New podcast with MY MONUMENT artists now on-line

It has taken us a little while but we now have the podcast of the conversation with MY MONUMENT artists cam bush, Steven Leyden Cochrane, Roewan Crowe, and Paul Robles on-line. The event took place during their exhibition at Gallery 1C03 last spring. You can listen to the mp3 file at the link on this web page. Enjoy!

MY MONUMENT featuring cam bush, Steven Leyden Cochrane, Roewan Crowe & Paul Robles

Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg proudly presents

MY MONUMENT
featuring cam bush, steven leyden cochrane, roewan crowe, and paul robles
March 6 – April 5, 2014

Reception: Thursday, March 6, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Gallery 1C03
Remarks by Winnipeg Arts Council Executive Director Carol Phillips and University of Winnipeg Associate Dean of Arts Fiona Green at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Ghost Launch performance with Chandra Mayor: March 15 at 2:00 p.m. in front of 478 River Avenue

The Book is Happening with Roewan Crowe: March 20, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Gallery 1C03
Conversation with the artists: March 26 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall) at The University of Winnipeg


MY MONUMENT is a multimedia exhibition featuring artistic exchanges among artists cam bush, Steven Leyden Cochrane, Roewan Crowe, and Paul Robles using Crowe’s new book Quivering Land as a point of connection to explore monuments and vanished feminist/queer/alternative cultural sites. The double-sited exhibit will be shown in Gallery 1C03 (1st floor, Centennial Hall) and in the Hamilton Galleria (4th floor mezzanine, Centennial Hall in the Library), both at The University of Winnipeg.

Quivering Land is a queerish Western long poem that engages with politics to reckon with the legacies of violence and colonization in the West. Robles creates intricately cut origami paper images in response to this narrative, while Crowe produces text-based works that have been altered irrevocably by the brutality of the gun. Together the artists fashion a collaborative sculpture which further elucidates shared experiences of loss and the desire to create space for reflection and memory.

MY MONUMENT includes the participatory website Ghost Launch which maps vanished feminist/queer/alternative bookstores and solicits stories, images, and experiences of these bookstores through a public call for submissions. Evidence of this interactive and intergenerational shared space will take the form of multimedia installations by Steven Leyden Cochrane in Gallery 1C03 and by cam bush in the Hamilton Galleria. All four MY MONUMENT artists will join with Chandra Mayor in front of the former site of Bold Print – The Women’s Bookstore on 478 River Avenue on March 15 in an event titled Ghost Launch to reanimate that location with public readings and the launch of a chapbook. Similarly, for The Book is Happening, Crowe will deliver a durational public reading of Quivering Land in the queer space of Gallery 1C03 on March 20.


Artist biographies:

cam bush is a (re)emerging, Winnipeg-based intermedia artist who holds a BFA (Hons.) from the University of Manitoba. His work frequently investigates locality, human relationships, and language and communication, and has been exhibited in galleries, festivals and alternative exhibition spaces across Canada.

Steven Leyden Cochrane is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, and educator. He holds a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA in studio art from the University of Windsor. Originally from Tampa, Florida, he is currently based in Winnipeg.

Roewan Crowe is a trans-disciplinary artist, theorist, and teacher living in Winnipeg who explores the rich terrain of video, photography, installation, performance, digital and new media technologies, theory, text, and activism. She investigates the transformational possibilities that open up through artistic and pedagogical practices. She has a particular passion for queer/trans/feminist art, creating community, and facilitating initiatives in cultural democracy.

Born in the Philippines, Paul Robles is a Canadian artist based in Winnipeg. Recognized for his intricate origami cut paper works, Robles combines the delicacy associated with fine and traditional handwork with the portrayal of subjects such as violence, loneliness and intimacy. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Gold Medal) from University of Manitoba School of Art and Bachelor of Arts degree (Sociology) from The University of Winnipeg.

Chandra Mayor is the current Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence at The University of Winnipeg. The author of three books of poetry and fiction, she has received numerous awards for her writing, including a Lambda Literary Award. She has performed her work in venues and festivals across the country.


MY MONUMENT has been made possible thanks to funding from the Winnipeg Arts Council and with support from the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies and The University of Winnipeg.

Video & audio from previous public programs now on-line!

Triple Abzurbs Threat performance, September of 2010.

