Sharon Alward: Sparks Artist Talk
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aceartinc. 206 Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1L4
Sharon Alward: Sparks Artist Talk
May 3, 2019 7pm Join us on the First Friday of May for an evening with Sharon Alward.
Alward is a Canadian video and performance artist. Cited as one of the 100 most influential and innovative Canadians in MacLean's magazine for her work as a Canadian artist, her creative works reference performance, installation and ritual as potential sites for creativity and transformation. Actively involved in both art and social justice issues in the Winnipeg Community since 1986, Alward is also a Full Professor at the University of Manitoba, School of Art.
After a teaching and artistic career that spans over 35 years Alward is retiring from the School of Art. Her artist talk Sparks will look back over the past three and a half decades of her teaching and creative works and she will share her reflections.
"I have always been interested in art as a healing agent and believe through performance, ritual and witnessing we have the opportunity to tell our stories and initiate healing. Performing ritual allows us the opportunity to transcend suffering and dehumanizing experiences, open ourselves up for healing and journey towards wholeness." - Sharon Alward