Galleries, Museums & Exhibitions

Transcript of discussion of curatorial practices in terms of accessibility and representation with particular emphasis on the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Reflection paper from the 2002 National Gathering on Aboriginal Artistic Expression.

Brief document to accompany exhibition of the same name.

Discusses the student-curated exhibition Nuxalk Radio: One Nation, Many Voices and the role that the Indigenous-led, non-commercial radio station plays in promoting language, culture and sovereignty.

Review of the permanent exhibition. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 28.

Poster advertising the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, housed at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming.

Historical note:

The Buffalo Bill Museum examines both the personal and public lives of W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) and seeks to tell his story in the context of the history and myth of the American West.

Discusses the many themes, including forgiveness, which run through the versatile artist's work and discusses the exhibition held at the University of Saskatchewan entitled Buffalo Boy's Heart On: Buffalo Boy's 100 Years of Wearing His Heart on His Sleeve.

Art and Art History Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Discusses how Adrian Stimson's anti-colonial, gender-bending persona is used to expose cultural and societal truths.

Explores the history and culture of Indians of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies. Website describes the history of the museum, the collection (past, current, future, and permanent exhibits), and has related links.

Examines the influences on representations in terms of socio-economic, political, cultural and historical contexts.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Memphis, 2009.

Article presents the process involved in reconstructing a qalgiq or gathering house for a museum exhibit.

Comments on Fort Chambly, Canada's first national historic site and history museum, noting its first conflict was with the Iroquois.

Outdoor, billboard-sized installations depict the Bundjalung stories of the Dreamtime and how the Indigenous lifestyle interwove with European and Asian settlement.

Discusses historical and contemporary Aboriginal art. Duration 27:31.

Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.

Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,

Article examines the almost 250 facial casts made by Captain Comer of Aivilingmiut and Iglulingmiut peoples from Hudson’s Bay; Qaernermiut, Hauneqtormiut, and Netsilingmiut from the interior areas of the region, Tununermiut people from Baffin Island; and Padlimiut people from an area north of what is now Churchill.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2007.

Discusses how the Aboriginal sport was appropriated and modernized by Europeans for use as a symbol of national identity.

Brief introduction along with a map showing where each of the art works originated and links to brief biographies of the artists.

Fine Arts Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1991.

Comments on the mandate and responsibility of the council. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 51.

Curatorial notes for an exhibition of the same name mounted at the Head Museum of Native Culture and Art, Arizona, 2000. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.

Exhibition concentrating on three aspects of the settlement of the West. Anticipation: Expectations for the New Land. Contact: Making the West Canadian. Accommodation: The West as Home.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1993.

Looks at anthropologist who had difficulty establishing himself professionally in the United States.

Exhibition review at the National Gallery of Canada, 1995. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 50.

Presents opening remarks for an exhibition of Cape Dorset prints at the Public Library and Art Museum in London, Ontario. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 54.

Exhibition review mounted at Gallery/Stratford, Ontario, 1999. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 46.

Book review of Carrying on Irregardless edited by Peter Morin, Martine J. Reid, and Mike Robinson. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 157.

Book review of: Carved From the Land by Lorraine E. Brandson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access issue, scroll to page 40.

Curatorial notes from exhibition of the same name mounted at the National Gallery, Ontario, 2000. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.

Book review of: Carvings and Commerce by Michael D. Hall and Pat Glascock, with contributions from Robert Davidson, Kate Duncan, Aaron Glass, Aldona Jonaitis, Christopher W. Smith and Charlotte Townsend-Gault. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

Discusses how the promotion of Alaska Native heritage programs will help preserve, and pass on customary traditions.

Book review of: Celebrating Inuit Art edited by Maria von Finckenstein. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.

Suggests that developments and changes in Inuit art may occur as a result of Nunavut entering confederation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 31.

Explains how participating in opening day ceremonies at the National Museum of the American Indian turned out to be an event that will long be remembered by the author.

Examines the potential obstacles encountered by Aboriginal society when attempts are made to repatriate cultural objects from museums.

Response to an article that contends that Inuit sculpture does not belong in the Art Gallery of Ontario. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 6.

Book review of: Challenging Traditions by Ian M. Thom. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 132.

Review Essay which examines the ways that three different titles, Naamiwan’s Drum: the Story of a Contested Repatriation of Anishinabe Artefacts (Maureen Matthews), The Changing Presentation of the American Indian: Museums and Native Cultures (National Museum of the American Indian), and Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture (Chip Colwell) describe, interpret and relate to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

Panelists discusses their work and the current artistic environment. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:57:31.

Using examples taken from images housed in the Anthropology Section of the Museum, argues that depending upon the photographer's motivations, they may portray an accurate record of Aboriginal culture or a skewed, Eurocentric viewpoint.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2000.