We're going to wrap up 2013 with some video and audio files from previous Gallery 1C03 programs. Back in September of 2010, the Gallery featured a solo exhibition called Pilgrims featuring paintings by Dominique Rey. To accompany the exhibition Dominique and her friends from Triple Abzurbs Threat carried out a live(ly) performance on the front lawn of The University of Winnipeg. Highlights from that performance, wherein they called for the public to try out to be part of their troupe, can be found here.

(Re)presenting Masculinities panelists Kegan McFadden, Bruno Cornellier & Bill Kirby, October, 2013.

More recently Gallery 1C03 organized the panel discussion (Re)presenting Masculinities to accompany the exhibition Boys Club. The panel included presentations by Dr. Bruno Cornellier, Bill Kirby and Kegan McFadden. You can now listen to these presentations here.

To find out what is coming up next at Gallery 1C03 please visit our updated home page.

Gallery 1C03 wishes you a lovely holiday season and we look forward to connecting with you again in 2014!

(Re)presenting masculinities panel discussion this Friday

Linus Woods, Ho Lakota (Peace and War), 2005, acrylic and oil on canvas, 61" x 48".
Collection of The University of Winnipeg. Gift of Anonymous Alumnus Donor.

Gallery 1C03 proudly presents 
(Re)presenting masculinities
a panel discussion related to the exhibition Boys Club
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 12:30 p.m.
Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall), The University of Winnipeg

This event offers an opportunity for speakers Dr. Bruno Cornellier, Bill Kirby and Kegan McFadden to respond to various “chapters” within the exhibition and/or offer alternative means of exploring the representation of masculinities in historical and contemporary art practices.

For information about the speakers and their presentations please follow this link.

Artsfest buzz!

Gallery 1C03 is excited to be a part of Artsfest 2013 - UWinnipeg Cultural Treasures! 


Check out all of the exciting programming that's happening on campus at this link. 

Right now there's a live art display on Spence Street as part of UWSA's Freestyle Festival. 

Then at 12:30 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall there is a debate between Sir Kenneth Robinson and UWinnipeg Dean of Arts Dr. Glenn Moulaison about creativity and the school system. 

At 2:00 p.m. you can drop by the University of Winnipeg Archives on the 5th floor of the campus library to attend the opening reception of fabulous exhibits organized by the Archives, United Church Archives and Anthropology Museum. 

Or you can attend a panel discussion on campus architecture in the Richardson College for the Environment starting at 2:30 p.m. 

And that's only today!

Gallery 1C03 presents the exhibition "Boys Club"

Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg proudly presents

Boys Club
September 27 – October 26, 2013

Public reception: Thursday, October 3, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Gallery 1C03
Featuring remarks by University of Winnipeg President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lloyd Axworthy at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Friday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall) at The University of Winnipeg

Linus Woods, Ho Lakota (Peace and War), 2005, acrylic and oil on canvas, 61" x 48".

Collection of The University of Winnipeg. Gift of Anonymous Alumnus Donor.

Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg is pleased to invite you to the opening of Boys Club, a group exhibition of artworks from the University’s collection that explores representations of masculinity. Boys Club features paintings, drawings, prints and photographs by Canadian artists David Barbour, H. Eric Bergman, Kelly Clark, Ivan Eyre, E. J. (Ted) Howorth, Yousuf Karsh, Gerry Kopelow, Bill Lobchuk, Tom Lovatt, Murray McKenzie, Tony Tascona, Patrick Treacy, Linus Woods and others. Boys Club is organized as part of Artsfest 2013 – UWinnipeg Cultural Treasures, a campus wide celebration of arts and culture that runs September 27 – October 4, 2013.

With their images ranging from the 1930s to the most recent decade, several of the artists in Boys Club offer a means to consider diverse interpretations of the male figure.  Captivating portraits that show subjects singly and in groups, metaphorical personages, and collaged compositions that deal with the construction of identity via fragments of memory, history and popular culture will be on display.

The exhibition also considers the significant impact that male-centred collectives of the 1960s and 1970s have had on the local art scene and includes examples of the mid-20th century modernist aesthetic that was embraced by several prominent Manitoba male artists.

A panel discussion related to the exhibition moderated by Boys Club curator Jennifer Gibson and featuring speakers Dr. Bruno Cornellier, Bill Kirby and Kegan McFadden will take place on Friday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m. in room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall) at The University of Winnipeg.

Gallery 1C03 hours during Artsfest & Culture Days: September 27: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., September 28 & 29: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m., September 30 – October 4: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Regular Gallery 1C03 hours: Monday – Friday: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m., Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and Thanksgiving Day.

