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SUMMARY:Where The Rivers Meet
DESCRIPTION:Where The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration\, land relationship\, treaties\, impacts of colonization\, and past and present-day perspectives. The display also considers the founding story of Guelph within the context of a longer history lens. \nThis display is a living exhibition that reflects the truth as we understand it today. We continue to learn from our treaty partner\, the Missisaugas of the Credit First Nation\, and from Indigenous people who call Guelph home today. The display will continue to be updated as our knowledge grows.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/where-the-rivers-meet-2/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Revelations From The Collection
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Museums has a growing collection of over 50\,000 items\, including objects\, archival material\, and photographs. This collection allows us to record the tangible and intangible history of the place we now call Guelph. Using large-scale photography\, Revelations from the Collection showcases a diverse selection of artifacts and archival material from Guelph Museums’ extensive collection. It provides an opportunity for visitors to engage with artifacts in a unique way and enhance their knowledge and understanding of Guelph’s history and community.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/revelations-from-the-collection/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Weaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Heritage and Textile Traditions
DESCRIPTION:This Vancouver Biennale nationally-touring exhibition brings together artists and graphic designers of diverse Indigenous and Muslim backgrounds to collaborate on a series of textile artworks that celebrate the sacred\, historic\, and creative significance of prayer rugs and weaving traditions. \nThe project began with a series of questions: \nIn a contemporary society of mixed cultures and values\, how do we begin to navigate heritage and diverse beliefs? How do we share sacred space?\nHow do we come together to understand each other’s experiences?\nWhat can we learn about ourselves from our inherited histories?\nWhat can we learn from each other? \nIn the co-creation of the exhibition\, the artists developed a platform and process for community dialogue centred in discussions of belonging\, forced displacement\, diaspora\, assimilation\, and relationship to the land. The resulting series of prayer rugs became a spiritual conduit from past to present and between peoples and places\, both near and far. \nThrough the integrated motifs and design elements\, this exhibition will inspire visitors to explore their own cultural identities\, while honouring ancestral legacies and celebrating inter-cultural connections. \nWeaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Heritage and Textile Traditions was curated by Zarina Laalo and commissioned as part of the 2018-2021 Vancouver Biennale\, with touring support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council. \nGuelph Museums’ presentation is funded in part by the Government of Canada\, through the Museums Assistance Program – Exhibition Circulation Fund. \nTisser les identités culturelles : saluer la diversité et les traditions textiles\nCette exposition nationale itinérante réunit une variété d’ artistes et graphistes autochtones et musulman.es afin de collaborer sur une série d’œuvres d’art en tissu qui fête l’importance sacrée\, historique et créative des tapis de prière et des traditions des arts tissés. \nLe projet a commencé par une série de questions : \nDans une société contemporaine qui mélange des cultures et des valeurs\, comment peut-on commencer à négocier nos héritages et croyances ?\nComment peut-on partager l’espace sacré ?\nComment peut-on venir ensemble afin de comprendre les expériences des un.es et des autres ?\nQu’est-ce que les personnes peuvent apprendre sur eux-même des histoires qu’elles ont héritées ?