Witness 40 years of urban Aboriginal art

Program, P.2660
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Identifier
P.2660
Category
Visual Arts
Date
2011 – 2012
Description
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) and Open Space invite you to join us for the second chapter of a four-part exhibition series that shares a unique forty-year history of urban Aboriginal art. This second exhibition, on view March 22 and 23, honours the traditional time of New Beginnings on the Land (a.k.a. spring).
The story of urban Aboriginal art is the story of a community that is constantly changing. Curators Leslie Mcgarry, culture and community liaison; Shona Collison, team leader of mental health; and Peter Morin have selected a series of exhibitions that will showcase the diversity of the VNFC collection. These gatherings of art and community share traditional protocols and are organized following the seasons of the Land. Our first exhibition took place in the evenings of December 8 and 9; this is traditionally the time of storytelling.
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre has a forty-year history of providing advocacy, support, and community for the urban Aboriginal populations
of Greater Victoria. Open Space, which coincidentally has been presenting contemporary art in Victoria for about forty years, is excited to participate in the creation of this series of temporary exhibitions.