As we continue to refine our storyline, I keep coming back to the working title of our exhibit – “A Breath of Fresh Air” – to help define our overarching theme. It’s finally starting to feel like spring in Calgary, and it feels like we are all emerging from our winter hibernation. I have the [...]
Storyline – draft copy….
Well, we are continually working towards February 2008, when this exhibit will open. Our team of 4 individuals has been both rewarding and interesting and I am sure that we will have an extremely wonderful exhibit. Our process has been very lengthy and there has been many meetings, with discussions and viewings. The amount and [...]
What’s our Story?
The curatorial team is made up of a diverse group of individuals: a Native artist, two Ethnology curators, me – the art curator – and an intern from France who is researching on the representation of Native art in museums and galleries. We have spent a couple sessions now going over different ideas for the [...]
The Laugh Track
We had our first real team meeting the other day – four curators (Quyen, Fred, Beth and Gerry) and an intern (Elise) sitting around the table trying to bring our diverse ideas and views together. We are four very different voices from different backgrounds. In fact, I think we are often thinking and feeling similar things, [...]
First Nations ‘ART’-ifact….
Let us first consider this basic fact – ‘Art’ was a definite part of the daily lives of the First Nations people. This could be the heart of the exhibit and it could lead us on the path of what we are trying to do. I would like to have an exhibit with the idea [...]
Big Bear’s Dilemma, Paper Promises…
Painting and poetry by Frederick McDonald
1998
Acrylic on masonite
4′ x 7′
Collection of the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
I saw in your eyes a moment of light,
I saw a flash of eternity wrapped in
Imagined body ornament,
Marking time.
I saw steel light strands
Holding history silent
For only those who wish to ask,
Who wish to see reality.
I saw smooth expressions
Of time-honoured questions [...]