\nQu’est-ce qu’on peut apprendre les un.es des autres ? \nAu cours de la création conjointe de l’exposition\, les artistes ont établi une plateforme et un processus de dialogue communautaire centrés sur les discussions relatives à l’appartenance\, au déplacement forcé\, à la diaspora\, à l’assimilation et à la relation à la terre. \nLa série de tapis de prière qui en résulte est devenue une voie spirituelle entre le passé et le présent\, entre les peuples et les lieux\, qu’ils soient proches ou lointains. \nCette exposition\, qui intègre des motifs et des éléments de conception\, inspirera les visiteurs à explorer leur propre identité culturelle\, tout en honorant les héritages ancestraux et en célébrant les liens interculturels. \nTisser des identités culturelles : Saluer la diversité et les traditions textiles a été organisée par Zarina Laalo. L’exposition a été commandée pour la Biennale de Vancouver de 2018-2021\, avec le soutien du Conseil des Arts du Canada et du BC Arts Council pour la tournée \nLa présentation des Musées de Guelph est financée en partie par le gouvernement du Canada\, grâce au Fonds des expositions itinérantes — Programme d’aide aux musées. \n\n\n\n	Prayer Rug \n\n\n	Reflections \n\n\n	Skw’enmáylh – Prayer \n\n\n	Unbroken Prayer (Tellequah’s Message) \n\n\n	What Does Your Path Look Like? \n\n\n	Find What You Need \n\n\n	The Other Side \n\n\n	Dialogues of Spirit \n\n\n	Celebrating Knowledge and Belief: An Intercultural Dialogue \n\n\n	Whose Needle (Can) Will Re-stitch the Earth to the Sky \n\n\n\n\n \nImage Credits from Left to Right: \nTop Row: 1. Find What You Need by Dawn Livera & Adrienne Neufeld (textile artists)\, Doaa Jamal (graphic artist) 2. The Other Side by Damian John (graphic artist)\, Nadia Sajjad (textile artist) 3. Skw’enmáylh – Prayer by Angela George (textile artist)\, Michelle Nahanee (graphic artist) 4. Celebrating Knowledge and Belief: An Intercultural Dialogue by Ruth Scheuing & Mary Lou Trinkwon (textile artists)\, Sholeh Mahloji (graphic artist) 5. Reflections by Robyn Sparrow (textile artist) \nBottom Row: 1. What Does Your Path Look Like? by Doaa Jamal (graphic artist)\, Krista Point (textile artist)2. Prayer Rug by Debra Sparrow (textile artist) 3. Dialogues of Spirit by Michelle Sirois Silver (textile artist)\, Damian John (graphic artist)4. Unbroken Prayer (Tellequah’s Message) by Michelle Nahanee (graphic artist)\, Chief Janice George & Buddy Joseph (textile artists) 5. Whose Needle (Can) Will Re-stitch the Earth to the Sky Shamina Senaratne (textile artist)\, Sholeh Mahloji (graphic artist)
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/weaving-cultural-identities-celebrating-heritage-and-textile-traditions/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Art as We Are: Creative Community Care
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums\, Art as We Are: Creative Community Care spotlights three projects centred in collective community-making through art and involving about 200 local creators: Art in Hard Times (2020)\, Art in a Just Recovery (2023)\, and Community Fabric (2024). The exhibition also shares the origin story of Art Not Shame\, a community-engaged\, multidisciplinary arts organization serving youth and adults in Guelph and across Ontario since 2017. \nIn 2020\, artist Melanie Schambach led a team of artists and social support workers in the creation of The Mural Project: Art in Hard Times. Collectively\, they aimed to amplify the voices of those who identified as: newcomers\, LGBTQ21+\, Black\, Indigenous\, people of colour\, street engaged\, adults with developmental exceptionalities\, and youth struggling with mental health and addictions. \nIn 2023\, Art Not Shame\, Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition\, and artist Melanie Schambach collaborated on Art in a Just Recovery: Reconnecting to Us\, a project that explored community care in pandemic recovery. Through a series of in-person and online art-making workshops\, participants were partnered with Art Buddies in creating artworks that came together in a large-scale mural. \nIn 2024\, Art Not Shame\, Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition\, and Guelph Museums collaborated on the Community Fabric project 一 a ten-week community-arts series in which participants worked together to create a community quilt\, build social connections\, and develop skills to support their mental health and wellbeing. The completed quilt will be unveiled in the exhibition Art as We Are: Creative Community Care\, which opened for public viewing on Saturday\, August 24.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/art-as-we-are-creative-community-care/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Tea at 2
DESCRIPTION:Guests can enjoy bottomless pots of McCrae Private blend tea or our Town Garden blend tea as well as scones\, whipped cream\, berries\, and other sweet treats in the backyard gardens at the McCrae house museum. There is one seating for tea at 2:00 pm and the tea finishes at 4:00 pm. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tea is served outside. Please dress according to weather conditions. We recommend casual clothing and comfortable shoes. In the case of severe inclement weather\, afternoon tea may be cancelled or moved indoors to the Coach House. If this occurs\, we will attempt to contact you in advance to possibly reschedule your reservation. \nSave your spot on Eventbrite  \nThe fee of $18.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day of your Tea service. Cash\, debit & credit payments are accepted. \nIf you are unable to keep your reservation\, please notify Guelph Museums by cancelling online in advance or by calling the direct line at McCrae House – 519-836-1482.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/tea-at-2/2024-09-01/
