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Witness Blanket brings messages of hope and reconciliation to the nation’s capital
May 22, 2015 Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson, federal dignitaries including Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, artist Carey Newman and Elder Irvin Sarazin officially welcomed the Witness Blanket to Ottawa City Hall today. The Witness Blanket is a monumental art installation […]
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Christian Chapman & Bev Koski: Recast
June 19 – September 6 Curated by Lisa Myers Opening Reception and Artist and Curator Talk: July 9 at 7:30 pm Recast suggests the changing of roles often associated with theatre or film, or the remaking of something. This exhibition presents Christian Chapman’s video collaboration and Bev Koski’s photographic series to consider how meaning shifts […]
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Media Advisory: KAIROS events to mark the close of the historic TRC
May 16, 2015 Canadians from coast-to-coast invited to be part of a vital conversation on decolonization (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada invites everyone to be part of a powerful conversation about right relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through a series of events leading up to and complementing the close of the historic Truth and […]
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Léa Pool Honoured by Female Eye Film Fest
(May 19, 2015 – Toronto, ON) The 13th annual Female Eye Film Festival gets underway on June 16th and this year organizers have named writer-director Léa Pool as their Honourary Director. Pool, who is a recipient of the Order of Canada, has won numerous awards for her work in narrative and non-narrative film and television. […]
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Member of Parliament Phil McColeman to Make an Announcement About Indigenous Arts and Culture
BRANTFORD, Ontario – Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament (Brant), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will make an announcement on Friday about the Woodland Cultural Centre. Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local. The details are as follows: DATE: Friday, May […]
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Harper Government Unveils Pieces of History from HMS Erebus
Artefacts to be displayed at the Canadian Museum of History over Victoria Day Weekend May 13, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Office of the Minister of Environment The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today unveiled exciting new artefacts recovered from HMS Erebus. Providing a glimpse into the […]
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Stellar Line-Up Opens Time for Reconciliation KAIROS Gathering
May 11, 2015 How appropriate is it to begin our Time for Reconciliation KAIROS Gathering on Friday, May 29 with a residential school survivor, a TRC commissioner, and a dynamic young Indigenous artist who is committed to creating space for Indigenous people to express themselves creatively? Mike Cachagee is the former president of the National […]
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Indigenous Artists Abound at Aboriginal Day Live
Indigenous Artists Abound at Aboriginal Day Live May 13, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) announced today the lineup and hosts for Aboriginal Day Live, a free evening concert that’s a smashing onstage display of Indigenous superstars on Saturday, June 20, 2015. APTN broadcasts the annual concert LIVE to the nation from […]
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Supporting the arts: a driving force for prosperity and reputation in the 21st century
Address by Simon Brault CORIM [Montreal Council on Foreign Relations] May 12, 2015 Introduction Thank you, Manon, for that glowing introduction. I hope that I can do it justice. Good afternoon everyone, I’m delighted to be here at this prestigious CORIM forum to deliver my first major speech in Montréal since being appointed Director of […]
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City of Toronto and Friends of the Path Am Path announce Art Relay programming
1-May-2015 The City of Toronto, along with the Friends of the Pan Am Path, announced the full programming details of the Pan Am Path Art Relay – a multi-event art and music festival taking place along the Path, in the weeks leading up to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games at a press conference […]
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