UBC Creates New Chair in Historical Indigenous Art

Name: UBC Creates New Chair in Historical Indigenous Art
Item: University of British Columbia, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory
Author: Galleries West

July 21, 2020

3:06 PM

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is expanding its research into historical Indigenous art thanks to a $3-million endowment from Michael Audain.

The gift will be matched by the university to create a $6-million endowment for the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art

Recruitment of an internationally recognized scholar will begin shortly.

“I hope the chair will be an opportunity to enhance the knowledge and respect for historical art making by Indigenous people, both on the West Coast of Canada but also throughout the world," says Audain. "There is a tremendous power and distinction in Indigenous art.”

The new position will enhance the study of works from before or around the time of European settlement, in addition to researching West Coast Indigenous art in the context of global Indigenous art history.

Source: UBC