LOCATION:McCrae House\, 108 Water Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Guelph Pipe Band Concert at McCrae House
DESCRIPTION:The Guelph Pipe Band invites visitors to attend an official performance with the band in uniform as they play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. . The pipe major will interact with the audience and provide an overview of what they will be performing. \n\nPull up your lawn chair and enjoy the sound of bagpipes at the end of the day at McCrae Memorial Gardens. \nhttps://guelphpipeband.com/
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/guelph-pipe-band-concert-at-mccrae-house/
LOCATION:McCrae House\, 108 Water Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240915T130000
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SUMMARY:Vinta – Bal Folk workshop and performance in partnership with Guelph Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Civic Museum partners with the Guelph Jazz Festival to present a unique opportunity for the community to engage in a folk dance workshop.  Join us for a free “Bal Folk” dance workshop hosted by Vinta at 1 PM\, followed by a captivating ‘Bal’ performance at 2:15 PM. \n“Bal Folk” is community social folk dancing to live music\, accessible to complete beginners—no experience or partner necessary. It features Western European folk dancing with a focus on various regional dances from France. Experience group dances that resemble square dancing or contra dancing\, dances in long snakey lines from Brittany (the Celtic region of France)\, and partner dances like the waltz and polka. \nJoin us for an afternoon of dance\, music\, and community connection! \nFor more information: https://guelphjazzfestival.com/2024/vinta-bal-folk-workshop-and-performance-on/ \n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/vinta-bal-folk-workshop-and-performance-in-partnership-with-guelph-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240919T190000
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture: Endgame: The Secret Force 136 by Catherine Little
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Little explores contributions of early Canadian-born Chinese to Canada’s Second World War efforts and the sacrifices its members made to show their loyalty to a country that had utterly disregarded them. \nDoors open at 6:30 and the presentation starts at 7:00\, followed by a question period. \nEndgame: The Secret Force 136 is presented by Catherine Little. The lecture premiered in-person at the Civic Museum\, and online via our Facebook livestream The recorded conversation is available on Facebook\, YouTube\, and our Museum Everywhere Portal.  Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. \nWatch The Recording\n\nAbout Catherine Little:\n \nCatherine Little is an educator\, consultant and writer living in Toronto\, Ontario. She immigrated to Canada from India when she was a child and started school unable to speak English. Catherine learned quickly and eventually attended university and started her teaching career as a junior high school mathematics and science teacher. During this time\, she started to write textbooks\, work in curriculum consultation and teach in the Faculty of Education at York University. Her writing expanded to included pieces for the Globe and Mail\, Toronto Star and other publications. \nCatherine has a passion for picture books and often used them in the classroom to enhance her mathematics\, science and language lessons. Her books celebrate Chinese culture (Twelve in a Race and Dragon’s Dilemma) and illuminate contributions (Endgame: The Secret Force 136). She wrote Endgame after learning about the Force 136’s existence just a few years ago and envisioned a book that could help more families learn of this little-known chapter in Canadian history. Her books have been reviewed by CanLit for LittleCanadians\, Quill and Quire and featured on CBC book lists. Endgame: The Secret Force 136 was a 2023 pick for one of 11 Canadian books to read for Remembrance Day. \n  \n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-endgame-the-secret-force-136-by-catherine-little/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Welcoming Week: Floral Folklore and Pressed Wildflower Art by Nimra Bandukwala
