Art Gallery of Guelph https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com Conversations with progressive artists, curators, writers, scholars, students and critical thinkers about art, culture and community. Collaboratively developed with the Office of Diversity and Human Rights, University of Guelph. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:13:12 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2018 . All rights reserved. Arts 1440 No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2520860/pod-bean-logo.jpg Art Gallery of Guelph https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com 144 144 Santee Smith Santee Smith https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/santee-smith/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/santee-smith/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:13:12 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/santee-smith-f36ca0bcfbde4f9aaf7f40ebc5cd242e Haudenosaunee (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) dancer/choreographer/performer Santee Smith speaks with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) about her development as an artist, her relationship to her family, culture and community at Six Nations, the importance of  intergenerational and intercultural Indigenous collaborations, cultural appropriation, and her relationship with her daughter Semiah Smith. Recorded in July 2018 at at her home and Talking Earth Pottery, the studio she shares with her father Steve Smith.

]]> Haudenosaunee (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) dancer/choreographer/performer Santee Smith speaks with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) about her development as an artist, her relationship to her family, culture and community at Six Nations, the importance of  intergenerational and intercultural Indigenous collaborations, cultural appropriation, and her relationship with her daughter Semiah Smith. Recorded in July 2018 at at her home and Talking Earth Pottery, the studio she shares with her father Steve Smith.

]]> false No 2693 24 full Couzyn van Heuvelen Couzyn van Heuvelen https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/couzyn-van-heuvelen/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/couzyn-van-heuvelen/#comments Mon, 14 May 2018 12:44:05 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/couzyn-van-heuvelen-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) speaks with artist Couzyn van Heuvelen from his home outside Bowmanville, Ontario. Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut, van Heuvelen received his BFA from York University in 2011 and his MFA in 2015. His artistic practice primarily consists of sculptural and installation works that draw from Inuit art, history and contemporary Inuit life. A contributor to the AGG exhibition Getting Under Our Skin (March 10-September 5, 2018) with his work Avataq, he addresses the importance of the seal hunt to the Inuit, the impacts of international sealing bans on northern communities and the misinformation spread by environmental and animal rights organizations. Getting Under Our Skin features works by Alethea Anarquq-Baril, Tanya Tagaq and Katherine Takpannie, complimented by work from the AGG's extensive collection of Inuit art curated by Inuit youth.

   ]]> Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) speaks with artist Couzyn van Heuvelen from his home outside Bowmanville, Ontario. Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut, van Heuvelen received his BFA from York University in 2011 and his MFA in 2015. His artistic practice primarily consists of sculptural and installation works that draw from Inuit art, history and contemporary Inuit life. A contributor to the AGG exhibition Getting Under Our Skin (March 10-September 5, 2018) with his work Avataq, he addresses the importance of the seal hunt to the Inuit, the impacts of international sealing bans on northern communities and the misinformation spread by environmental and animal rights organizations. Getting Under Our Skin features works by Alethea Anarquq-Baril, Tanya Tagaq and Katherine Takpannie, complimented by work from the AGG's extensive collection of Inuit art curated by Inuit youth.

   ]]> false No 1398 23 full Jen Budney: On the Imbecile Institution, Art Museums, Globalization and Contemporary Art, Inequality and Community. Jen Budney: On the Imbecile Institution, Art Museums, Globalization and Contemporary Art, Inequality and Community. https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/jen-budney-on-the-imbecile-institution-art-museums-globalization-and-contemporary-art-inequality-and-community/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/jen-budney-on-the-imbecile-institution-art-museums-globalization-and-contemporary-art-inequality-and-community/#comments Sat, 05 May 2018 09:31:42 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/jen-budney-on-the-imbecile-institution-art-museums-globalization-and-contemporary-art-inequality-and-community-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Jen Budney, PhD (University of Saskatoon) speaks candidly with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) about the contemporary Art Museum as an “Imbecile Institution” that is elitist, uncreative, gendered and hierarchical, a place that doesn’t learn and often fails to live up to its stated PUBLIC role and responsibilities. Based in Saskatoon, she speaks of that communities strengths and struggles, a place of both progressiveness and divisiveness, a “microcosm of contemporary Canada.”

