Metis Media Fest 2008 reviewed in Ottawa’s Guerilla Magazine piece “Old Cultures, New Tech”. Tony Martins features the 2008 Metis Media Fest in the September Issue #17 of Ottawa’s Guerilla Magazine in a piece entitled “Old Cultures, New Tech”. The article ran as follows: Besides taking him around the world, Graham Thompson’s inter-cultural video and…
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National Gallery of Canada, Global Voices 2012
Global Voices 2012 at National Gallery of Canada, 37 paintings, 23 videos and 18 artists of Central Asia, Africa, the Americas, Cree and Mohawk Nations. The Global Voices 2012 event at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa Canada featured 37 paintings, 23 videos and 18 artists of Central Asia, Africa, the Americas, Cree and…
13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro
Metis Media Installation videos presented at 13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro 2008. Graham Thompson presented videos from the Metis Media Installation at the 13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro in October 2008. Videos from the Métis Media Installation were presented with an artist’s talk at the International TV Festival Bar Montenegro in October 2008….
Parliament of Canada, Refugee Voices
Federal Minister Jason Kenney launches the Voices of Refugees Installation at the Parliament of Canada in 2009. The Voices of Refugees Installation was exhibited at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa Ontario June 16, 2009. The multimedia event featured 8 portraits of refugees from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, with segments of their life…
Ottawa Carleton District School Board Metis Murals
Ottawa Carleton District School Board invites Metis Murals Project into their classrooms for Metis story telling, computer graphics and painted hardboards. In 2008 the Ottawa Carleton District School Board invited the Metis Murals Project into their classrooms. The multimedia project included Metis story telling and the creating of murals using archival images, drawings, collage, computer…
SAW Video Ottawa, Metis Media Fest 2007
Metis Media Fest 2007, 24 Aboriginal Artists, 50 videos, 25 digital images and 10 audio tracks presented at SAW Video Media Arts Ottawa. Metis Media Fest 2007 was exhibited at the SAW Video Media Arts Centre in Ottawa Canada on August 30, 2007. The multimedia Installation featured 50 videos, 25 digital images and 10 audio…
Ottawa Carleton School Board, Human Rights
Aboriginal Human Rights Art Seminar 2007 in collaboration with the United Nations and Amnesty International at Ottawa Carleton District School Board. During March 2007, Graham Thompson in collaboration with the United Nations and Amnesty International, conducted an Aboriginal Human Rights Art Seminar at the Ottawa Carleton District School Board of Ottawa Canada By illustrating the…
Steam Whistle Gallery Toronto, Talking Portraits
Talking Portraits Installation exhibited at Steam Whistle Gallery, Toronto Canada in 2006. Sherry Tompalski’s and Graham Thompson’s Talking Portraits Installation was exhibited at The Steam Whistle Gallery, Toronto Canada in 2006. Sherry Tompalski’s Talking Portait Installation Debuted in Toronto at the Steam Whistle Gallery. Curated by Simon Hermant, the show opened October 26th at 6pm…
La Petite Mort Gallery Ottawa, Talking Portraits
Tompalski’s Talking Portraits were exhibited at La Petite Mort Gallery May 26th, 2006. Sherry Tompalski’s Talking Portaits Installation was at La Petite Mort Gallery, curated by Guy Berube, May 26th 7 – 10 PM at 306 Cumberland St. Ottawa Canada. The Exhibition provided 3 ways to experience the portrait – through large oil paintings, 8…
National Gallery Ottawa, Human Rights Seminar
Aboriginal Human Rights Art Seminar 2006, in collaboration with Amnesty International, was conducted at the National Gallery of Canada. During March 2006, Graham Thompson in collaboration with Amnesty International, conducted an Aboriginal Human Rights Art Seminar at the National Gallery of Canada. By illustrating the spiritual connection Aboriginal People have to the Earth, Thompson in…