Co-curated by Jasmina Karabeg and I, this exhibition runs online until May 20 at http://historyofthefuture.ca/
History of the Future examines ways to envision and create the future. Threatened by environmental changes, looking at the shaky economic future and rising inequality we collectively, as humanity, search for points of certainty in the most diverse realms of our lives. This project tackles the process of developing knowledge and narratives about the future, while examining how we collectively create the future itself. Technologies of information, visualisation and communication have played a pivotal role in the creation not only of our present but also of our future. History of the Future actively engages with these technologies.
Artists: Judy Cheung, Cease Wyss, Pudy Tong, Mariel Belanger, Chris Bose, Bracken H’anuse Corlett, Brian Kent Gotro, Jude Norris and Jeremy Owen Turner.
Picto Prophecy Project
Opening November 25 at the En’owkin Centre (189 Green Mtn Rd, Penticton BC) and online at React2012.
The Picto Prophesy Project supports the Ullus Collective in the creation of location-based artworks using GPS technology to integrate audio, video and new media into the land. This innovative approach builds on the tradition of storytelling using pictographs, rock landmarks, Totem Poles and Story Poles.
Participating artists include: Victoria Baptiste, Mariel Belanger, Tracey Kim Bonneau, Chris Bose, Bracken H’anuse Corlett and Warren Hooley. Senior artist Cease Wyss will participate as a guest artist and mentor. Indigenous/ Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keeper, Richard Armstrong, will also share his knowledge and expertise.
The Ullus is an Indigenous collective based in Penticton that brings together artists to share knowledge, build skills and develop innovative projects. Funding for the project is gratefully provided by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Picto Prophesy is curated by Jennifer Pickering and Tracey Kim Bonneau.
Media: Penticton Western News, Kelowna Capital News
Picto Prophesy Project
I am currently working as the curator and fundraiser for the Picto Prophecy Project and had the pleasure and privilege of spending the weekend with the participants at the En’owkin Centre in Penticton.
The Picto Prophesy Project supports the Ullus Collective in the creation of location-based artworks using GPS technology to integrate audio, video and new media into the land. This innovative approach builds on the tradition of storytelling using pictographs, rock landmarks, Totem Poles and Story Poles. The Picto Prophesy Project will be an entertaining and insightful examination of prophesies in the year 2012. Access to the collaborative work will be available through the En’owkin Centre and online beginning in October 2011.
Participating artists include: Victoria Baptiste, Mariel Belanger, Tracey Kim Bonneau, Chris Bose, Bracken H’anuse Corlett and Warren Hooley. Senior artist Cease Wyss will participate as a guest artist and mentor. Indigenous/ Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keeper, Richard Armstrong, will also share his knowledge and expertise.
The Ullus is an Indigenous collective based in Penticton that brings together artists to share knowledge, build skills and develop innovative projects. Funding for the project is gratefully provided by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Media links: Penticton Western News
GeotagArt.com
GeotagArt.com is a project I developed and curated that links artworks to geophysical locations outside the gallery, connecting wireless audiences to video, music, sculpture and painting. The exhibition runs from June 10 – October 31.
With over 300 visitors to date, GeotagArt brings the art out of the gallery so you can explore art and ideas in the places you like to spend time; on the lake, in parks, and in the city.
Participating artists include members of the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art and the Ullus Collective: Victoria Baptiste, Mariel Belanger, Sue Bizecki, Tracey Bonneau, Jarod Charzewski, Levi George, Warren Hooley, James Masz, John Terbasket and David Wilson.
Media Links: Kelowna Capital News June 11, 2011, Kelowna Capital News August 18, 2011.