]]> Jen Budney, PhD (University of Saskatoon) speaks candidly with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) about the contemporary Art Museum as an “Imbecile Institution” that is elitist, uncreative, gendered and hierarchical, a place that doesn’t learn and often fails to live up to its stated PUBLIC role and responsibilities. Based in Saskatoon, she speaks of that communities strengths and struggles, a place of both progressiveness and divisiveness, a “microcosm of contemporary Canada.”

]]> false No 1718 22 full Getting Under Our Skin: Sealing and Inuit Resilience and Resistance Getting Under Our Skin: Sealing and Inuit Resilience and Resistance https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/getting-under-our-skin-sealing-and-inuit-resisillience-and-resistance/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/getting-under-our-skin-sealing-and-inuit-resisillience-and-resistance/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:26:17 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/getting-under-our-skin-sealing-and-inuit-resisillience-and-resistance-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Katherine Takpannie, Avianna MacKenzie and Parr Etidloie discuss the importance of the seal hunt to the Inuit, the impacts of international sealing bans on northern communities and the ignorance informing the misinformation spread by various celebrity supported environmental and animal rights organizations. In conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator), these Inuit youth express their pride in their culture and their hope that real dialogue can be established with these organizations. A compliment to the AGG exhibition Getting Under Our Skin (2018) featuring works by Alethea Anarquq-Baril, Tanya Tagaq, Couzyn van Huevelen and Katherine Takpannie, complemented by work from the AGG’s extensive collection Inuit art.

]]> Katherine Takpannie, Avianna MacKenzie and Parr Etidloie discuss the importance of the seal hunt to the Inuit, the impacts of international sealing bans on northern communities and the ignorance informing the misinformation spread by various celebrity supported environmental and animal rights organizations. In conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator), these Inuit youth express their pride in their culture and their hope that real dialogue can be established with these organizations. A compliment to the AGG exhibition Getting Under Our Skin (2018) featuring works by Alethea Anarquq-Baril, Tanya Tagaq, Couzyn van Huevelen and Katherine Takpannie, complemented by work from the AGG’s extensive collection Inuit art.

]]> false No 1667 21 full Birdman Rising #1: Jeff Thomas Birdman Rising #1: Jeff Thomas https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/birdman-rising-1-jeff-thomas/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/birdman-rising-1-jeff-thomas/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:35:17 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/birdman-rising-1-jeff-thomas-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Artist Jeff Thomas (Urban Iroquois/Haudenasaunee) speaks with AGG Senior Curator Andrew Hunter about his exhibition “Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism,” the history of Mississippian culture in the St. Louis/Edwardsville area, and the Cahokia Mounds, while reflecting on his three decades of work, his relationship with his Elder (Emily General), his father, his son BEAR, and the many Birdmen he was encountered. Thomas and Hunter are working on a major solo exhibition of Thomas’s work for AGG.

Jeff Thomas Website

]]> Artist Jeff Thomas (Urban Iroquois/Haudenasaunee) speaks with AGG Senior Curator Andrew Hunter about his exhibition “Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism,” the history of Mississippian culture in the St. Louis/Edwardsville area, and the Cahokia Mounds, while reflecting on his three decades of work, his relationship with his Elder (Emily General), his father, his son BEAR, and the many Birdmen he was encountered. Thomas and Hunter are working on a major solo exhibition of Thomas’s work for AGG.

Jeff Thomas Website

]]> false No 1773 20 full Birdman Rising #2: Cory Willmott on Jeff Thomas and Cahokia Birdman Rising #2: Cory Willmott on Jeff Thomas and Cahokia https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/birdman-rising-2-cory-willmott-on-jeff-thomas-and-cahokia/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/birdman-rising-2-cory-willmott-on-jeff-thomas-and-cahokia/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:35:05 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/birdman-rising-2-cory-willmott-on-jeff-thomas-and-cahokia-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Professor of Anthropology Dr. Cory Willmott speaks with AGG Senior Curator Andrew Hunter about working with Jeff Thomas on his exhibition “Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism,” the history of Mississippian culture in the St. Louis/Edwardsville area, the Cahokia Mounds, and the challenges raised by the collections at SIUE.

Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism

]]> Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Professor of Anthropology Dr. Cory Willmott speaks with AGG Senior Curator Andrew Hunter about working with Jeff Thomas on his exhibition “Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism,” the history of Mississippian culture in the St. Louis/Edwardsville area, the Cahokia Mounds, and the challenges raised by the collections at SIUE.

Birdman Rising: Conversations with Colonialism

]]> false No 1914 19 full Arlene Chan: Chinese Canadian Histories Arlene Chan: Chinese Canadian Histories https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/arlene-chan-chinese-canadian-histories/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/arlene-chan-chinese-canadian-histories/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:13:52 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/arlene-chan-chinese-canadian-histories-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Author, Community Historian and Advocate Arlene Chan speaks about growing up in Toronto's original Chinatown (at Dundas and Elizabeth Streets), Chinese Canadian history (including family experiences with the Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act), her remarkable mother Jean Lumb (Restaurateur, Citizenship Judge, Save Chinatown! Activist, and recipient of the Order of Canada, 1976) and her numerous accessible publications for youth and adults that have addressed significant gaps in the presence of the Chinese Canadian narrative in schools, libraries and public discourse. The absence and erasure of communities, cultures and histories in Canada remains a continuing theme of discussion in this ongoing series. 

Jean Lumb Foundation Website 

Arlene Chan's Website

 

 

]]> Author, Community Historian and Advocate Arlene Chan speaks about growing up in Toronto's original Chinatown (at Dundas and Elizabeth Streets), Chinese Canadian history (including family experiences with the Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act), her remarkable mother Jean Lumb (Restaurateur, Citizenship Judge, Save Chinatown! Activist, and recipient of the Order of Canada, 1976) and her numerous accessible publications for youth and adults that have addressed significant gaps in the presence of the Chinese Canadian narrative in schools, libraries and public discourse. The absence and erasure of communities, cultures and histories in Canada remains a continuing theme of discussion in this ongoing series. 

Jean Lumb Foundation Website 

Arlene Chan's Website

 

 

]]> false No 2916 18 full Marenka Thomson-Odlum: Glasgow and the Legacy of Trans-Atlantic Slavery Marenka Thomson-Odlum: Glasgow and the Legacy of Trans-Atlantic Slavery https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/marenka-thomson-odlum-glasgow-and-the-legacy-of-trans-atlantic-slavery/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/marenka-thomson-odlum-glasgow-and-the-legacy-of-trans-atlantic-slavery/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:02:59 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/marenka-thomson-odlum-glasgow-and-the-legacy-of-trans-atlantic-slavery-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 While in Glasgow, Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) talks with Marenka Thompson-Odlum (PhD candidate at University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Museums) about the history of slavery in Glasgow and the public work being done to raise awareness of the role Glasgow played in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as well as its traces in the contemporary cityscape and finanical legacies. Born in St. Lucia, Thompson-Odlum talks about her background and how she came to study in Glasgow and her hopes for a new museum and cultural centre of Black culture and history in the city.  Hunter draws parallels to the work being done in Canada by scholars and artists engaged with Black history and slavery interviewed in the Black Lives Rooted series of podcasts (particularly Dr. Charmaine Nelson of McGill University, and artists Camille Turner and Charmaine Lurch). A compliment to Hunter's interview with Rosie Spooner.

]]> While in Glasgow, Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) talks with Marenka Thompson-Odlum (PhD candidate at University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Museums) about the history of slavery in Glasgow and the public work being done to raise awareness of the role Glasgow played in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as well as its traces in the contemporary cityscape and finanical legacies. Born in St. Lucia, Thompson-Odlum talks about her background and how she came to study in Glasgow and her hopes for a new museum and cultural centre of Black culture and history in the city.  Hunter draws parallels to the work being done in Canada by scholars and artists engaged with Black history and slavery interviewed in the Black Lives Rooted series of podcasts (particularly Dr. Charmaine Nelson of McGill University, and artists Camille Turner and Charmaine Lurch). A compliment to Hunter's interview with Rosie Spooner.

