Take part in an enriching exchange between Leah Decter and Amy Spiers on decolonization in the arts and cultural contexts of Canada and Australia.
National Gallery of Canada
Lecture Hall
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4
Leah and Amy will discuss their approaches to interfering with symbols and mythologies of colonial whiteness and activating non-colonial practices and relations. They work from their critical perspectives as Canadian and Australian white settler artist/curator/scholars on unceded Indigenous territories. This talk will be followed by a conversation with the Gallery’s Rachelle Dickenson.
Free event. In English with simultaneous French interpretation.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available for NGC events and programs when requested a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the event. Email info@gallery.ca with the event name, date and time.
More information here.
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) are engaged in a unique partnership to support the agency, self-determination and cultural sovereignty of Indigenous artists, cultural producers and communities.
Image: Amy Spiers (left), photo © Jody Haines; Leah Decter (middle), photo © Leah Decter; Rachelle Dickenson (right), photo © Justin Wonnacott
