The Water Initiative: pimâtisiwin nipi/ bimaadiziwin nibi/tu besudi

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“The Water Initiative: pimâtisiwin nipi/bimaadiziwin nibi/tu besudi,” 2024

(courtesy of the WAG)

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 29. Doors open at 6:45pm with the formal program beginning at 7pm and includes refreshments and food.

The Water Initiative: A Residency for Emerging Indigenous Artists Exploring Water and Environmental Impact

The Water Initiative is a joint project between WAG-Qaumajuq and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER). The goal of the project is to bring together emerging Indigenous artists for a residency at WAG-Qaumajuq where they will receive mentorship from established Indigenous artists and collaborate on an artwork that speaks to their relationship with water, to be exhibited at the WAG-Qaumajuq. The exhibition title is pimâtisiwin nipi/bimaadiziwin nibi/tu besudi. 

The artist leading this residency is Redsun, a Denesuline and Nehitho Land Defender, writer and multimedia artist who works in film.  The residency is also meant to provide the young artists with opportunities for professional and skill development.

Mainly coming from communities in northern Manitoba where Cree and Dene modes of subsistence are threatened by extractive industry that negatively impacts waterways, the artists participating in the residency each have a unique perspective on the importance of having access to water. These perspectives will inform the creation of a new artwork that will be exhibited in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium at WAG-Qaumajuq starting at the end of August 2024.