EVENT: NIIPA Artists’ Roundtable – February 8
January 16, 2018
NIIPA ARTISTS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
McMaster Museum of Art
Thursday, February 8, 6 – 8 pm
Join us for an Artists Roundtable Discussion with some of the founding members of the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers’ Association (NIIPA) an organization founded in Hamilton in 1985. Our special guest speakers are:
Rick Hill
Yvonne Maracle
Brenda Mitten
Greg Staats
This event is presented as a complement to the exhibition now on view at the McMaster Museum of Art, #nofilterneeded: Shining light on the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers’ Association (NIIPA), 1985 – 1992. The exhibition is curated by Rhéanne Chartrand and presented in partnership with Indigenous Art Centre, INAC.
Check out the Hamilton Spectator’s recent article about the exhibition:
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is available on first-come-first-served basis.
Directions to McMaster Museum of Art
Image details (clockwise from top left) Murray McKenzie, Native Studies, 1984; Dorothy Chocolate, Feast, Fort Franklin, N.W.T., 1981; Shelley Niro, Cousins, c. 1987; Brenda Mitten, Remember the Removal; Richard W. Hill (Sr.), Randy Hill; Joel Johnson, Rail Robot; Martin “Akwiranoron” Loft, Jessie – Micmac; Greg Staats, Mary, 1982. Collection of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Photographer: Lawrence Cook
MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART
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