Image Source: Urban Shaman
“Sacred Clown & Other Strangers”
Skeena Reece
Dates: June 5 to July 15, 2015
Reception: Friday, June 5th at 8pm
Location: Main Gallery
More Info: urbanshaman.org/site/exhibitions
“one that wanders silently in grace…okeemahpo”
Melissa Wastasecoot
Dates: June 5 to July 15, 2015
Reception: Friday June 5th at 8pm. Artist talk at 9pm
Location: Marvin Francis Media Gallery
More Info: urbanshaman.org/site/mediagallery
About Urban Shaman
MISSION STATEMENT
Urban Shaman is an Aboriginal artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.
VISION
Urban Shaman presents contemporary Indigenous Aboriginal art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Aboriginal cultures.
MANDATE
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art is a nationally recognized leader in Aboriginal arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Aboriginal art in Canada. Our focus on developing new programming and new ways of presenting, it have resulted in increased exposure and the expansion of our activities. Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Aboriginal arts community and arts community at large.
- Committed to serving the needs of emerging, mid-career, and established Aboriginal artists through exhibitions and associated programming, workshops, residencies and curatorial initiatives.
- Dedicated to contributing to art historical and cultural critical discourses on a local, national, and international level.
- Committed to facilitating artistic production, education, and appreciation of contemporary art as an important and empowering tool for Aboriginal peoples.
Admission to the gallery is free.
