Tag: partners
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Officially launching the Circle at the Varley Art Gallery!
So thankful to every one that attended the official opening of our Indigenous Advisory Circle at the Varley Art Gallery. The event included a wonderful talk by guest artist Archer Pechawis, dance by Circle member Shane Martell, prayers and guidance from knowledge keeper Phil Cote, and a chance to eat (food from the incredible Dashmaawaan…
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Land-based knowledge sharing (and graduate class)
What a gift to have Circle member, Dustin Brass, sharing his knowledge with us as we develop land-based learning strategies. Dustin worked with graduate students in the AMPD Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Summer Institute class, visited with York centres and partners , and did site visits at Markham to plan our future experiential…
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Our opening meetings and events brought us together
Before we even had a University campus building at Markham, we were planning how we might build partnerships together, with the advice of an incredible team of artists and Indigenous leaders, professors, students, and guests. We began this work with an event at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled “Art, Tech, Education and Listening to the…