August 12-14, 2012
Weekend of Week 32 of Year 2012
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Artist Raymond Boisjoly will produce captured speech writing back: Toronto, a public installation on the south façade of The Power Plant as part of The Power Plant’s Summer 2012 group exhibition Tools for Conviviality (June 30 – August 26, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
August 10-30, 2012
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:00 AM - 11:30PM
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Earthly Connections
Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:00 AM - 5:00PM
Each of the sculptural pieces in this group exhibition encapsulates an element of Haudenosaunee worldviews, a nod to the past, and homage to the materials.
August 11-19, 2012
Greg Staats - A Retrospective
Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:00 AM - 5:00PM
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
August 11-19, 2012
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:00 AM - 5:00PM
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
August 11-19, 2012
Four From Six
Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:00 AM - 5:00PM
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.
August 11-19, 2012
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:00 AM - 9:00PM
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
August 10-19, 2012
NOT SO FAST
Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:00 AM - 9:00PM
This exhibition brings together works by seven Indigenous artists who address the many products and by products of consumer society including communication, stereotypes, obsolescence, extinction, colonialism, fast food, ideas of tradition and more!
August 10-19, 2012
Not Forgetting
Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:00 AM - 9:00PM
The exhibition Not Forgetting reminds us of the knowledge and experiences that come from our own lives, or those of our family and community.
August 10-19, 2012
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:00 AM - 9:00PM
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
July 20 - September 23, 2012
Planet IndigenUS: Humber River Aboriginal Heritage Celebration
Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:00 AM - 5:00PM
McMichael Water Trail gallery tours will take you on a journey across time, and Canada, through the art presently on display inside the gallery, while Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority leaders will offer a Discovery Hike along the banks of the Humber River.
August 11-12, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:00 AM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Toronto Now: Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon
Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:00 AM - 3:00PM
A unique exploration of the origins and migrations of indigenous recipes.
August 11-19, 2012
World Café
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 8:00PM
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
August 10-19, 2012
International Marketplace
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 8:00PM
Shop the world, every weekend, all summer long. Our International Marketplace features fab finds from all corners of the globe.
August 10-19, 2012
Aboriginal Artisan Market
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 6:00PM
The Aboriginal Artisan Market offers a wide variety of original fine arts and crafts from First Nations artisans.
August 10-12, 2012
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 6:00PM
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
August 10-19, 2012
This We Know... An exhibition of recent work by students in the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program at OCAD University
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 6:00PM
Students from the ABVC program at OCAD University strut their stuff at Planet IndigenUs in an exhibition highlighting the diversity and beauty of their art.
August 10-19, 2012
Exhibition - Red Runners
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 5:00PM
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
August 10-19, 2012
Tools for Conviviality
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 8:00PM
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
June 30 - August 26, 2012
Lifestyle Zone
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:00 PM - 8:00PM
Wanna relax by the waterfront? Come to the new Lifestyle Zone, sit back, Tweet, Instagram, snack and explore. Be a part of this new café culture!
August 10-19, 2012
Miss Lou's Room - Rene Meshake
Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:34 PM
Sometimes traditions, stories and languages get renewed within a generation. Rene Meshake exemplifies this renewal.
August 11-12, 2012
Miss Lou's Room - Rene Meshake
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:30PM
Sometimes traditions, stories and languages get renewed within a generation. Rene Meshake exemplifies this renewal.
August 11-12, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Workshop: Longbow Guitars - Design Your Own Guitar
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:30PM
Learn the ‘tricks of the trade’ related to designing and constructing your own musical creations.
August 12, 2012
Tattoo Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00PM
Explore the mystery of tattooing, learn what the symbols mean and how we can honour our own beliefs and lives using this ancient art form.
August 12, 2012
Creative Crafting - Look What I Can Do
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 6:00PM
Kids can sculpt and craft their artwork with colourful plastercine and beads.
August 11-12, 2012
Indigenous Voices - Global Space: A Theatre Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00PM
Using simple creativity games, the workshop with Michael Walling will explore indigenous lives and stories, and relate them to today's global concerns.
August 11-12, 2012
Elder's Tent
Sunday, August 12, 2012 1:00 PM - 6:00PM
Take a relaxing break and rest your feet for a while in our Elder's Tent, an area for elders and their family to recharge their spirits and promote community relationships.
August 11-12, 2012
New Mexico Dances
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
New Mexico Native American dance groups of diverse origin share their cultural experiences and interact with festival visitors.
August 11-12, 2012
Family Fun Tent
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM - 6:00PM
The Family Fun Tent is a space where families can create art and learn more about First Nations culture.
August 11-19, 2012
Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
Share a young woman's journey to ncover the mystery and meaning behind Inuit traditional face tattoos.
