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SUMMARY:Nya Lewis for BlackArt Gastown: Quilt of Hope
DESCRIPTION:The Quilt of Hope is an installation that asks artists to consider their role in the movement\, and what art expression has to teach us about radical activism. It shares the perspectives of  practicing artists across  the Lower Mainland  in a collection of 25 quotes\, responding to the question “What is the role of Artists in dismantling anti-Black racism?” \nArtist and Curator: Nya Lewis for BlackArt Gastown \nAbout the Artist/Curator: \nNya Lewis’ practice is a culmination of centuries of African resistance\, love\, questions\, actions\, study\, embrace and exposure in the face of failed neo-colonial attempts at erasure. Nanyamka’s expression is powered by the perpetual engine of truth-explored\, uncompromised. It interrupts\, it educates\, it asks\, it unites\, it celebrates a Canada with all voices present\, with all voices heard\, with actions taken and commitment to justice declared. The artist sees her practice as a continuation of a long lineage of work undertaken by Black artists\, curators\, writers\, activists and thinkers who blaze(d) a trail of critical discourse surrounding the Black Canadian Experience. Lewis’ creative practice reflects upon the diversity of Black diasporic experiences and its many forms of expression. As such\, she works across the disciplines of art making\, curating and writing. Her work is multivalent in form and expression but is always driven by the reimagining and reclaiming of community. \nLewis is a MFA candidate at OCAD University\, an Independent curator currently serving as the Programming Coordinator at Vancouver Queer Film Festival and the founder and director of BlackArt Gastown. \nAccessibility\n \nThis exhibition takes place upstairs in the Massy Gallery\, which is only accessible by a flight of stairs. Unfortunately\, no audio or visual tours are available at this time.⁣\n⁣\nMasks are mandatory while in Massy Books.⁣
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LOCATION:Massy Books\, 229 E. Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A1Z6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:We All Go Back to the Land: Book Launch with Suzanne Keeptwo
DESCRIPTION:Land Acknowledgements often begin academic conferences\, cultural events\, government press gatherings\, and even hockey games. They are supposed to be an act of Reconciliation between Indigenous peoples in Canada and non-Indigenous Canadians\, but they have become so routine and formulaic that they have sometimes lost meaning. Seen more and more as empty words\, some events have dropped Land Acknowledgements altogether. \nMétis artist and educator Suzanne Keeptwo wants to change that. She sees the Land Acknowledgement as an opportunity for Indigenous peoples in Canada to communicate a message to non-Indigenous Canadians—a message founded upon Age Old Wisdom about how to sustain the Land we all want to call home. \nSuzanne will be in conversation with Brenda Leadlay\, the Executive Director of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. \n*Registration mandatory* Go to this link to register. You will be emailed a Zoom link before the event. https://bit.ly/2NQJ6Xj \nPurchase the Book: We All Go Back to the Land is available for purchase from Indigenous-owned Massy Books. Click here to purchase. \nAbout the Author \nSuzanne Keeptwo\, Métis (Algonkin/French and Irish) of Québec\, is both an artist and professional educator who merges traditional Anishinaabe Teachings and artistic expression to inform others about Indigenous historical truths and contemporary realities. She has worked across the country as a professional facilitator with host clients that include the Museum of Human Rights\, McGill University\, Full Circle: First Nations Performance\, and the College of New Scholars\, Artists\, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. Suzanne is also a freelance writer\, editor\, and consultant\, with expertise in bridging cultural gaps of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
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