Admission is always free and everyone is welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

For more information contact:
Jennifer Gibson, Director/Curator, Gallery 1C03

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Herstory panel discussion now on-line!

Gallery 1C03 is proud to announce that the Herstory panel discussion with artists Dominique Rey, Eva Stubbs and Diana Thorneycroft is now available for viewing on-line! You can find the You Tube video here.

Herstory panel photos

Thanks to all who attended this afternoon's Herstory panel. Special appreciation to Herstory curator Laura White and panelists Dominique Rey, Eva Stubbs and Diana Thorneycroft. Enjoy the photos above; for more images visit the Gallery's facebook album from the event. And if you weren't able to make it, we recorded the proceedings and we hope to share the results in a few weeks' time. Check back at our blog!

Herstory panel tomorrow!

Join us in Gallery 1C03 tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. for our panel discussion with Dominique Rey, Eva Stubbs & Diana Thorneycroft! See the event web page for more info.

Herstory panel discussion

Eva Stubbs, Self-Portrait with Skulls, 1999, charcoal and conte on paper.

Gallery 1C03 is pleased to present a panel discussion in conjunction with our current exhibition Herstory: Art by Women in The University of Winnipeg Collection on Wednesday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. in the Gallery. Join Masters in Curatorial Practices student Laura White in conversation with nationally recognized artists Dominique Rey, Eva Stubbs and Diana Thorneycroft. For more information, visit the event page on our website.

FEMALE IMPERSONATORS!

We are looking forward to the Female Impersonators : Women Performing Women event this WEDNESDAY, March 13 @ 7:00 pm in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the University of Winnipeg.

The evening will include videos by Sharon Alward, Rebecca Belmore, Wendy Geller, Christine Kirouac, Divya Mehra, Freya Bjorg Olafson ,Victoria Prince, Nicole Shimonek, Lori Weidenhammer and Donna Lewis.

There will also be a panel discussion on feminist video and performance art with Sharon Alward, J.J. Kegan McFadden and Divya Mehra after the viewings.

As a bonus, Gallery 1C03 will be open prior to the event from 6:00 - 7:00 pm giving you the opportunity to also check out the Herstory exhibition.

Female Impersonators is presented in partnership with the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies.
Make it an "arts night out" this Wednesday at the University of Winnipeg!

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Female Impersonators: Women Performing Women

Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg in partnership with the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies (IWGS) are pleased to present a special program of videos by Manitoba women artists. 

Organized in conjunction with International Women's Day celebrations and as a complement to Gallery 1C03's Herstory exhibition. Female Impersonators: Women Performing Women has been curated by internationally renowned performance artists Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan and will be followed by a panel discussion on feminist video and performance art with Sharon Alward, J.J. Kegan McFadden and Divya Mehra. The program and panel will take place on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:00 pm in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Come to watch the videos and then take part in the discussion with local feminist artists/cultural producers. 

Dempsey and Millan write: "Although camp has traditionally been the territory of gay men, it has long been employed by feminist performance artists as a means to critique gender and other culturally held absurdities through exaggeration, queens who clothe themselves in a heightened idea of womanhood, feminist artists have long laid bare the absurd rules of gender through its impersonation".

The videos in this single channel program of Manitoba works span twenty years from the late 1980's to the late 2000s. Each one peels back the surface of identity with intelligent humour. They mercilessly critique the overt and insidious impacts of patriarchy, bending assumptions about gender, orientation, history, sexuality, race and ethnicity along the way. In doing so, they insist on new readings of what it is to identify as female, broadening the definition to encompass a multiplicity of experience. Many express the most unladylike emotion - rage- and through its articulation urgently insist on social change. 

Female Impersonators: Women Performing Women will include videos by Sharon Alward, Rebecca Belmore, Wendy Geller, Christine Kirouac, Divya Mehra, Freya Bjorg Olafson, Victoria Prince, Nicole Shimonek, Lori Weidenhammer and Donna Lewis. 

This event is FREE, open to all and will take place in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, located on the third floor of Centennial Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Gallery 1C03's Herstory exhibition will be open for viewing from 6:00 - 7:00 pm on March 13 for those wishing to view it prior to the 7:00 pm start of Female Impersonators. For more information please contact Jennifer Gibson at 204-786-9253

We gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts for this project.

