \nPublic Events: \nVibraFusionLab Opening Reception   \nFriday\, September 27\, 6 p.m.   \nCivic Museum | Free admission  \nRemarks\, performances and reception. All galleries will be open.  \nASL interpretation.  \nWalkabout Tour with David Bobier: Hands On!\nSunday\, September 29\, 2 p.m.\nCivic Museum | Free admission\nGuest curator David Bobier leads an all-ages sensory tour of the vibrotactile art featured in the exhibition. \nASL interpretation.  \nHistory Bites – VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility\, Art and Communication\nWednesday\, January 15\, 12 noon to 1 p.m.\nCivic Museum | Admission by donation (Please RSVP)\nBring a brown bag lunch and join us for bite-sized history tours of our feature exhibitions. \nFeeling Sound\, Performing Access\nFriday\, February 21\, 7 p.m.\nCivic Museum | $10 + HST\nTickets in advance\nA vibrotactile performance by acclaimed artists Marla Hlady\, Ellen Moffat and Gordon Monahan\, curated by David Bobier. Using haptic systems (belts\, pillows and floors that vibrate)\, the audience is invited into an immersive experience that extends beyond sight and sound to touch and motion. \nASL interpretation.  \n\nAbout VibraFusionLab:\nVibraFusionLab (VFL) began in 2014 in London\, Ontario\, growing out of an artist residency and collaboration between media artist David Bobier and the Inclusive Media and Design Centre at Ryerson University. The vision\, to provide access to emerging inclusive or adaptive technology and design to artists of all disciplines and abilities\, will be illustrated in the upcoming retrospective: VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility\, Art and Communication. Guelph Museums is proud to host this immersive exhibition\, which will feature educational ephemera in the Commons Research Centre\, and works by seven artists involved in the residency program: Marla Hlady; Gordon Monahan; Lindsay Fisher; Alison O’Daniel; Ellen Moffat; Lynx Sainte-Marie; and David Bobier. The seven artists in the exhibition self-identify as either abled or disabled and all have been affiliated with VibraFusionLab over the past 3-4 years. \nThe works specialize in the exploration of “vibrotactility” in technology\, investigating it as a creative medium\, with a capacity to combine visual\, audio and tactile elements into a highly emotional and sensorial art practice. Viewers can expect wearable devices\, and new approaches to art-making that champion the senses beyond vision and hearing\, to build new methods of communication and language.
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