Indigenous Archives - McMaster Museum of Art

Interview with Museum’s Director and Chief Curator Carol Podedworny

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:30:44 +0000

Elizabeth Cytko recently interviewed Carol Podedworny, Director and Chief Curator at the MMA for Musings the University of Toronto Museum Studies Alumni Check-In series. Their discussion—a fascinating overview of Carol’s career, advice for emerging museum professionals, and big shifts in the museum world—has just been published.

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Museum receives major Terra grant for Indigenous/American Art project

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:46:54 +0000

The McMaster Museum of Art is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of over $100,000 CDN from the Chicago-based Terra Foundation for American Art. The Foundation supports exhibitions and scholarship at institutions worldwide from the Musée d’Orsay to Tate Modern.

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Jeremy Dutcher Concert at McMaster

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:49:02 +0000

The Socrates Project launches at McMaster University with a concert.

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Ursula Johnson: Mi’kwite’tmn (Do You Remember)

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:54:37 +0000

McMaster Museum of Art presents Ursula Johnson: Mi’kwite’tmn (Do You Remember).

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Rebecca Belmore: March 5, 1819

Mathew Sandford — Wed, 02 May 2018 14:35:38 +0000

March 5, 1819 is a recently acquired video work that considers the frantic final moments before Demasduit, a young Beothuk woman (later renamed Mary March) is captured by colonists at Red Indian Lake in Newfoundland.

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Recent Acquisitions

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:08:07 +0000

The McMaster Museum of Art’s Acquisitions Committee meets on a regular basis with the Curatorial team to advise and oversee acquisitions, through purchase or donation, of works of art for the Permanent Collection.

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Coyote School – the story behind the title

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:02:11 +0000

The response to our summer exhibition, Coyote School, has been tremendous.

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Jeremy Dutcher’s Performance and his Inspiration

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:16:10 +0000

In addition to the visual art and the guest speakers, a highlight of the recent Coyote School opening was the magnificent performance by Jeremy Dutcher. If you’d like to hear him again in person – and soon – he is performing tomorrow at Luminato in Toronto.

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Jeremy Dutcher: Indigenous Operatic Tenor to Perform at McMaster

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:19:52 +0000

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Coyote School Exhibition Highlights 8 Contemporary Indigenous Artists

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 11 May 2017 21:50:45 +0000

Coyote School presents contemporary works by eight mid-career Indigenous artists who acknowledge the influence of senior Indigenous artists on the development of their own artistic practice.

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