2021 Geoff McMurchy Artist Development Grant Recipient Announcement
We're pleased to introduce you to
Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau!
A disabled Nehiyaw/Métis visual artist, Adele creates work around storytelling and engages the audience to consider cultural appropriation, along with social and environmental issues. Her intent is to educate from an indigenous perspective and counteract current stereotypes.
“My work is all about stories. We are our stories we hear and tell each other, this is our world. My culture put emphasis on stories, now I’m trying to tell them to you in a bright, colourful and contemporary way. This is my language, these are my stories. “
- Kininaskometin (thank you), maskwasowiskwew ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐤᐃᐢᑵᐤ
Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is thrilled to present the solo exhibition “Constructed Identities” by Persimmon Blackbridge, one of Canada’s most recognized Artists that identifies as living with a disability.
Constructed Identities, a major show of work by Persimmon Blackbridge, uses mixed media wood carving with found objects to question how disability is framed as a fracturing of ordinary life rather than a normal, expected part of it. Her exploration of the figure begins in disability, but necessarily complicates itself as our embodied identities intersect and overlap.
Monday July 26 - Friday August 10, 2021
Pendulum Gallery
HSBC Building, 885 West Georgia, Vancouver BC
Admission to Pendulum Gallery is free to the public and wheelchair accessible
The exhibition will be available for in-person viewing, following COVID guidelines set out by the province of British Columbia.
Virtual Opening & Artist Talk Monday July 26, 2021
7pm – 9pm PST
Join us virtually (via Zoom) for an opening reception of Constructed Identities, which will include an Artist Talk by Persimmon Blackbridge and curator Yuri Arajs
Our First Conversation
In conjunction with 2021 BC Culture Days celebration
Throughout time and various cultures, a conversation pit has been a physical space that has provided a place to rest, reflect, socialize, and plan. Reaching its maximum popularity in North America during the 1970s and 80s, its prominence in public spaces has faded, but its importance in being a needed platform for idea exchange and respite has not.
Under the guidance of Yuri Arajs, Artistic Director at Outsiders and Others, and with the support of BC Culture Days, artist August Bramhoff will be curating their first on-line art exhibition. The show will be hosted at the virtual arts space theconversationpit.ca.
Entitled Our First Conversation, the exhibition theme will focus on how we see ourselves moving forward in a post-pandemic society. With the pause that was created during the Covid shutdowns, we have a limited-time opportunity to express how everyday systems we rely on should look, feel, operate-and serve.
Important Details:
This call is open to residents of BC only. Works being accepted are 2D and 3D formats. Under-served artists will be given priority and are strongly encouraged to apply. No artist’s fee will be provided for participation, but artists will receive 100% of sales for their work.
How To Apply by email:
1. Send us up to 6 images to be considered for exhibition.
2. Images should be titled with your name, image number, and title. Example: Jane Doe_01_Cat in the Garden
3. Include a list of your work that corresponds with your images you send us. If artwork is marked for sale, please include price. If artwork is for display only, please mark it not for sale. Example:
Jane Doe
Cat in the Garden
Acrylic on canvas
20” x 18”
$250 (or NFS if you do not want to sell it)
4. Tell us about yourself! Write us up to a half-page description about who you are and what you make. Let us know how the pieces you have submitted relate to the show theme. Submitting additional documentation, such as a resume, website/social media, and links to past work are welcomed.
