Indigenous art will be intensive at UBCO this month
It’s called intensive for a reason. UBC Okanagan’s Summer Indigenous Art Intensive offers an educational series of courses, lectures, art shows and opportunities to create art. The Summer Indigenous Art Intensive, organized by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, offers a jam-packed July. It features a series of renowned speakers, a variety of related undergraduate and graduate credit courses, and a group of resident artists who will be working to create new artwork.
The summer intensive brings international and national Indigenous scholars and artists together on campus, explained Stephen Foster, acting dean of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
“The intensive is a one-of-a-kind program and is a tremendous opportunity for UBC Okanagan students to work closely with and alongside artists and scholars as they produce, create and discuss new art and scholarship,” said Foster.
The public is invited to keynote talks each Wednesday at noon during July in the University Theatre (ADM026). Keynote speakers include artists and theorists from across Canada, and some visiting from Australia and New Zealand. They include France Trepanier, Chris Creighton Kelly, Monika Kin Gagnon, Jeannette Armstrong, Shawn Wilson, Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Graham Hingangaroa Smith. All keynote talks will be livestreamed.
In addition to the resident artists, the summer intensive will host senior Indigenous artists James Luna and recent UBC Honorary degree recipient Alex Janvier.
Luna opened an exhibition at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art on Friday and will conduct a two-day master class in Indigenous performance for the resident artists and students registered in the summer courses.
Janvier will visit July 13-28. While here, he will be painting in the FINA Gallery in the Creative and Critical Studies Building, and will present his work at the end of the residency.
The Indigenous Summer Intensive has been operating at UBC Okanagan since 2014. For a full schedule of events and access to the livestream artist’s presentations, visit rmooc.ca.