A CARFAC National Webinar Series presentation Indigenous Protocols: Pathways of Protection
Wednesday, March 23 at 4PM EST (check your local time)
Join us for a conversation with Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts contributors David Garneau, Lou-ann Neel and Theresie Tungilik. They’ll be discussing the creation of the guide, respecting Indigenous Protocols from their own perspectives and some of the steps that can be taken to protect Indigenous Cultural Expressions. The presentation will be moderated by Liz Barron, Project Manager, and there will be time for a Q&A at the end.
This is a free webinar but advance registration is required.
Registration is now closed.
The event will be recorded and a watch back link will be made available to everyone registered.
Please note, this conversation will be hosted in English with live speech-to-text transcription.
About the speakers:
Lou-ann Ika’wega Neel is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist born in Alert Bay, British Columbia, living in Victoria, BC, in the unceded traditional territories of the Lekwungen people. Descending from a family of artists, Lou-ann is a practicing artist, experienced arts administrator, and an active advocate for the Indigenous fine arts community, with a focus on intellectual property rights and copyright of Indigenous artists, their families, nations, and communities. She is the researcher and writer of Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts and recently joined Creative BC as the organization’s Indigenous Lead.
David Garneau is an artist and a professor of Visual Arts at the University of Regina, where he teaches drawing, painting, and criticism. Born in Edmonton, his art practice includes oil paintings, acrylic, collage, drawing, and sculpture, some of which can be found in the collections of the Canadian Parliament, Indian and Inuit Art Collection, and Canadian Museum of History. His own Métis identity has been the focus of some of his work along with the themes of masculinity, history, and identity. David has also curated shows for the Mackenzie Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Regina.
Theresie Tungilik is an artist and art collector from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Alongside her art practice, she has served on numerous boards and committees, and assisted with the repatriation of Inuit art from the African Museum in Belgium. Theresie has been an Advisor for the Government of Nunavut in the department of Arts and Traditional Economy since 2003 and a CARFAC National board member since 2017. Last year, she was appointed to the board of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Indigenous Advisory Committee for Qaumajuq, the WAG’s new Inuit Art Centre.