Voices of Refugees Installation – Central Asia, Central America and Africa at Library and Archives of Canada 2010. The Voices of Refugees Installation was exhibited during Ottawa’s World Refugee Week Celbrations at Library and Archives of Canada in June 2010. The 5-day event featured 65 works of art, 25 artists, 23 videos, 19 activists and…
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North-South-East-West Catalogue Launch
North-South-East-West Catalogue presented with talk at Research in Art 2014 The North-South-East-West Catalogue was presented with a talk at the Research in Art Salon 53 in Ottawa Canada on October 8, 2014 With the launch of the North-South-East-West project in 2003, medicine-wheel.co, Thompson received invitations to exhibit his work in North America, Asia and Europe….
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….
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Metis Day
Canadian Museum of Civilization features videos Pauline’s Neighbourhood, The Jingle Dress Dance and Water is Associated with the North 2009. Metis Day at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, now known as the Canadian Museum of History, featured the following videos “Pauline’s Neighbourhood,” “The Jingle Dress Dance” and “Water is Associated with the North” by Graham…
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…
Global Voices 2012 Catalogue Launch
Global Voices 2012 Catalogue launched at Research In Art, 2013. The Global Voices 2012 Catalogue was launched at the Research In Art Artist Project Room May 11, 2013. During the event, Sherry Tompalski spoke about her paintings from the Global Voices Project during the period 2008 – 2012. Artists Graham Thompson (media) and Sherry Tompalski…
Guerilla Magazine Ottawa, Talking Portraits
Talking Portraits reviewed by Tony Martins of Guerilla Magazine Ottawa, 2008. The Talking Portraits Series was review by the Guerilla Magazine of Ottawa Canada in an article entitled Portraiture by Intuition by Tony Martins in issue #8 in June 2008. Portraiture by Intuition by Tony Martins Do we create images of who we are on…
SAW Video Ottawa Ontario, Metis Media Fest 2008
Metis Media Fest 2008, 110 short videos, 30 Aboriginal Artists, 20 video displays and 8 computers at SAW Video Media Arts Ottawa. The Metis Media Fest 2008 was exhibited at the SAW Video Media Arts Centre in Ottawa Canada on Sept 6&7, 2008. The project was a collaboration with 30 Aboriginal Artists from Ottawa. The multimedia…
Canadian Centre for International Justice
Voices of Refugees Posters exhibited at 2008 formal launch of Canadian Centre of International Justice, Speakers included Maher Arar, Lloyd Axworthy, and Ellen Gabriel. Posters from the Voices of Refugees Installation were exhibited at the June 2008 formal launch of the Canadian Centre of International Justice in Ottawa Canada. Speakers included Maher Arar, Lloyd Axworthy,…
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…