August 12, 2012
SUNDAY SCENE / Emelie Chhangur
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM
Emelie Chhangur is an artist, curator and writer based in Toronto, where she is Assistant Director / Curator of the Art Gallery of York University. She will respond to the current exhibition at The Power Plant.
August 12, 2012
I, George Nepia
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:30PM
I, George Nepia celebrates the life of an East Coast boy who rose from humble beginnings and became one of world rugby's first superstars.
August 11-12, 2012
Storytelling in the Wiijiiniijii* Lodge
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 PM - 2:45PM
Join us for poetry and storytelling featuring Marcie Riel, Eva Rose, and Josh Peltier.
August 12, 2012
IndigenUS Short Films Series
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:30 PM - 4:00PM
A trio of short films explore the Inuit experience.
August 12, 2012
OKA
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30PM
OKA bring a "worldview" to their musical landscape as they explore and embrace new technologies in the creation of their sound.
August 12, 2012
POWER KIDS / Geoffrey Farmer's Figure
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00PM
This FREE workshop offers kids a chance to activate artist Geoffrey Farmer's new interactive installation for Tools for Conviviality by adding to and transforming a sculptural figure over the course of the exhibition.
August 12, 2012
WiijiiNiijii Lodge* featuring Goombine
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 3:45PM
Multi-talented artist Goombine performs in the WiijiiNiijii Lodge.
August 12, 2012
Red Power: A Graphic Novel Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00PM
A workshop that will take audiences through the story process, with an in-depth look at character creation and development.
August 12, 2012
Miss Lou's Room - Lise Menard
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00PM
Using facial expressions and body language, Lise Menard tells stories not only about traditional legends also about events that really happened.
August 12, 2012
Hanggai Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00PM
Join us for an engaging music workshop with China's Hanggai, a Mongolian folk/punk ensemble.
August 12, 2012
Maori Day - Joe Harawira
Sunday, August 12, 2012 3:30 PM - 5:00PM
Born and bred in Whakatane in the north island of New Zealand, Joe Harawira is a storyteller and expert in tikanga (protocols), and is a passionate teacher and performer of kapahaka (performing arts).
August 12, 2012
Among Friends
Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:00 PM
The Cecilia String Quartet performs music by the young Beethoven, and teams up with clarinetist Peter Stoll to perform Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet and three preludes by George Gershwin. Thanks to Eli & Phil Taylor.
August 12, 2012
New Mexico Dances
Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:00 PM - 4:20PM
New Mexico Native American dance groups of diverse origin share their cultural experiences and interact with festival visitors.
August 11-12, 2012
WiijiiNiijii Lodge* featuring Sean Conway
Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:00 PM - 4:45PM
Curve Lake First Nation singer-songwriter Sean Conway performs in the WiijiiNiijii Lodge.
August 12, 2012
Curatorial Panel
Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:00 PM - 5:00PM
Curators, artists, and festival directors explore cultural arts and expression within a thematic context addressing questions surrounding concept, audience, research, production, and space.
August 12, 2012
Brock Stonefish
Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:30PM
Blues artist Brock Stonefish performs.
August 12, 2012
Maori Day - Pacific Curls
Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:00 PM - 6:00PM
New Zealand's Pacific Curls perform music that is both worldly and enthralling.
August 12, 2012
Te Toki Haruru
Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:00 PM - 6:00PM
Experience the first work of the Tūāhu performance series by Te Toki Haruru director and choreographer Charles Koroneho.
August 12, 2012
Didge 101
Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:00 PM - 6:00PM
How do you make that sound? Learn the varying complexity of the didgeridoo.
August 12, 2012
Maori Day - Pacific Curls Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012 6:30 PM - 7:30PM
A musical workshop featuring New Zealand's Pacific Curls.
August 12, 2012
Maori Day - Whale Rider and Boy
Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:00 PM - 11:00PM
Bring your lawn chair and blankets, sprawl out on the grass and join us for a night of movie magic with double feature of two award-winning films.
August 12, 2012
One World, One Sky
Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:30 PM - 10:00PM
Join the Summer Star Party for activities on the cosmos, night sky observing, and the Perseid Meteor Shower!
August 12, 2012
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Monday, August 13, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Artist Raymond Boisjoly will produce captured speech writing back: Toronto, a public installation on the south façade of The Power Plant as part of The Power Plant’s Summer 2012 group exhibition Tools for Conviviality (June 30 – August 26, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Monday, August 13, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
August 10-30, 2012
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Monday, August 13, 2012 5:00 AM - 11:30PM
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Earthly Connections
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Each of the sculptural pieces in this group exhibition encapsulates an element of Haudenosaunee worldviews, a nod to the past, and homage to the materials.
August 11-19, 2012
Greg Staats - A Retrospective
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
August 11-19, 2012
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
August 11-19, 2012
Four From Six
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.