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Civic Museum warmly WELCOMES all to an inspiring exploration of local ecology\, folklore\, and creativity! Led by Nimra Bandukwala\, this free workshop offers a unique blend of learning\, storytelling\, and artistic expression. \nWhat to expect? \n\n Ecological awareness: Discover the wonders of the local environment by working with invasive wildflowers. Learn about ethical foraging practices and their impact on the ecosystem.\nTales of blooms: Share captivating stories and memories associated with flowers. From ancient myths to personal anecdotes\, let the petals unfold their secrets.\nPressed flower art: Be immersed in the therapeutic process of gathering\, pressing\, and creating art with wildflowers. Transform delicate blooms into timeless masterpieces.\nSafe space: Enjoy a nurturing environment for reflection and sharing. Connect with fellow participants and explore the beauty of nature together\nThe workshop is free to participate in and all material will be provided.\n\nWelcoming Week is an annual campaign that connects neighbours of all backgrounds through community activities and events\, reaffirming welcoming values\, fostering a mutual understanding between immigrants and non-immigrants\, and building a deeper sense of belonging for Newcomers and all. \nTo celebrate Welcoming Week\, admission to the Civic Museum and McCrae House will be free from September 20-22.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/welcoming-week-floral-folklore-and-pressed-wildflower-art-by-nimra-bandukwala/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:City of Guelph 2024 Artist-in-Residence Tracey-Mae Chambers: #HopeAndHealingCanada
DESCRIPTION:City of Guelph’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence\, Tracey-Mae Chambers\, will present an artist talk and single-day exhibition of the community weavings created throughout the residency\, during Culture Days on Sunday\, September 22. Join Tracey-Mae at Shelldale Family Gateway between 1 and 4 p.m.\, with an artist talk at 2 p.m. to learn about her #HopeAndHealingCanada project that has been installed across the country and brought back to Guelph this year. Register for free on Eventbrite. \nThroughout the 15-week residency\, Tracey-Mae Chambers engaged the Guelph community at over ten locations\, in conversations centered in truth and reconciliation through community weaving workshops and pop-up textile installations both indoor and outdoor. Creating public activations and interventions using yarn and community dialogue\, Tracey-Mae approaches her work through the lens of collectively decolonizing place. \nVenue and event presentation are generously supported by the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition. \nAbout the Artist\nTracey-Mae Chambers is a Toronto-based artist and proud citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario\, creating site-specific installations. Deeply influenced by her personal history\, Chambers’ installations invite audiences to contemplate identity\, belonging\, decolonization and reconciliation. Since discovering her Métis heritage in adulthood\, Chambers has embarked on a quest for harmony with the natural world\, where she found solace in the vessel as a metaphor for individual journeys\, continually filling and refilling one’s narrative. \nAbout the Artist-in-Residence program:\nThe City of Guelph offers the Artist-in-Residence program to broaden the community’s experience of the arts\, inviting artists to engage with the public and showcase their creative practices while animating public spaces. The program aligns with the vision of Guelph’s Culture Plan\, fostering innovation through creativity\, curiosity and collaborative expression. \nAbout Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition:\nThe Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition is a network of neighbourhood groups\, sponsoring agencies and program partners. Each neighbourhood group operates in an autonomous way at the grass roots level to meet the needs of children\, youth and families that have been identified within the neighbourhood. Through the Coalition\, the neighbourhood groups bring together their collective resources to share information\, provide support\, distribute available funding resources and advocate for community issues.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/city-of-guelph-2024-artist-in-residence-tracey-mae-chambers-hopeandhealingcanada/
LOCATION:Shelldale Family Gateway\, 20 Shelldale Crescent\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H1C8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: Joni Nehrita