Image: Rebecca Belmore, Victorious ( video still) 2007

Gallery 1C03 presents Herstory: Art by Women in the University of Winnipeg Collection

Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg proudly presents 

Herstory: Art by the Women in The University of Winnipeg Collection
March 7-April 6, 2013

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 7, 4:00-6:00 pm
Includes launch of Dominique Rey and Chris Reid publications. 

Panel Discussion with Herstory Curator & Artists: March 27 at 12:30 pm

In conjunction with International Women's Month celebrations, Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg is pleased to present Herstory, a group exhibition featuring work by twenty-one Manitoba women artists represented in the University's collection.

Herstory is the first time in the collection's history that art created solely by significant female artists is being shown in the gallery. The exhibition and its related forthcoming publication trace the contributions these women -- all who, at one point or another, have called Manitoba home -- have made on the local, national and international art scenes. Herstory highlights the themes and subjects these artists have examined in their work, from portraiture and the body to landscapes and narratives, and considers how "the feminine" and feminist notions (if any) have been approached and interpreted. 

The exhibition is comprised of twenty-five two-dimensional pieces produced in various media such as painting, photography, drawing, prints and mixed media  works during the past seven decades. Artists include Eleanor Bond, Sheila Butler, Caroline Dukes, Aganetha Dyck, G.N Louise Jonasson, Wanda Koop, Rosemary Kowalsky, Alison Newton, Daphne Odjig, Dominique Rey, Sheila Spence, Eva Stubbs and Diana Thorneycroft, among others. 

To complement the exhibition's opening reception on March 7, Gallery 1C03 is pleased to launch two of its latest publications which highlight the work of Manitoba women artists Dominique Rey and Chris Reid. 

A panel discussion related to the exhibition with Herstory curator Laura White and artists Dominique Rey, Eva Stubbs and Diana Thorneycroft will take place at Gallery 1C03 on March 27 at 12:30 pm.

Gallery 1C03 gratefully acknowledges financial assistance for Herstory  from The University of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Government, Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism.

Gallery 1C03 hours: Monday - Friday 12:00-4:00 pm; Saturday 1:00-4:00 pm. Closed Good Friday. Admission is always free and everyone is welcome. Wheelchair accessible. 

Cinema Politica tomorrow - United in Anger

Cinema Politica at the University of Winnipeg is presenting another film screening tomorrow, this one in cooperation with  the UWSA LGBT* Centre and Genderfest Winnipeg. We'll be showing United in Anger: A History of Act Up  at Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall on Friday, February 8th at 6:00 p.m.

Directed by veteran celebrated film maker Jim Hubbard (US, 2012), United in Anger: A History of Act Up is a unique feature-length documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project to explore ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from a grassroots perspective – how a small group of men and women of all races and classes, came together to change the world and save each other’s lives.

The film takes the viewer through the planning and execution of a half dozen exhilarating major actions including Seize Control of the FDA, Stop the Church, and Day of Desperation, with a timeline of many of the other zaps and actions that forced the U.S. government and mainstream media to deal with the AIDS crisis. United in Anger reveals the group’s complex culture – meetings, affinity groups, and approaches to civil disobedience mingle with profound grief, sexiness, and the incredible energy of ACT UP.

Please join us after the film for a panel discussion and art presentation of 'Poster Virus' works. The aim of the event is to examine dominant biomedical approaches towards HIV prevention priorities, and allow for a discourse regarding ‘expert truths’ and their relation to real lived experiences of those affected by HIV.  Panelists include Jessica Whitbread (Canadian Treatment Action Council) and Gina McKay (Nine Circles Community Health Centre).

All screenings will be open to all audiences – everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations to offset the costs of screening the film are welcome.

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall is located on the third floor of Centennial Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Parking.

Gallery 1C03 and the UWSA wish to thank Cinema Politica for making it possible for us to participate in this network. We are grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts for generously supporting this initiative.

Image: Scene from United in Anger.

Gallery 1C03 & UWSA to screen "To the Tar Sands"

Together as part of the international documentary screening network Cinema Politica, Gallery 1C03 and the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) present the film To the Tar Sands in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall on Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Directed by Emmy award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Jodie Martinson, To the Tar Sands (Canada, 2008) was selected for screening by the UWSA Bike Lab.

The film follows a group of nineteen young environmentalists as they cycle over 1,300 kilometres northbound across Alberta to witness the impacts of Alberta’s tar sands boom firsthand. They talk to farmers, moms and dads, an urban planner, oil industry workers, the chief of a First Nations community and others along the way asking “How has the tar sands boom affected you?” As the kilometres click away, they excavate into their own complicity with Alberta’s rush to develop the tar sands.