]]> false No 2020 16 full Dr. Rosie Spooner: Canada and Glasgow (Second City of Empire) Dr. Rosie Spooner: Canada and Glasgow (Second City of Empire) https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/dr-rosie-spooner-canada-and-glasgow-second-city-of-empire/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/dr-rosie-spooner-canada-and-glasgow-second-city-of-empire/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:00:42 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/dr-rosie-spooner-canada-and-glasgow-second-city-of-empire-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 While visiting Glasgow, Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) talks with Rosie Spooner PhD (Lecturer, Design History and Theory, Glasgow School of Art and Lecturer, Information Studies,University of Glasgow) about her research on the history of the British Empire and Canadian Identity as it is embodied by, and embedded in, museums, Empire exhibitions and the Glasgow cityscape. Spooner speaks about the major Glasgow Worlds Fairs, the Doulton Fountain and current issues in Glasgow regarding public history. A compliment to Hunter's interview with Marenka Thompson-Odlum. 

The Doulton Fountain

]]> While visiting Glasgow, Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) talks with Rosie Spooner PhD (Lecturer, Design History and Theory, Glasgow School of Art and Lecturer, Information Studies,University of Glasgow) about her research on the history of the British Empire and Canadian Identity as it is embodied by, and embedded in, museums, Empire exhibitions and the Glasgow cityscape. Spooner speaks about the major Glasgow Worlds Fairs, the Doulton Fountain and current issues in Glasgow regarding public history. A compliment to Hunter's interview with Marenka Thompson-Odlum. 

The Doulton Fountain

]]> false No 2706 17 full Black Lives Rooted Introduction: Liz Ikiriko and Andrew Hunter Black Lives Rooted Introduction: Liz Ikiriko and Andrew Hunter https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rooted-introduction-liz-ikiriko-and-andrew-hunter/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rooted-introduction-liz-ikiriko-and-andrew-hunter/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:20:10 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rooted-introduction-liz-ikiriko-and-andrew-hunter-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Liz Ikiriko (independent curator, photo editor and graduate student) and Andrew Hunter (Art Gallery of Guelph Senior Curator) introduce themselves and the Black Lives Rooted program, a series of interviews conducted in January and February of 2018 and broadcast on CFRU 93.3 - University of Guelph campus and community radio. Originally commissioned by the UofG's Office of Diversity and Human Rights and Black Student Association as a collaboration with the Art Gallery of Guelph.

"Rooted to our families, to our hidden histories and our present day place in Canada. The Art Gallery of Guelph’s podcast series Black Lives Rooted explores the creative practices of black intergenerational, emerging to established artists, curators and scholars as we look back at our absented presence, to the current space we inhabit. The series carries forward our known, studied and felt experiences, providing a platform to anchor on the course ahead." - Liz Ikiriko

www.artgalleryofguelph.ca & www.lizikiriko.com

 

]]> Liz Ikiriko (independent curator, photo editor and graduate student) and Andrew Hunter (Art Gallery of Guelph Senior Curator) introduce themselves and the Black Lives Rooted program, a series of interviews conducted in January and February of 2018 and broadcast on CFRU 93.3 - University of Guelph campus and community radio. Originally commissioned by the UofG's Office of Diversity and Human Rights and Black Student Association as a collaboration with the Art Gallery of Guelph.

"Rooted to our families, to our hidden histories and our present day place in Canada. The Art Gallery of Guelph’s podcast series Black Lives Rooted explores the creative practices of black intergenerational, emerging to established artists, curators and scholars as we look back at our absented presence, to the current space we inhabit. The series carries forward our known, studied and felt experiences, providing a platform to anchor on the course ahead." - Liz Ikiriko

www.artgalleryofguelph.ca & www.lizikiriko.com

 

]]> false No 255 15 full Black Lives Rooted #1: Kosisochukwu Nnebe Black Lives Rooted #1: Kosisochukwu Nnebe https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-1-kosisochukwu-nnebe/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-1-kosisochukwu-nnebe/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:19:51 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-1-kosisochukwu-nnebe-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Kosisochukwu "Kosi" Nnebe is a Nigerian-Canadian visual artist raised in Gatineau, Quebec, currently based in Ottawa. Her work aims to combine critical theory and visual arts practice, and explores the role of art as an interactive and disruptive force. This two part interview includes a conversation with Nigerian-Canadian curator and co-host Liz Ikiriko and addresses the challenges of growing up Black in predominantly white communities (Nnebe in Gatineau, Ikiriko in Regina). Together, they reflect on the concept of "home-going" and the impact of African-American culture on Black communities in Canada and the wide diversity of cultures within the African Diaspora. 

