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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.

Vision Exchange Community Tour #1 (Rebecca John & Ashna Jacob)

6-7 pm (3rd floor)
Maximum tour capacity 30 people


Join us at the AGA for a series of tours of Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada led by Edmonton community members.

The Community Tour series present visitors with unique perspectives on the stories and history told in the exhibition. Partners include local performance artists Rebecca John and Ashna Jacob, community member Jas Panesar and ASSIST Community Services Centre.

This evening, Edmonton based performance artist, Rebecca John, will present her piece bi/chotomy. Following the choreopoetry performance, artists Ashna Jacob and Rebecca John will then investigate Malayali identity from opposite ends of the lived experience spectrum. One having been born in Kerala, raised as a Non Resident Indian (NRI) in the Middle East, and currently living in Canada; the other never having set foot in the mother country, Alberta born and bred. Together they will offer visitors their own "vision exchange" in conjunction with the current exhibition.

bi/chotomy is an exploration of racial androgyny within the Indo-Canadian diaspora. Shaped by influences of bharatanatyam & choreopoetry, tea & coconuts, bridges & oceans, madness & queerness, family & ancestry, it unfurls one person’s path of existing simultaneously as brown & white, first-generation & second-generation, mad & brilliant, binary & non-binary, marginalized & model-minority.

 

Dates and Tickets

Free event during Tuesday Free Access Night
Free event during Tuesday Free Access Night
No ticket needed
No upcoming dates.
Show past dates
Audience: Adult

Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11am-5pm
Thursday: 11am-7pm
Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

Admission

* Restrictions apply. Please see our Hours and Admissions page.

AGA members
$Free
Youth 0-17
$Free
Alberta students 18+
$Free
Out-of-province students
$10
General admission
$14
Seniors 65+
$10

Location

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2C1

780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca

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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.