XENALEKEN: First Nations Artist Forum

Event Description

The role of Aboriginal art in decolonization is the theme for XENALEKEN, a First Nations Artist Forum, which will feature a dynamic panel discussion on the contributions of Aboriginal artwork to the Indigenous Resurgence Movement. Moderator Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, a Professor and founder of the University of Victoria's Indigenous Governance Program, will be joined by First Nations artists lessLIE, Marianne Nicholson and Tania Willard. Panel discussion will being at 1 p.m. Tickets $5 thru Eventbrite. Includes admission to the Gallery and the Urban Thunderbirds/Ravens in a Material World exhibition plus light refreshments. For more info: www.victoria.ca