www.colouredconversations.com and Instagram @colouredconversations

]]> Kosisochukwu "Kosi" Nnebe is a Nigerian-Canadian visual artist raised in Gatineau, Quebec, currently based in Ottawa. Her work aims to combine critical theory and visual arts practice, and explores the role of art as an interactive and disruptive force. This two part interview includes a conversation with Nigerian-Canadian curator and co-host Liz Ikiriko and addresses the challenges of growing up Black in predominantly white communities (Nnebe in Gatineau, Ikiriko in Regina). Together, they reflect on the concept of "home-going" and the impact of African-American culture on Black communities in Canada and the wide diversity of cultures within the African Diaspora. 

www.colouredconversations.com and Instagram @colouredconversations

]]> false No 4053 14 full Black Lives Rooted #2: Gloria Swain Black Lives Rooted #2: Gloria Swain https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-2-gloria-swain/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-2-gloria-swain/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:19:34 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-2-gloria-swain-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Artist, activist and proud Grandmother, Gloria Swain speaks frankly about her inseperable practices of art and activism advocating for Black and Indigenous lives, for those living with mental illness and against ageism in the arts. A recent MA grad from York University, Swain reflects on growing up during segregation in the southern United States before moving to Toronto (via Brooklyn, New York). An unapologetic voice of love and resilience, Swain continues to be a powerful presence in the community and a mentor to a new generation. Kosisochukwu "Kosi" Nnebe (featured in in Black Lives Rooted episode #1) joins the conversation with Swain.

glcarissa.tumblr.com

]]> Artist, activist and proud Grandmother, Gloria Swain speaks frankly about her inseperable practices of art and activism advocating for Black and Indigenous lives, for those living with mental illness and against ageism in the arts. A recent MA grad from York University, Swain reflects on growing up during segregation in the southern United States before moving to Toronto (via Brooklyn, New York). An unapologetic voice of love and resilience, Swain continues to be a powerful presence in the community and a mentor to a new generation. Kosisochukwu "Kosi" Nnebe (featured in in Black Lives Rooted episode #1) joins the conversation with Swain.

glcarissa.tumblr.com

]]> false No 2203 13 full Black Lives Rooted #3: Dr. Charmaine Nelson Black Lives Rooted #3: Dr. Charmaine Nelson https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-3-dr-charmaine-nelson/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-3-dr-charmaine-nelson/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:19:18 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-3-dr-charmaine-nelson-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Dr. Charmaine Nelson, the only black Professor of Art History in Canada (McGill University, Montreal), is currently the 2017-2018 William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair for Canadian Studies at Harvard University where she continues to deepen her research on Canadian fugitive slave advertisements, while teaching courses in Canadian Art and on the Visual Culture of Translatlantic Slavery. Having taught a class about the Visual Culture of Slavery for more than a decade at McGill, Nelson has seen hundreds of students come through her classes with no idea that Canada has a history of slavery. Nelson speaks candidly about her research, her father Maxwell B. Nelson's Ontario Human Rights Commission victory over the Durham Board of Education for discrimination on the basis of race and colour (1990), and her own experiences of anti-black racism in education, including at McGill, a university founded by a wealthy slave owner. 

www.blackcanadianstudies.com

 

]]> Dr. Charmaine Nelson, the only black Professor of Art History in Canada (McGill University, Montreal), is currently the 2017-2018 William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair for Canadian Studies at Harvard University where she continues to deepen her research on Canadian fugitive slave advertisements, while teaching courses in Canadian Art and on the Visual Culture of Translatlantic Slavery. Having taught a class about the Visual Culture of Slavery for more than a decade at McGill, Nelson has seen hundreds of students come through her classes with no idea that Canada has a history of slavery. Nelson speaks candidly about her research, her father Maxwell B. Nelson's Ontario Human Rights Commission victory over the Durham Board of Education for discrimination on the basis of race and colour (1990), and her own experiences of anti-black racism in education, including at McGill, a university founded by a wealthy slave owner. 

