Visual Arts

[Museum Studies Project (MMSt)--Kansas University, 2019.]

Website for the art and creative writing competition for Indigenous youth. Includes links to past winners' submissions, guidelines for submissions, information about prizing, and section for teachers.

Indigenous Studies librarian discusses cultural preservation initiatives; director of Two Worlds Colliding discusses importance of the arts; coordinator of U of S Aboriginal Theatre Program discusses role of collaboration in furthering culture; and president of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre discusses culture as a way of life. Duration: 51:11.

Discusses artist Rebecca Belmore's refusal to attend the "Walking with Our Sisters" exhibition due to the requirements of wearing a dress and smudging before entering in the context of tensions between traditionalist and secular artists and artworks, and Indigenous criticism of Indigenous culture.

Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.

Reviews several illustrated publications created by Indigenous North Americans in the 1800s and uncovers the unacknowledged talent not given credit where credit was due.

Researcher discusses how civic spaces can take on meaning and project certain messages. Duration: 28:51.

Explores how filmmaker indigenizes social memory through archival photographs and film, personal interviews, contemporary music and iconic images.

Book review of: Indigenous Women and Feminism edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndorf, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 146.

Comments on a personal collection of over 800,000 pieces, from throughout ten regions of the Americas, installed in the National Museum of the American Indian.

Visual Art Thesis (D.V.A.)--Griffith University, 2004.

Discusses how the artist uses parody in his works by painting in the style of Kane and Catlin but introducing subject matter that challenges the stereotypes they depict.

Overview of collecting, research and teaching, and exhibitions in Canada, United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Germany, etc. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kansas State University, 2016.

Interview with the artist, art historian, educator and curator who has worked in Southwest Manitoba for over 20 years.

Curator talks about her background in Aboriginal art and the exhibition.

Noted artist, curator, educator, and rights activist discusses her culture, work, and the exhibition Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth.

Discusses past, present and future directions and the issue of educating the public about contemporary art as an expression of living and changing culture.

Artist Rebecca Belmore discusses the political and social realities of her work.

Looks at a gallery founded in 1970 by a group of Mexican-American artists and activists.

Mixed media artist Tom GreyEyes talks about his art being political messages coming from the Indigenous perspective on colonialism, decolonization and protest.

Interviews with three visual artists whose work emphasizes cultural meanings within the film and video work by Loretta Todd and photography by Shelley Niro and Patricia Deadman.

Comments on the curator's views on Inuit art, exhibition programming and funding.

Comments on special edition which includes articles about indigenous cinemas, media and visual art.

Very brief overview of the environment at the time. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses the importance of donations of private collections. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Results of survey of Canadian institutions' teaching and research activities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Highlights the collections and activities of the University of Lethbridge, Queen's University, York University, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Focuses on the organization's mission and activities undertaken to support and promote artists and their work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p.28.

Focus on the Inuit Galerie in Mannheim. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Comments on the meaning of artmaking for contemporary Inuit, what constitutes Inuit art and the controversy over the use of power tools to make art. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.

Discusses artists' responses to the impact of residential schools and cultural assimilation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.

Discusses the artistic production which was initiated as a form of occupational therapy and later became a source of income. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 11.

Database of nearly 8,000 records accessible by title, name (including alternate spellings), gender, printer, catalogue title and community. Online version of The Inuit Artists Print Workbook.

Book review of Inuit Modern edited by Gerald McMaster.

Large commercial online gallery focuses on Inuit works along with a few First Nations artists. Includes an extensive index of biographies of artists.

Looks at the characteristics that distinguish the five different printmaking groups. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1985.

Overview of recent changes to Inuit Art scene including a focus on market oriented production and a professional approach by the artists which incorporates new media and subject matter. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Virtual exhibit of over 300 digitized images and special narratives and interviews of 21 Inuit artists.

Discusses an exhibition where youth represent themselves, and tell their own stories to addresses issues of urban Indigeneity and schooling.

Contains links to interactive movie, learning resources, Elder interviews (transcripts in English), artwork database, educator's guide, and Inuktitut lessons.

Critiques art exhibition mounted to celebrate the creation of new territory of Nunavut in terms of whether it accurately represented the Inuit, or was just a reflection of southern views about their art.