Curating when you're not a curator

Curating when you're not a curator | BIPOC Workshop by Kablusiak

Friday March 6, 2020 from 2:00-4:00 pm
NSCAD Fountain Campus, S409

Inuvialuk artist and curator Kablusiak discussed the art of curation from an artist’s perspective in this short presentation that was followed by an informal discussion. Hosted by Indigenous mixed-ancestor artist Carrie Allison Payiw, this workshop was offered to all who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Colour. The workshop was presented by Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership and NSCAD University.

Kablusiak is an Inuvialuk artist based in Mohkinstsis and holds a BFA from the Alberta University of the Arts. They are represented by Jarvis Hall Gallery, and their work has been acquired by public and private collections across so-called Canada. Awards include the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Young Artist Prize (2017), the Primary Colours Emerging Artist Award (2018), and short-list nominee for the Sobey Art Awards (2019). The lighthearted nature of their practice extends gestures of empathy and solidarity; these interests invite reconsideration of the perceptions of contemporary Indigeneity.