Events for September 17 – September 23
Roundtable Discussion
A Shifting Landscape
Presentation by France Trépanier and Chris Creighton-Kelly
Main Hall – September 17, 10am–12pm PST
French/English Translation and ASL Interpretation Provided 
France Trépanier & Chris Creighton-Kelly are co-Directors of Primary Colours/ Couleurs primaires. Its main objective is to place Indigenous arts at the centre of the Canadian arts system. Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires also asserts that creative practices by artists of colour, who have roots around the world, play a critical role in imagining the future(s) of Canadian art making.
They will present “A Shifting Landscape”, by approaching the immediate challenges in the Canadian arts system. Using a historical perspective, they situate the development of this Eurocentric system in the context of colonialism; the post World War 2 ‘cultural nation building’ period; the 80’s and 90’s push by IBPoC artists to gain access to this system; the 25 year response of Canadian arts institutions/organizations and the current resetting of this system in the wake of Indigenous struggles and the BLM uprisings.
Chris and France will insist that concepts such as access, inclusion and diversity – despite the rush of arts organizations to embrace DIE strategies (Diversity, Inclusion and Equity) – should themselves die. This Multiculturalism approach has never been adequate to deal with questions raised by systemic racism in the arts. In 2020, it is an anachronism.
Instead, they advocate decolonizing of the arts, at every level. Building on the anti- racist work developed by IBPoC activists, they will explain how equity audits; communications strategies; tokenistic programming; HR practices in hiring; public statements against racism, etc, are just the beginning and nowhere near enough.
The critical work of decolonizing ultimately leads to an entire re-thinking and re- designing of the arts system. This new imagining acknowledges territory, history and the centering of Indigenous arts practices.
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Weekly Screening
At the Confluence – Works from the Yukon (66 mins)
Programmed by Yukon Film Society (YFS) and The Klondike Institute for Art and Culture (KIAC)
Works will be available to stream in the cinema from Sept. 17–23
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Featured Artist Works
Lindsay Delaronde – Gemini
Lindsay Delaronde’s piece will be shown in the gallery from Sept. 17–23
Anchi Lin – Artist talk and screening of rhzyal maku Sept 23 at 7pm PST
Register Here
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·Weekly Meetups
Session 1: Artistic Staff
Session 2: Technical and Production Staff
To be held simultaneously in the Main Hall on Sept. 22, 10am–12pm PST
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