DESCRIPTION:Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and a free concert starting at 7 p.m. If weather permits\, enjoy music on the patio! \nThis Fourth Friday we celebrate Culture Days\, the opening of new feature exhibitions – “Art as We Are: Creative Community Care” presented in collaboration with Art Not Shame\, and “Weaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Heritage and Textile Traditions\,” and the unveiling of a display of works created through the “Alchemy Embroidery–Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread” project. \nJamaican-Canadian artist Joni NehRita’s performance will touch on themes of universal love and social justice. Her jazz-tinged brand of soul is drenched in Afro-Latin and Caribbean rhythms. The multi-instrumentalist\, songwriter and arranger has a gift for writing infectious songs that make you move as well as think. A seasoned performer\, she has played on stages in North America\, Europe\, Brazil and Australia. \nFor the second half of her performance NehRita will lead the audience in an immersive community experience through a Música do Círculo (Music of the Circle) style “flow.”  Música do Círculo originates in São Paulo\, Brazil and is a collective music-making experience featuring games and activities that help uncover spontaneous and joyful music while fostering collaboration\, creativity and community. \nMúsica do Círculo involves improvisation\, body music\, non-verbal communication\, movement\, singing\, and play. It’s a no-tech\, embodied\, and super fun way of making music with others. Since it is all improvised\, each session is uniquely special. No musical experience necessary. It’s a judgement free zone
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-joni-nehrita-2/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Alchemy Embroidery - Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread
DESCRIPTION:The history of a society or an individual can be told through textiles\, and these narratives may not be present in other historical records. The only trace of a life lived may be found on an embroidered piece of cloth.  Embroidery has enormous cultural significance being valued as an expressive medium in many cultures and becoming a storehouse of art and the emotions and history that can be associated with it. Through a workshop series offered over the past several months\, participants were introduced to embroidery stitches that were applied to paper which can be delicate\, fragile\, easily torn\, pierced and mended. This exhibition showcases the restored works of art created through the workshops\, as participants shared creative time using needle\, thread and paper. \nOpening Reception:  \nFriday\, September 27\, 6:30 to 8:30 PM \nA Stitch in Public Day event will take place in the exhibition space on Saturday\, September 28. \nAbout the artist:\nMary Kroetsch’s work involves deconstructing through fragmentation and reconstructing those fragments to shift time that was\, to time that is\, or could be.\nShe probes the mysterious images of people and things she wants to know about using multiple mediums with creative technologies – merging\, layering\, cutting and melding the parts of a perceived existence into a hybrid identity. Many hypothetical elements are arranged in a collection that coheres into a conceptual depiction.\nShe is inspired by the relationship She has with vintage photography\, which in all its forms is used to create and archive circumstances – documenting\, tracing and memorializing them. When she studies a photograph she tries to understand who and what is being preserved\, chipping away to find a fragmented existence that is motionless and stagnant but has a history of being. Abstract imagery shares imagined stories – raising multiple conversations about individuality.\nHer artistic practice is research-creational integrating mixed methods of making to push and explore the problems arising from limitations and disconnects that happen when many layers impact surfaces\, production\, and fabrication.\nMary obtained Certification in Textile Surface Design from the Haliburton School of the Arts\, studied Visual Arts Foundations at Central Tech Art School\, Toronto\, and completed the Ontario Arts Council’s Artist-Educator Foundations Course.\nShe graduated with a Studio Arts Degree from the University of Guelph\, Ontario in 2023.\nHer work has recently been part of exhibitions at the Elora Centre for the Arts (Elora\, Ontario) the Propeller Art Gallery\, (Toronto\, Ontario)\, the Boarding House Gallery\, (Guelph\, Ontario)\, and the 2020 Ateliers Kitchen Print Biennial\, (Charmes\, France).\nMary’s creations are part of private and public collections including St. Michael’s Hospital\, (Toronto\, Ontario)\, the Ilkley Museum\, (Yorkshire\, England) and the CAMAC Centre for Art and Technology\, (Marnay\, France).
