RESPONSE PROGRAM
Represent
Join us for the Second Response Workshop Series with artist Bracken Hanuse Corlett!
• Friday 16 May, 1 – 4 pm
• Friday 6 June 12noon – 4PM * NEW DATE*
Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre (LB 196), Capilano University
Using drawing, mixed media, collage, and digital techniques we will explore "representation" as it pertains to Indigenous people both historically and in the present. Juxtapositions of archive, contemporary representation and personal images will act as conduits to approach and respond to stereotype, pop culture iconography and other perspectives. That entails focusing on work that broadly addresses the question of the representation of indigenous histories, and creating individual artworks that respond to images - a historical photo, or 'image' understood more broadly as a general impression, idea or stereotype.
We'll provide you with all the paper, pencils, fine liners and paints you might need during the workshops. However, to take part, students should bring a photocopy of their portrait or the portrait of a family member (historical or present day), and a photocopy/scan of a historical or contemporary image that represents "Indigenous histories."
Participants can also learn about live-compositing, a digital method of playing with moving collage and opening up new ways to re-construct an image. The software and all required tools will be provided for free. No pre-requisites or previous experience required. Space is limited to 20 participants.
Bracken Hanuse Corlett is a multimedia artist hailing from the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations. He got his start in theatre and performance 13 years ago and has since transitioned into a focus on digital-media, live-visual performance and visual arts. He is the co-founder of the Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival and over the last three years he has performed across the country as a member of the audio-visual collective, Skookum Sound System. He is a graduate of the En’owkin Centre of Indigenous Art and went to Emily Carr University of Art and Design for a B.F.A. in Visual Arts. He has also studied Northwest Coast art, carving and design from acclaimed Heiltsuk artists Bradley Hunt and his sons Shawn Hunt and Dean Hunt. Some of his notable exhibitions have been at Grunt Gallery, Unit Pitt (Vancouver), Three Walls Gallery (Chicago) SAW Gallery (Ottawa), Royal BC Museum, Open Space (Victoria) and the Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective, Mackenzie Art Gallery (Regina).
Response is an educational program created by the Presentation House Gallery in partnership with First Nations Student Services at Capilano University. For more info contact Sydney Hart (Education Coordinator at Presentation House Gallery) at s.hart [at] presentationhousegallery [dot] org
Image credit: Thunderbird Transformer, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Still Image from Live-Visual performance, 2014