What’s On Calendar
August 10–12, 2012
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Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Friday, August 10, 2012
Accessible 24/7
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).
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Friday, August 10, 2012
Accessible 24/7
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Friday, August 10, 2012
5:00am
–11:30pm
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–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!
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–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.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Friday, August 10, 2012
11:00am
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Friday, August 10, 2012
12:00pm
– 5:00pm
Little Big Man Remix by the Contrary Collective takes a disciplinary boundary breaking and oppositional stance on pop cultural renderings of Indigenous culture, in particular the film Little Big Man.
Friday, August 10, 2012
12:00pm
– 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.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Friday, August 10, 2012
1:00pm
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Celebrating the Crossroads - Indigenous Café with Eddy Robinson
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
An intimate and interactive evening featuring stories and songs. Hosted by Eddy Robinson.
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
–11:00pm
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
–11:00pm
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.
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Accessible 24/7
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).
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Accessible 24/7
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Saturday, August 11, 2012
5:00am
–11:30pm
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–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!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–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.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Planet IndigenUS: Humber River Aboriginal Heritage Celebration
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
– 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.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Toronto Now: Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
–10:30pm
A unique exploration of the origins and migrations of indigenous recipes.
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–10:00pm
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–10:00pm
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.
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 5:00pm
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Little Big Man Remix by the Contrary Collective takes a disciplinary boundary breaking and oppositional stance on pop cultural renderings of Indigenous culture, in particular the film Little Big Man.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 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.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:00pm
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Creative Crafting - Look What I Can Do
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:00pm
– 8:00pm
Kids can sculpt and craft their artwork with colourful plastercine and beads.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:00pm
– 9:00pm
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.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:00pm
– 6:00pm
The Family Fun Tent is a space where families can create art and learn more about First Nations culture.
This We Know... Students of the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program at OCAD Artists' Talk
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:00pm
– 3:00pm
Join the students in the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program at OCAD as they talk about their work and the exhibition This We Know....
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 3:30pm
Born and bred in Whakatane in the north island of New Zealand, Harawira is a storyteller, expert in tikanga (protocols) and is a passionate teacher and performer of kapahaka (performing arts).
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 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.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
Formidable guitarist Matthew Andrae performs.
A Tribe Called Red - Video & Music Mixing Workshop
Saturday, August 11, 2012
3:30pm
– 4:30pm
A Tribe Called Red engages the audience in a video and music workshop discussing their craft.
Miss Lou's Room - Rene Meshake
Saturday, August 11, 2012
4:00pm
– 5:30pm
Sometimes traditions, stories and languages get renewed within a generation. Rene Meshake exemplifies this renewal.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
5:30pm
– 6:30pm
Black Indians is a film directed by Chip Richie, exploring the histories of Native Americans and African-Americans as parallel tracks of tragedy.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
Born and bred in Whakatane in the north island of New Zealand, Harawira is a storyteller, expert in tikanga (protocols) and is a passionate teacher and performer of kapahaka (performing arts).
Authors at Harbourfront Centre - Thomas King, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Brian Wright-McLeod
Saturday, August 11, 2012
7:00pm
– 8:30pm
A trio of writers present their works during a special Planet IndigenUS Reading.
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Accessible 24/7
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).
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Accessible 24/7
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Sunday, August 12, 2012
5:00am
–11:30pm
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
Sunday, August 12, 2012
9:00am
– 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.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
9:00am
– 5:00pm
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
9:00am
– 5:00pm
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
9:00am
– 5:00pm
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Sunday, August 12, 2012
10:00am
– 9:00pm
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
10:00am
– 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!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
10:00am
– 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.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Sunday, August 12, 2012
10:00am
– 9:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Planet IndigenUS: Humber River Aboriginal Heritage Celebration
Sunday, August 12, 2012
11:00am
– 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.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Sunday, August 12, 2012
11:00am
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Toronto Now: Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon
Sunday, August 12, 2012
11:00am
– 3:00pm
A unique exploration of the origins and migrations of indigenous recipes.
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12:00pm
– 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.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12:00pm
– 5:00pm
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12:00pm
– 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.
Miss Lou's Room - Rene Meshake
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12:34pm
Sometimes traditions, stories and languages get renewed within a generation. Rene Meshake exemplifies this renewal.
Miss Lou's Room - Rene Meshake
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:30pm
Sometimes traditions, stories and languages get renewed within a generation. Rene Meshake exemplifies this renewal.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1:00pm
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1:00pm
– 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.
Creative Crafting - Look What I Can Do
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1:00pm
– 6:00pm
Kids can sculpt and craft their artwork with colourful plastercine and beads.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
1:00pm
– 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.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
2:00pm
– 6:00pm
The Family Fun Tent is a space where families can create art and learn more about First Nations culture.
SUNDAY SCENE / Emelie Chhangur
Sunday, August 12, 2012
2:00pm
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.
Storytelling in the Wiijiiniijii* Lodge
Sunday, August 12, 2012
2:00pm
– 2:45pm
Join us for poetry and storytelling featuring Marcie Riel, Eva Rose, and Josh Peltier.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
2:30pm
– 4:00pm
A trio of short films explore the Inuit experience.
POWER KIDS / Geoffrey Farmer's Figure
Sunday, August 12, 2012
3:00pm
– 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.
Red Power: A Graphic Novel Workshop
Sunday, August 12, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
A workshop that will take audiences through the story process, with an in-depth look at character creation and development.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
Using facial expressions and body language, Lise Menard tells stories not only about traditional legends also about events that really happened.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
3:30pm
– 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).
Maori Day - Whale Rider and Boy
Sunday, August 12, 2012
7:00pm
–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.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
7:30pm
–10:00pm
Join the Summer Star Party for activities on the cosmos, night sky observing, and the Perseid Meteor Shower!
