The Forgotten Years, maybe we’re drawn to water because of the rhythm or maybe because it’s what we’re made of, and CAMP

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Window Galleries at Arts Commons

Artist reception at Happenings #9 on Mezzanine Level of Arts Commons on Monday, August 18 from 6-9 pm 

Arts Commons is happy to welcome three unique exhibits to the Window Galleries this June. Focusing on alternative narratives and giving voice to those who might have been excluded from the first 150 years. Window Galleries from June-August will focus on the telling of women’s stories of their relationships, hopes, communicating and the strength of perseverance through adversity. These 3 exhibitions show the tenderness and strength of personal and cultural history, these exhibits feature artists Hannah Doerksen, Nicole Kelly Westman, Areum Kim, and sisters Brittney and Richelle Bear Hat.

The Forgotten Years mimics a neglected shop window with personal images and objects from the artist chosen to give a melancholic and conflicted view of the past. The work endeavors to balance expressions of pride and shame while seeking to evoke remorse, resiliency, reconciliation and redemption.

maybe we’re drawn to water because of the rhythm or maybe because it’s what we’re made of works to dissect the authority of language. Over the period of a year, this document was passed back and forth between Nicole Kelly Westman and Areum Kim to build up layers of words, evolving into a coherent and unpredictable third voice.

CAMP places specific materials to serve as quiet mementos of an ever-evolving Native culture both recognizing their historical significance and honouring their place in collective memory. Sisters Brittney and Richelle Bear Hat build conversation together and using storytelling as the main key to their practices.

The Window Galleries at Arts Commons consist of seven display spaces which provide exhibition opportunities for two dimensional and sculptural works, running in three month intervals and are open to all emerging and professional artists and collectives.