EVENT: NIIPA Artists’ Roundtable - February 8

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:

McMaster Museum of Art Brenda Mitten, left, Greg Staats and Yvonne Maracle, are founders of the National Indian/Inuit Photographers' Association, which came together in Hamilton in 1985. - Gary Yokoyama,The Hamilton Spectator Article by Graham Rockingham. — Brenda Mitten, Greg Staats and Yvonne Maracle, are founders of the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers’ Association, which came together in Hamilton in 1985. – The Hamilton Spectator. Photograph by Gary Yokoyama. Article by Graham Rockingham.

This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is available on first-come-first-served basis.
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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

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EVENT: NIIPA Artists’ Roundtable – February 8

NIIPA ARTISTS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

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