This is an in person event. \; Please\, do not attend if you are not feeling well.
\nIn a
cknowledgement of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\, RPL will hos
t the Echoes From This Land exhibit. This national project uses art to ill
uminate the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation of Canada
report. \;
Exhibition on display: 11am -2pm
\nArtist panel presentation: 12pm &ndash\; 1pm
\n\nEchoes from This Land: Visioning and Revisiting the Truth &\; Reconciliation 94 Recommendations fostered a collaborative experi ence that provided artists and creators from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities of different backgrounds\, ages\, genders\, ethnicities\, abi lities\, incomes\, nationhood\, and nationality with a forum to openly dis cuss and better understand the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Co mmission and the 94 Calls to Action.
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\nThrough group discussions and interactions with guest lecturers\, knowledge keepers\, a nd Residential School and Sixties Scoop survivors\, the project&rsquo\;s a rtists and creators gained intimate knowledge of the forced removals of In digenous children from their families. They were then encouraged to share their understandings of their chosen call through their own lenses and liv ed experiences. Through these visual representations\, the project aims to create a deeper understanding of the history of colonization that continu es to impact Indigenous communities across Turtle Island to this day.
\ nEchoes from This Land encourages viewers to connect with the visual re flections of artists and creators interpretating the 94 Calls to Action\; adding visual understanding to the printed words. The project aims to insp ire people in all communities to gain insight of these calls and enrich th eir understanding and commitment to action. The goal of this project is to include all voices in the circle wherein artists and creators developed p rint editions using traditional and new media forms of printmaking such as linocuts\, woodcuts\, stone and plate lithography\, etching\, photo-etchi ng\, 3D printing\, collagraph\, screen printing\, digital media\, and perf ormance or hand/digitally altered art creation and production.
\nThe works created in the Echoes from this Land embody the spirit and power of community coming together as a collective voice to lift\, hold space\, li sten\, and make change happen.
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A rtist Panel Bio
\nI am Joviel Buenavente\, an emerging multimedia artist based in Regina. Having been exposed to a r ange of media at the University of Regina\, my BFA has largely focussed on the creative and conceptual possibilities of painting\, sculpture\, and p rintmaking. I graduated with my BFA in 2020\, but I am currently in the Po st-Baccalaureate program to build my portfolio in preparation for my Maste rs in the future. Throughout my years in the BFA program\, I have exhibite d in Regina through the Fifth Parallel Gallery\, The Lobby Gallery\, The W oods Arts Space\, Art Gallery of Regina\, Art Mur in Montreal\, Art Placem ent Gallery in Saskatoon through Bridges Art Movement (BAM) and most recen tly in Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre in Regina Beach.
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\nStacey Fayant is Mé\;tis\, Nehiyaw and Sau lteaux on her father&rsquo\;s side and French on her mother&rsquo\;s side. She is a visual artist from Regina and a member of Peepeekisis First Nati on. She completed a BFA with a double major in Painting and Printmaking fr om The University of Regina in 2002 and BA with Honours in Women&rsquo\;s Studies in 2004. Stacey has been angry since early childhood due to the ra cism she experienced and witnessed growing up in Regina. In a time before the larger society spoke of colonialism\, intergenerational trauma\, a tim e before there were any calls to action\; Stacey and her family and her co mmunity felt the negative effects of colonization daily. That is how she c ame to be an artist and specifically an artist most interested in making. Her art practice has always focused on concepts surrounding identity and t rauma in relation to colonialism and racism\, but also in relation to heal ing\, family\, and community. Her art is a means of gathering and sharing knowledge of family\, history and stories to her daughter\, her family and her community. She works in many mediums including beading\, felting\, se wing\, painting\, printmaking\, and Indigenous Cultural Tattooing.
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\nMackenzy Vida (she/her) is a multidiscip linary artist from Treaty-4. Her art practice focuses on illustration\, pa inting\, and printmaking. In early childhood\, art therapy ignited her pas sion for creativity. Mackenzy is currently exploring her practice as an em erging artist on the prairies\, highlighting moments of connection and vul nerability with expressive linework. Mackenzy is a graduate of the Univers ity of Regina in Visual Arts with a minor in Creative Technologies\, a mem ber of SaskQueer\, and a member of SK Printmakers. While working at the Ma cKenzie Art Gallery\, she found inspiration for this project through the t houghtful exhibitions and programming hosted at the Gallery.
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\nEmcee
\nRobert Truszkowski earned a BFA from Queen&rsquo\;s University and a MFA from Concordia U niversity. He has exhibited and lectured internationally\, winning awards and recognition as an important artist working in contemporary Printmaking . In 2018 he was Visiting Scholar at the Kyoto University of Art &\; De sign\, and Kyoto Seika University\, in Kyoto\, Japan. He lives and works o n Treaty 4 Land and is currently Professor of Printmaking and Head of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Regina.
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Supported by the Future of&n bsp\;Canada Project at McMaster University
\nMcMaster University | F uture of Canada Project
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