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Concert | Odaya


Date & time
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cost

This event is free

Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve W.
Room LB-165

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

The Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery welcomes Indigenous women’s drum group, Odaya, who have been invited to respond to the exhibition Sovereign Acts II, presently on view at the gallery, by way of a concert.

Odaya is a non-profit organization registered in 2007. At that time, most of its founding members were working for Quebec Native Women's Association in Kahnawake. These dynamic, creative and engaged Aboriginal Women draw their strength from their ancestral heritages. They aim to help raise awareness within the population about the diverse and complex realities of Aboriginal Peoples, as well as the injustices and wounds due to Colonialism.

Odaya is also active at creating bridges between Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Its mandate is to create, sing and celebrate the richness of First Nations cultures while creating and supporting projects and events that promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples and women. In the last few years, Odaya was part of many artistic events such as the Accès-Asie Festival, Multi-Montréal Festival, Présence Autochtone Festival and the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Odaya has also been invited to be part of the International Peoples conference on Arts for Social Transformation (Philippines, 2011) as well as the World Social Forum (Tunisia, 2013).

As part of the gallery's public programs, the Response series invites artists, critics and scholars to examine our exhibitions from the standpoint of their practice and research. These critical readings or reactions set out alternate angles and reference points from which to return to the exhibition and the Gallery’s programming.

Admission for this event is free. The performance is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Sovereign Acts II presented at Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery until April 1.


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