Eat Your Arts and Vegetables Co - Hosts Aleem Khan and Derek Brueckner interview guest Jenny Western (above) who discussed her various curating experiences, former CKUW hosting/producing days and her current co-curatorial project CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Next 500 Years, International Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art
Jenny Western working the board and closing the show with a song by the Calgary Indie/Rock Metis band Ghostkeeper
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Next 500 Years
International Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art
International Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art
January 22, 2011 - May 11, 2011
Close Encounters is a banner project for Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 Program comprises a large-scale exhibition focused on presenting Indigenous art from around the world. This will be an incredibly important show, featuring the work of a number of renowned Canadian Indigenous artists, complemented by some of the most innovative and engaging work drawn from Indigenous populations across the globe.
Main Exhibition site: 109 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg MB
Additional sites:
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage Ave.
Manitoba Hydro Head Office lobby, 360 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd
The Manitoba Museum
Parallel Programming: URBAN SHAMAN: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts, Gallery 1C03, La Maison des artistes visuels francophones, North End Arts Centre, Graffiti Art Programming Inc.
curatorial collective of
Close Encounters
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