[BCMA] Media Release: Vernon Public Art Gallery Opens Two First Nations Exhibitions on Thursday, October 24, 2013

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MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact: Kelly MacIntosh

kelly at vernonpublicartgallery.com

 

October 10, 2013

 

Vernon Public Art Gallery

Gallery Opens Two First Nations Exhibitions

 

What: Two New Exhibitions Opening to the Public

Where: Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 31st Ave. Vernon, BC

When: October 24, 2013, 6-8pm

Who: Vernon Public Art Gallery 


Members of the Vernon Public Art Gallery and the public are invited to
celebrate contemporary artwork by eleven Canadian First Nations artists at
the opening reception of two new exhibitions, Stephen Foster; Re-Mediating
Curtis: Remix, and Kama? Creative Aboriginal Arts Collective;
Transformations. 

 

"The Okanagan is home to many First Nations artists and we are excited to
showcase the work of a mid-career Canadian artist (Foster) with a newly
formed arts collective based out of Vernon. We wish to thank Stephen Foster,
Vernon's Friendship Centre and the participating artists for their
dedication to First Nations art in a contemporary format. We are also
delighted to have received financial support from the Canada Council for the
Arts to assist us in presenting Stephen Fosters' exhibition. This federal
funding is a first for the Vernon Public Art Gallery and I commend our staff
for producing the type of work that has enabled us to access these funds."
said Dauna Kennedy Grant, Executive Director.   

 

Stephen Foster:  Re-Mediating Curtis: Remix, October 24 - December 23, 2013

Stephen Foster is a Kelowna, BC based artist and Associate Professor at the
UBC Okanagan. Foster is a video and electronic media artist of mixed Haida
and European background. His work focuses on issues of indigenous
representation in popular culture and the politics of identity. The main
focus of the exhibition Re-Mediating Curtis: Remix is the deconstruction of
perceived stereotypes of the First Nations people in Canada, specifically on
the West Coast of British Columbia. The main focus of Foster's exhibition is
the discourse and critique surrounding Edward Sheriff Curtis' representation
of the West Coast Culture as portrayed in his film titled In the Land of the
Head Hunters produced in 1914. The exhibition will consist of an interactive
video and audio installation. 

 

Kama? Creative Aboriginal Arts Collective: Transformations, October 17 -
December 23, 2013

This newly formed arts collective brings together ten emerging and
established First Nations artists who are the members of the Okanagan Indian
Band (Suknaqinx). The exhibition titled Transformations brings together
traditional and contemporary works of art that contribute to the
understanding of cultural values, identity, history, and contemporary issues
of Okanagan First Nations. The artworks in the exhibition are in format of
drawing, painting, photography, metal sculpture and buckskin art.
Participating artists: Mariel Belanger, Val Chiba, Dean Louis, Sheldon
Louis, Pierre Richard, Abby Marchand, Barbara Marchand, David Wilson, Vern
Tronson, and Mona Tronson.

 

The opening reception takes place at the Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228
31st Ave, Vernon BC, on Thursday, October 24 from 6-8pm and it is open to
the public. The event is sponsored by OkanaganLife Magazine. The exhibitions
will run from October 24 to December 23, 2013. Admission to the Gallery is
by donation.

 

Photos: Stephen Foster, Kelowna based artist

 Stephen Foster, Head Hunters, 2013, single channel 3D digital video, 60
secs

 

For more information about the Vernon Public Art Gallery contact:
250-545-3173 | @VernonAGallery <https://twitter.com/VernonAGallery>  |
info at vernonpublicartgallery.com | www.vernonpublicartgallery.com 

 

Kelly MacIntosh
Marketing and Programming Coordinator

 

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3228-31st Avenue, Vernon BC V1T 2H3 

vernonpublicartgallery.com (250) 545-3173

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Upcoming Exhibitions:

 <http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/project/re-mediating-curtis-remix/>
Stephen Foster; Re-Mediating Curtis: Remix | October 24 - December 23
 <http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/project/transformation/> Kama?
Creative Aboriginal Arts Collective; Transformations | October 24 - December
23
Opening Reception | Thursday, October 24, 6-8pm

 

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