www.blackcanadianstudies.com

 

]]> false No 2531 12 full Black Lives Rooted #4: Anique Jordan and Camille Turner Black Lives Rooted #4: Anique Jordan and Camille Turner https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-4-anique-jordan-and-camille-turner/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-4-anique-jordan-and-camille-turner/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:18:59 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-4-anique-jordan-and-camille-turner-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Anique Jordan and Camille Turner in conversation reflecting on their work, the role of art as activisim, absence and erasure of Black history in Canada and the country's "national amnesia" (Turner). Both artists speak about their relationships to family, Trinidad (Jordan) and Jamaica (Turner), and engaging with history, the archive and performance. Jordan (in Trinidad) shares her current research into, and participation in, Carnival while Turner addresses her ongoing creative research on the history of slavery in Canada.

www.aniquejjordan.com & www.camilleturner.com

 

 

 

]]> Anique Jordan and Camille Turner in conversation reflecting on their work, the role of art as activisim, absence and erasure of Black history in Canada and the country's "national amnesia" (Turner). Both artists speak about their relationships to family, Trinidad (Jordan) and Jamaica (Turner), and engaging with history, the archive and performance. Jordan (in Trinidad) shares her current research into, and participation in, Carnival while Turner addresses her ongoing creative research on the history of slavery in Canada.

www.aniquejjordan.com & www.camilleturner.com

 

 

 

]]> false No 3026 11 full Black Lives Rooted #5: Charmaine Lurch Black Lives Rooted #5: Charmaine Lurch https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-5-charmaine-lurch/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-5-charmaine-lurch/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:18:42 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-5-charmaine-lurch-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Charmaine Lurch is an arts researcher and interdisciplinary artist. She is influenced by a wealth of cultural experiences, academic studies and formal art education. Charmaine’s present research involves an examination of how anti-black racism creates a climate of invisibility and erasure of the experiences and agency of racially marked subjects in society. Most notable is her work with Inner City Angels, an art education charity bringing innovative approaches and awareness around social justice and environmental issue to Toronto schools. Lurch speaks of her recent work, family and her love of bees. 

www.charmainelurch.ca

 

]]> Charmaine Lurch is an arts researcher and interdisciplinary artist. She is influenced by a wealth of cultural experiences, academic studies and formal art education. Charmaine’s present research involves an examination of how anti-black racism creates a climate of invisibility and erasure of the experiences and agency of racially marked subjects in society. Most notable is her work with Inner City Angels, an art education charity bringing innovative approaches and awareness around social justice and environmental issue to Toronto schools. Lurch speaks of her recent work, family and her love of bees. 

www.charmainelurch.ca

 

]]> false No 1999 10 full Black Lives Rooted #6: Reighen Grineage Black Lives Rooted #6: Reighen Grineage https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-14-reighen-grineage/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-14-reighen-grineage/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:18:14 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-14-reighen-grineage-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 With family roots in the Dawn Settlement (founded by the fugitive slave Josiah Henson in 1841), Reighen Grineage grew up within the only Black family in Dresden, Ontario (an historically Black community). A 7-8th generation Canadian, she speaks about anti-black racism, family, and her experiences as a university student. A two part conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) & Petura Burrows (Master in Media in Journalism & Communications).

In this interview Reighen mentions her work at Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site.

]]> With family roots in the Dawn Settlement (founded by the fugitive slave Josiah Henson in 1841), Reighen Grineage grew up within the only Black family in Dresden, Ontario (an historically Black community). A 7-8th generation Canadian, she speaks about anti-black racism, family, and her experiences as a university student. A two part conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) & Petura Burrows (Master in Media in Journalism & Communications).

In this interview Reighen mentions her work at Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site.