Produced on a shoestring budget off of the back of a bicycle, To the Tar Sands screened to a sold-out crowd at the Calgary International Film Festival and was officially selected for the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver.

Please stay for a panel discussion after the film on “Activism, Cycling and Empowerment”, facilitated by Liz Williams of The University of Winnipeg Campus Sustainability Office. Panelists include David Dorning (Coordinator, UWSA Bike Lab), Andrée Forest (Volunteer, UWSA Bike Lab and Ice Rider), Alana Lajoie-O’Malley (Manager, Campus Sustainability Office), and Anika Terton (Public Education and Outreach Coordinator, Climate Change Connection).

All screenings will be open to all audiences – everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations to offset the costs of screening the film are welcome.

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall is located on the third floor of Centennial Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Click here for campus and parking maps.

Gallery 1C03and the UWSA wish to thank Cinema Politica for making it possible for us to participate in this network. We are grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts for generously supporting this initiative.

Image: Scene from To the Tar Sands.

Panel Discussion on March 22 for "I like to believe I am telling the truth"

Gallery 1C03 & Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre present a panel discussion related to the exhibition Chris Reid: I like to believe I am telling the truth.

Featured panelists include Dr. Pauline Greenhill, Dr. Svitlana Kukharenko and Dr. Mavis Reimer.

Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall (3rd floor of Centennial Hall) The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue Free Admission NOTE: Gallery 1C03 will be open to the public immediately prior to the panel on March 22 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The exhibition I like to believe I am telling the truth includes large-scale pastel drawings, quirky re-interpretations of Ukrainian Easter eggs and multi-media sculptural installations that incorporate recycled and found objects. Through these diverse media, artist Chris Reid invents lush visual narratives containing a sundry cast of characters – from folkloric symbols of her Ukrainian heritage and her husband’s African heritage such as Baba Yaga buildings and Anansi the spider to idiosyncratic anthropomorphic cats, dolls, bunnies and bread – that play out their actions in surreal prairie landscapes and unsettling domestic environments.

Three academics have been invited to share their current research as it relates to themes in the exhibition. Dr. Pauline Greenhill, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at The University of Winnipeg, will present “That’s Not Folklore! (A)Musings on Art and Tradition” which includes a discussion of how Raymond Williams’ ideas of archaic, residual and emergent traditions focus an understanding of processes linking folklore and art. For her presentation "Folklore Characters as Perceived by People, Art and the Media", Joint Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Manitoba’s Department of German and Slavic Studies and Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies Dr. Svitlana Kukharenko will deliver an overview of anthropomorphism in Ukrainian folklore. She will also speak to representations of Baba Yaga and Koshchey in Russian high art and Soviet cinema. Dr. Mavis Reimer is Canada Research Chair in Young People's Texts and Cultures, and Professor of English at The University of Winnipeg. In "No Place Like Home: Some Thoughts about Unhoming in Contemporary Culture", Dr. Reimer will talk about the ways in which the ideas of place, the relationships and the feelings associated with "home" are disrupted in contemporary culture. She will focus on the ways in which the work by Chris Reid can be read beside a group of Canadian narratives for young people that represent and encode such unhomings. Following the presentations, audience members are encouraged to engage in a question and answer dialogue with the panelists.

The exhibition I like to believe I am telling the truth continues at Gallery 1C03 & Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre until April 14. Regular Gallery 1C03 hours are Monday – Friday: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Regular hours at Oseredok are Monday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Gallery 1C03 is closed April 6 and Oseredok is closed April 6 and April 13. Admission to both venues is free and all are welcome!

Gallery 1C03 and Oseredok gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from The University of Winnipeg, Manitoba Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the Wasyl Topolnicky Memorial Foundation Inc. for this project.

Image: Chris Reid, Screaming Bread Flees Grain Elevator, 2010, hard pastel on paper, 50” x 60”. Courtesy of the artist.

3 events!

Gallery 1C03 is pleased to partner in the presentation of 3 great events coming your way soon!

EVENT 1 - TONIGHT

Gallery 1C03 and the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) as Cinema Politica UWinnipeg present the film Dive! Living off America’s Waste in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall on Tuesday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. For more info, see this post.


