North of the 45th
Amanda Burk, Sarah Link, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Riaz Mehmood, Laurent Vaillancourt, Debajehmujig
Curated by: Laura Margita, Clayton Windatt, David Karasiewicz, Danielle Tremblay
May 3-30, 2015
Opening with performances:
Sunday May 3, 1-4PM at G101, part of the Ontario Scene Gallery CRAWL
http://nac-cna.ca/en/
Performances by:
Tanya Lukin Linklater (North Bay) with Stefan St-Laurent, Emily Law: the the, 2pm
the the is based on investigations of text from Lukin Linklater's memories of girlhood within the complexities of race, gender and poverty in America in the 80's.
Debajehmujig: Nanabozho: How the Turtle Got His Shell, 3:15pm , a Nanabush short story
Roundtable, 4pm: Issues facing artists, curators and artist-run centres in Northern Ontario
Presented in association with the NAC's Ontario Scene, North of the 45th looks at the diversity of artistic practices and voices from Northern Ontario. From drawing to ceramics to video to performance, these works dismantle stereotypical notions of regional identity by offering complex and thoughtful expressions of the relationships that connect land, memory, and history.
Special thanks: the National Arts Centre and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of this project. Definitely Superior, La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, and White Water Gallery.
Gallery 101 gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Gallery 101 thanks the Asinabka: Film & Media Arts Festival, Niigaan: In Conversation, our members, volunteers, partners, and all our relations.
Gallery 101
51 B Young Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3H6
T: 613-230-2799
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Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Free Admission. Wheelchair accessible