]]> false No 2293 1 full Black Lives Rooted #7: Jan Wade Black Lives Rooted #7: Jan Wade https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-6-jan-wade/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-6-jan-wade/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:17:48 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-6-jan-wade-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Born in Hamilton, Ontario, artist Jan Wade's father’s family is African/Native American from the southern United States and her mother’s family is of European decent. When they decided to marry in 1951, they were detained and questioned by the Hamilton Police Department under the city's Miscegenation Law. Wade speaks about being raised within a close-knit-segregated community experiencing, witnessing many of the dramatic changes brought on by the advent of the Civil Rights Movement, and the importance of the Black Church. She has researched both African-diasporic and European spiritual, cultural, intellectual practices and their interplay within slave cultures. This research has been an inspiring and pivotal point in the on-going development of her art. 

www.janwade.com

 

]]> Born in Hamilton, Ontario, artist Jan Wade's father’s family is African/Native American from the southern United States and her mother’s family is of European decent. When they decided to marry in 1951, they were detained and questioned by the Hamilton Police Department under the city's Miscegenation Law. Wade speaks about being raised within a close-knit-segregated community experiencing, witnessing many of the dramatic changes brought on by the advent of the Civil Rights Movement, and the importance of the Black Church. She has researched both African-diasporic and European spiritual, cultural, intellectual practices and their interplay within slave cultures. This research has been an inspiring and pivotal point in the on-going development of her art. 

www.janwade.com

 

]]> false No 1733 9 full Black Lives Rooted #8: Syrus Marcus Ware Black Lives Rooted #8: Syrus Marcus Ware https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-7-syrus-marcus-ware/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-7-syrus-marcus-ware/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:17:27 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-7-syrus-marcus-ware-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this extended interview, influential artist, activist and educator Syrus Marcus Ware talks about being an artist (visual and performance) and activist, his family in Montreal, Toronto and Memphis Tennessee, being a twin and a parent, Black Lives Matter Toronto, the founding of Blockorama and Pride Toronto, and working at the Art Gallery of Ontario. A powerful narrative of love in the face of homo- and transphobia and anti-black racism, Ware projects an intensely compassionate commitment to social change. 

www.syrusmarcusware.com

]]> In this extended interview, influential artist, activist and educator Syrus Marcus Ware talks about being an artist (visual and performance) and activist, his family in Montreal, Toronto and Memphis Tennessee, being a twin and a parent, Black Lives Matter Toronto, the founding of Blockorama and Pride Toronto, and working at the Art Gallery of Ontario. A powerful narrative of love in the face of homo- and transphobia and anti-black racism, Ware projects an intensely compassionate commitment to social change. 

www.syrusmarcusware.com

]]> false No 3644 8 full Black Lives Rooted #9: Jamilah Malika and Felicia Mings Black Lives Rooted #9: Jamilah Malika and Felicia Mings https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-8-jamilah-malika-and-felicia-mings/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-8-jamilah-malika-and-felicia-mings/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:17:06 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-8-jamilah-malika-and-felicia-mings-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Canadian artist Jamilah Malika and curator and educator Felicia Mings in conversation from their current homes in Chicago. Malika is currently an MFA candidate at the Art Institute of Chicago while Mings is the Inaugural Coordinator of Andrew W. Mellon Academic Programs at the Art Institute of Chicago. Malika and Mings speak about their work, their experiences in Canada and the United States, and the dominance of African American culture on ideas of Blackness in Canada and globally.

]]> Canadian artist Jamilah Malika and curator and educator Felicia Mings in conversation from their current homes in Chicago. Malika is currently an MFA candidate at the Art Institute of Chicago while Mings is the Inaugural Coordinator of Andrew W. Mellon Academic Programs at the Art Institute of Chicago. Malika and Mings speak about their work, their experiences in Canada and the United States, and the dominance of African American culture on ideas of Blackness in Canada and globally.

]]> false No 2406 7 full Black Lives Rooted #10: Sean George Black Lives Rooted #10: Sean George https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-9-sean-george/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-9-sean-george/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:16:19 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-9-sean-george-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Artist and arts educator Sean George was born in Brooklyn, New York, has lived in Trinidad, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto. From 1995 to 2010, he worked at the Vancouver Art Gallery in the Public Programmes and Education Department, facilitating school and adult programmes. Now based in Barrie, he emphasizes public engagement, continuing to work with communities historically marginalized by arts institutions and with a strong commitment to mental health issues.

]]> Artist and arts educator Sean George was born in Brooklyn, New York, has lived in Trinidad, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto. From 1995 to 2010, he worked at the Vancouver Art Gallery in the Public Programmes and Education Department, facilitating school and adult programmes. Now based in Barrie, he emphasizes public engagement, continuing to work with communities historically marginalized by arts institutions and with a strong commitment to mental health issues.

