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produced and conceived by Anna Wiebe

Sculptural Vocabularies

(Sculpture and Contemporary Canadian Women Artists)

The Winnipeg Art Gallery and Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) have partnered to present the first women and sculpture symposium in Canada. This forum, entitled Sculptural Vocabularies: A symposium exploring the sculptural practices of contemporary Canadian women artists, is scheduled for January 20-22, 2011, to coincide with a major exhibition by Winnipeg sculptor Eva Stubbs. The medium of sculpture, particularly public art, continues to be male dominated. This national symposium will be an exciting opportunity to bring together female sculptural practitioners from across Canada to network, to discuss sculptural issues (such as site, materiality, scale, representation, abstraction, historical antecedents and current movements), and to share professional experiences and strategies. What does it take to be a sculptor in today’s art world? How are women working (and flourishing) in the expanded field of sculptural media?

This symposium will provide a rare and valuable opportunity for all artists in the community to broaden their knowledge and understanding of three-dimensional practices, and engage in discussions with senior Canadian artists, as well as Yolanda Paulsen from Mexico. The symposium will take place at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and will attract attendees from Winnipeg and beyond. Do not miss this opportunity to participate in the first Canadian conference to explore issues pertaining to women and 3-D work.

Thursday, January 20 • Keynote speaker Catherine Widgery

Friday, January 21 • Panelists Jennifer Gibson, Shary Boyle, Aganetha Dyck,Andrew Kear, Jennifer Stillwell, Mary Reid, Elizabeth Roy, Eva Stubbs, Tricia Wasney, and Darlene Coward Wight

Saturday, January 22 • Keynote speaker Yolanda Paulsen (presented by MAWA). Panelists Faye HeavyShield, Candice Hopkins, Nadia Myre, Mary Anne Barkhouse,Lee-Ann Martin, and Rebecca Belmore.