August 11-19, 2012
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
August 10-19, 2012
NOT SO FAST
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
This exhibition brings together works by seven Indigenous artists who address the many products and by products of consumer society including communication, stereotypes, obsolescence, extinction, colonialism, fast food, ideas of tradition and more!
August 10-19, 2012
Exhibition - Red Runners
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:00PM
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
August 10-19, 2012
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:00PM
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
August 10-18, 2012
Not Forgetting
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
The exhibition Not Forgetting reminds us of the knowledge and experiences that come from our own lives, or those of our family and community.
August 10-19, 2012
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
July 20 - September 23, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Monday, August 13, 2012 11:00 AM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Monday, August 13, 2012 1:00 PM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Planet IndigenUS at the Toronto Public Library - Morningside
Monday, August 13, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
Born and bred in Whakatane in the north island of New Zealand, Joe Harawira is a storyteller and expert in tikanga (protocols) and is a passionate teacher and performer of kapahaka (performing arts).
August 13, 2012
Planet IndigenUS at the Toronto Public Library - Malvern
Monday, August 13, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
With their ‘World’-ribbed sounds and precise arrangements, Pacific Curls make music that is both worldly and enthralling.
August 13, 2012
Te Pou Rahui Performance Workshop
Monday, August 13, 2012 6:00 PM - 8:00PM
Join Te Pou Rahui for this unique workshop consisting of an MB (Muscle & Bone, Mind & Body) class, a 30-minute showing of performance works by Charles Koroneho, and a discussion of image work and its relation to Indigenous choreographic practices.
August 13, 2012
Fort York: CBC's 8TH Fire Series
Monday, August 13, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00PM
As part of the Planet IndigenUS Festival, Fort York presents CBC's 8TH Fire Series.
August 13-16, 2012
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Artist Raymond Boisjoly will produce captured speech writing back: Toronto, a public installation on the south façade of The Power Plant as part of The Power Plant’s Summer 2012 group exhibition Tools for Conviviality (June 30 – August 26, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00AM
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
August 10-30, 2012
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 5:00 AM - 11:30PM
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
August 10-19, 2012
Earthly Connections
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Each of the sculptural pieces in this group exhibition encapsulates an element of Haudenosaunee worldviews, a nod to the past, and homage to the materials.
August 11-19, 2012
Greg Staats - A Retrospective
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
August 11-19, 2012
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
August 11-19, 2012
Four From Six
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:00 AM - 4:00PM
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.
August 11-19, 2012
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
August 10-19, 2012
NOT SO FAST
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
This exhibition brings together works by seven Indigenous artists who address the many products and by products of consumer society including communication, stereotypes, obsolescence, extinction, colonialism, fast food, ideas of tradition and more!
August 10-19, 2012
Exhibition - Red Runners
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:00PM
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
August 10-19, 2012
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:00PM
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
August 10-18, 2012
Not Forgetting
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
The exhibition Not Forgetting reminds us of the knowledge and experiences that come from our own lives, or those of our family and community.
August 10-19, 2012
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00PM
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
July 20 - September 23, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 11:00 AM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Toronto Now: Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 11:30 AM - 10:30PM
A unique exploration of the origins and migrations of indigenous recipes.
August 11-19, 2012
Tools for Conviviality
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:00 PM - 6:00PM
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
June 30 - August 26, 2012
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 1:00 PM
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
August 10-19, 2012
Planet IndigenUS at the Toronto Public Library - Spadina Road
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00PM
Born and bred in Whakatane in the north island of New Zealand, Joe Harawira is a storyteller and expert in tikanga (protocols) and is a passionate teacher and performer of kapahaka (performing arts).
August 14, 2012
Falen Johnson - Invisible Stories
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00PM
Falen Johnson examines the stories of the past on these performance-based art walks, giving the history gravitas when you are standing in the physical place of where the narratives took place.
August 14-16, 2012
Fort York: CBC's 8TH Fire Series
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00PM
As part of the Planet IndigenUS Festival, Fort York presents CBC's 8TH Fire Series.
August 13-16, 2012
Planet IndigenUS presents Founder's Cup Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00PM
Featuring musical and dance performances by local Six Nations artists.
August 14, 2012
Shared Perspectives - An Evening of Reconciliation
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:30 PM - 9:30PM
PLEASE NOTE: Due to personal reasons, Jesse Jackson will no longer be available to attend. Join the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) for an evening of dialogue and celebration of cultures in the spirit of reconciliation.
August 14, 2012
OKI
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 8:00 PM - 9:00PM
OKI perfoms his contemporary fusion of Reggae, African, Electronica and Ainu folk melodies.
August 14, 2012
There's always something happening at Harbourfront Centre!
- Artists-in-residence at work in the Craft Studios
- Visual arts exhibitions in the York Quay Centre
- Check out the exhibitions at The Power Plant
- Grab a bite at Lakeside Local
For details inquire at the Info Desk or call 416-973-4000.
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