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/alchemy-embroidery-collaboratively-altering-paper-with-needle-and-thread-7/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240928T150000
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SUMMARY:Stitch in Public Day
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Embroiders’ Guild celebrates needle arts by encouraging a Stitch-In-Public Day in September each year.  Join Mary Kroetsch to learn and explore how to stitch on paper or bring your own projects to work on. \nTake inspiration from works on display in the Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread exhibition\, created by workshop participants over the past several months. \nAbout the artist:\nMary Kroetsch’s work involves deconstructing through fragmentation and reconstructing those fragments to shift time that was\, to time that is\, or could be. \nShe probes the mysterious images of people and things she wants to know about using multiple mediums with creative technologies – merging\, layering\, cutting and melding the parts of a perceived existence into a hybrid identity.  Many hypothetical elements are arranged in a collection that coheres into a conceptual depiction. \nShe is inspired by the relationship She has with vintage photography\, which in all its forms is used to create and archive circumstances – documenting\, tracing and memorializing them.  When she studies a photograph she tries to understand who and what is being preserved\, chipping away to find a fragmented existence that is motionless and stagnant but has a history of being.  Abstract imagery shares imagined stories – raising multiple conversations about individuality. \nHer artistic practice is research-creational integrating mixed methods of making to push and explore the problems arising from limitations and disconnects that happen when many layers impact surfaces\, production\, and fabrication. \n Mary obtained Certification in Textile Surface Design from the Haliburton School of the Arts\, studied Visual Arts Foundations at Central Tech Art School\, Toronto\, and completed the Ontario Arts Council’s Artist-Educator Foundations Course. \nShe graduated with a Studio Arts Degree from the University of Guelph\, Ontario in 2023. \nHer work has recently been part of exhibitions at the Elora Centre for the Arts (Elora\, Ontario) the Propeller Art Gallery\, (Toronto\, Ontario)\, the Boarding House Gallery\, (Guelph\, Ontario)\, and the 2020 Ateliers Kitchen Print Biennial\, (Charmes\, France). \nMary’s creations are part of private and public collections including St. Michael’s Hospital\, (Toronto\, Ontario)\, the Ilkley Museum\, (Yorkshire\, England) and the CAMAC Centre for Art and Technology\, (Marnay\, France).
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/stitch-in-public-day/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T173000
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SUMMARY:Truth & Reconciliation After-School Event
DESCRIPTION:It is one thing to mourn the loss of children to residential schools\, but how do we honour these children? \nHow do we bring balance to the lives of survivors and their families? \nThese children were deprived of language\, ceremony\, community\, and joy. \nTo balance this injustice\, and in honour of the Articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, the Guelph Indigenous Community Council has partnered with Guelph Civic Museum and the Guelph Outdoor School to host an after-school gathering for the children and youth of the community who have spent their day in classrooms being taught in a colonial way about the legacy of residential schools. \nAll are welcome to join and to honour the children with land-based and Indigenous teachings\, including a sacred fire\, outdoor and indoor activities\, and a raptor presentation by Birds of Prey.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/truth-reconciliation-after-school-event/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T201500
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SUMMARY:Roots to Reconciliation: Songs and Stories with Rene Meshake
DESCRIPTION:Join us on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\, also known as Orange Shirt Day\, for a profound and reflective event led by Rene Meshake\, an esteemed Anishinaabe elder\, visual and performing artist\, author\, storyteller\, flute player\, and new media artist. A recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal\, Meshake has dedicated his life to fusing Anishinaabe and English words into his stories\, poetry\, and spoken word performances\, sharing his spiritual heritage with the contemporary world. \nBorn in the railway town of Nakina in Northwestern Ontario and raised by his Okomissan grandmother\, Meshake’s education in Anishinaabe oral tradition\, language\, arts\, and culture\, along with his formal training in Graphic Design from Sheridan College and Creative Writing from the Humber School for Writers\, has shaped his unique and powerful artistic voice. \nA residential school survivor\, Meshake will lead us on a reflective journey with his Pipigwan (flute)\, drums\, and storytelling. His body of artwork\, stories\, and flute improvisations create a strong\, expressive\, presentation that resonates with an ever-increasing audience. \nThe event will last approximately 60 minutes\, with a short break. All are welcome to join this important observance\, honoring the experiences of Indigenous peoples and fostering understanding and reconciliation.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/roots-to-reconciliation-songs-and-stories-with-rene-meshake/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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