]]> false No 2325 6 full Black Lives Rooted #11: Alyssa Fearon Black Lives Rooted #11: Alyssa Fearon https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-10-alyssa-fearon/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-10-alyssa-fearon/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:15:45 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-10-alyssa-fearon-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Alyssa Fearon is a cultural producer, arts manager and independent curator. Raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Alyssa actively seeks new ways of organizing artistic projects within communities that have not traditionally been sanctioned as places of creativity and innovation. She has organized a range of projects, from large-scale performances by international artists to community-based youth artist residency program.

alyssafearon.ca

]]> Alyssa Fearon is a cultural producer, arts manager and independent curator. Raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Alyssa actively seeks new ways of organizing artistic projects within communities that have not traditionally been sanctioned as places of creativity and innovation. She has organized a range of projects, from large-scale performances by international artists to community-based youth artist residency program.

alyssafearon.ca

]]> false No 2256 5 full Black Lives Rooted #12: Black Artists Union Black Lives Rooted #12: Black Artists Union https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-artists-rising-11-black-artists-union/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-artists-rising-11-black-artists-union/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:15:01 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-artists-rising-11-black-artists-union-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 The Black Artists Union is a collective that assists in the movement and exhibition of artists and creators of the African diaspora. Their aim is to represent the ideas and work of contemporary Black creators. BAU is a platform to help develop skills for navigating and engaging in art spaces. This interview features BAU members Sidné Barnes, Destiny Grimm, Yanick Hunter and Aaron Jones in conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) in Parkdale and at their recent exhibition You Done Taken My Blues and Gone at Ignite Gallery (Kensington Market, Toronto).

Black Artists Union

]]> The Black Artists Union is a collective that assists in the movement and exhibition of artists and creators of the African diaspora. Their aim is to represent the ideas and work of contemporary Black creators. BAU is a platform to help develop skills for navigating and engaging in art spaces. This interview features BAU members Sidné Barnes, Destiny Grimm, Yanick Hunter and Aaron Jones in conversation with Andrew Hunter (AGG Senior Curator) in Parkdale and at their recent exhibition You Done Taken My Blues and Gone at Ignite Gallery (Kensington Market, Toronto).

Black Artists Union

]]> false No 3699 4 full Black Lives Rooted #13: Shellicka Anglin Black Lives Rooted #13: Shellicka Anglin https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-12-shellicka-anglin/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-12-shellicka-anglin/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:14:29 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-12-shellicka-anglin-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 High School senior Shellicka Anglin talks about her remarkable paintings based on Black hairstyles, their meaning and symbolism. She speaks candidly of her experience at a predominantly white highschool in Toronto, her family, her Jamaican roots, and her plans for the future.

Shellicka Anglin is currently a student at the Etobicoke School for the Arts.

]]> High School senior Shellicka Anglin talks about her remarkable paintings based on Black hairstyles, their meaning and symbolism. She speaks candidly of her experience at a predominantly white highschool in Toronto, her family, her Jamaican roots, and her plans for the future.

Shellicka Anglin is currently a student at the Etobicoke School for the Arts.

]]> false No 2363 3 full Black Lives Rooted #14: Noah Brown Black Lives Rooted #14: Noah Brown https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-13-noah-brown/ https://artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/e/black-lives-rising-13-noah-brown/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:14:10 -0500 artgalleryofguelph.podbean.com/black-lives-rising-13-noah-brown-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Highschool senior Noah Brown talks about his art, process, and plans for the future. He speaks honestly of his experiences as a Black student at a predominantly white arts highschool in Toronto, the anti-black racism, and violence he has faced in the city and the barriers facing young Black males.

Noah Brown is currently a student at the Etobicoke School for the Arts.

]]> Highschool senior Noah Brown talks about his art, process, and plans for the future. He speaks honestly of his experiences as a Black student at a predominantly white arts highschool in Toronto, the anti-black racism, and violence he has faced in the city and the barriers facing young Black males.

Noah Brown is currently a student at the Etobicoke School for the Arts.

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