EVENT 2 - TOMORROW NIGHT

Gallery 1C03 has partnered with Migrating Landscapes and the Winnipeg Art Gallery to present "National Jury Forum: Reflecting on Migration & Identity" on Wednesday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the University of Winnipeg's Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall. Tickets are $10 or $5 for students. To register, email your name and phone number to migratinglandscapesjury@gmail.com. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Maximum two tickets per reservation. Payment will be made at the door (cash only). Background info can be found here.


EVENT 3 - MARCH 22

Gallery 1C03 & Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre present a panel discussion related to the exhibition Chris Reid: I like to believe I am telling the truth.

Featured panelists include Dr. Pauline Greenhill, Dr. Svitlana Kukharenko and Dr. Mavis Reimer.

Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall (3rd floor of Centennial Hall) The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue Free Admission NOTE: Gallery 1C03 will be open to the public immediately prior to the panel on March 22 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The exhibition I like to believe I am telling the truth includes large-scale pastel drawings, quirky re-interpretations of Ukrainian Easter eggs and multi-media sculptural installations that incorporate recycled and found objects. Through these diverse media, artist Chris Reid invents lush visual narratives containing a sundry cast of characters – from folkloric symbols of her Ukrainian heritage and her husband’s African heritage such as Baba Yaga buildings and Anansi the spider to idiosyncratic anthropomorphic cats, dolls, bunnies and bread – that play out their actions in surreal prairie landscapes and unsettling domestic environments.

Three academics have been invited to share their current research as it relates to themes in the exhibition. Dr. Pauline Greenhill, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at The University of Winnipeg, will present “That’s Not Folklore! (A)Musings on Art and Tradition” which includes a discussion of how Raymond Williams’ ideas of archaic, residual and emergent traditions focus an understanding of processes linking folklore and art. For her presentation "Folklore Characters as Perceived by People, Art and the Media", Joint Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Manitoba’s Department of German and Slavic Studies and Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies Dr. Svitlana Kukharenko will deliver an overview of anthropomorphism in Ukrainian folklore. She will also speak to representations of Baba Yaga and Koshchey in Russian high art and Soviet cinema. Dr. Mavis Reimer is Canada Research Chair in Young People's Texts and Cultures, and Professor of English at The University of Winnipeg. In "No Place Like Home: Some Thoughts about Unhoming in Contemporary Culture", Dr. Reimer will talk about the ways in which the ideas of place, the relationships and the feelings associated with "home" are disrupted in contemporary culture. She will focus on the ways in which the work by Chris Reid can be read beside a group of Canadian narratives for young people that represent and encode such unhomings. Following the presentations, audience members are encouraged to engage in a question and answer dialogue with the panelists.

The exhibition I like to believe I am telling the truth continues at Gallery 1C03 & Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre until April 14. Regular Gallery 1C03 hours are Monday – Friday: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Regular hours at Oseredok are Monday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Gallery 1C03 is closed April 6 and Oseredok is closed April 6 and April 13. Admission to both venues is free and all are welcome!

Gallery 1C03 and Oseredok gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from The University of Winnipeg, Manitoba Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the Wasyl Topolnicky Memorial Foundation Inc. for this project.

Image: Chris Reid, Screaming Bread Flees Grain Elevator, 2010, hard pastel on paper, 50” x 60”. Courtesy of the artist.

Migrating Landscapes - National Jury Forum at E-G Hall

Gallery 1C03 has partnered with Migrating Landscapes and the Winnipeg Art Gallery to present "National Jury Forum: Reflecting on Migration & Identity". Migrating Landscapes is Canada's official entry to the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture. An exhibition related to the Migrating Landscapes Competition will be on view at the WAG from March 16 - April 26.

The National Jury Forum features jurors Eleanor Bond, Ian Chodikoff, Anne Cormier, Bruce Kuwabara and John Patkau and will be moderated by WAG Director Dr. Stephen Borys.

The event takes place Wednesday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the University of Winnipeg's Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall. Tickets are $10 or $5 for students. To register, email your name and phone number to migratinglandscapesjury@gmail.com. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Maximum two tickets per reservation. Payment will be made at the door (cash only).

TOMORROW: !Women Art Revolution

FREE screening of !Women Art Revolution, a film on the Feminist Art Movement by Lynn Herschman Leeson. Followed by a panel discussion on feminist art with Roewan Crowe, Shawna Dempsey and Tasha Hubbard. For more information, visit the Facebook page.

Come check out !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION: a Free Screening and Feminist Art Panel Event!

For more information, visit the Facebook page.