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Seema Goel (second from right) teaching the All Things Wool workshop, May 2014 ... for Women’s Art MAWA recently received an enquiry from a member regarding supporting the Writing Trans Genres Conference being hosted by the MAWA’s position on gender. “Are MAWA residencies and programs Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute of open to people who do not identify as ‘women’ but may otherwise be Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg, May 22- genderqueer, genderplural, trans or intersex?” What a great question! 24 (see page 3 for details). When we first began working at MAWA in 2008, this question Gender is ever-changing. And yet gender-based discrimination came up with respect to Mini Mentorships (then a new program), so endures, as does gender-based violence. This past winter, MAWA col- we took it to the board. At not-for-profit organizations it may appear laborated on programming that was part of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s that the staff makes all decisions, but really the board sets the Off the Beaten Path . As WAG Director Stephen Borys reminded us at direction and determines policy. Those twelve wise women looked to the opening, half of all women in Canada have experienced at least MAWA’s mandate, the legal principle that defines our reason for being one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of sixteen. and guides our activities, and affirmed that most MAWA programs As horrifying as these statistics are, the effects of racism makes Indig- are open to people of all genders. However, in light of historical and enous women even more vulnerable. In March, MAWA contributed present-day inequality in the world (in general) and the visual arts to Walking with Our Sisters at Urban Shaman. This installation mov- (in particular), mentorships and residencies are designated for those ingly memorializes the 582 (at minimum) missing and murdered who identify as women and/or female, whatever their biology or his- Indigenous women in Canada, many of whom are two-spirited. Ac- tory. In other words, MAWA strives to be a safe, welcoming space for cording to Statistics Canada data, Indigenous women are twice as likely all people to learn about and participate in the visual arts. A few pro- to be victims of homicide and domestic violence than other Canad- grams are for women only. By women, we mean anyone (cisgendered, ian women, and Indigenous women are much more likely than other transgendered, two-spirited or of any plural gender identification) women to be attacked by strangers. who uses the word “woman” or “female” to describe herself. To be a woman in our society still means being economically Since 2012, Sarah Michaelson has hosted an annual DJ Camp at disadvantaged. According to the most recent Canadian statistics (2011), MAWA. The first time round she called it “Mama Cutsworth’s DJ our median hourly rate of pay relative to that of men has increased Academy for Women and Trans Folks,” but feedback from the trans to 87% (yay!), but that is still 13% away from parity (boo!). Women community suggested that, although that language was welcoming, work fewer hours, in part because we provide most of the unpaid it also set them apart. This past year, Sarah adopted a different caregiving for children and elders. The glass ceiling continues to approach, calling it “Mama Cutsworth’s DJ Academy for All Women.” limit opportunities. As of 2012, men outnumbered women two-to- MAWA wants to be a peer-based visual art education centre for one as legislators, senior officials and managers in Canada. And, as all women, but do all women know they are welcome if we don’t Off The Beaten Path and Walking with Our Sisters showed us, violence explicitly say so? Probably not. To our knowledge, no trans or other- against women is a risk we live with simply because of our gender. wise-defining woman has participated in our mentorship or residency As a result, MAWA continues to work to make our world more programs. So our belief that MAWA welcomes all women is refuted just, safe and equitable for all women. And all women are welcome by the fact that all women are not present. That is one of the reasons at MAWA. for this cover article, and one of the reasons we are so pleased to be –Shawna Dempsey and Dana Kletke

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a Uneasy living: placemaking, myth and the d i curious legacy of Sarah Winchester r

F by Courtney R. Thompson t s Friday, June 6, 2014, noon–1pm at MAWA r i F e e Courtney R. Thompson r From 1884 to 1922, Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester artists and scholars interested in the psychological resonance of F repeating rifle fortune, built what is now known as the Winchester domestic space. Mystery House in San Jose, California. This dwelling became her Courtney R. Thompson is a Winnipeg-based freelance arts writer life’s work—an artistic practice and source of speculation—defying and critic. She graduated with an MA in Art History, Theory and architectural conventions. It inspired artist Jeremy Blake to create a Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 series of videos that present a psychological portrait of the house. and has been writing about the arts in both print and online Courtney R. Thompson will discuss the material legacy of Sarah publications for more than a decade. Winchester and the myths surrounding her that continue to impact

Jeremy Blake, Winchester Trilogy , installation (digital media, digital animation with sound), from left to right: Winchester , 2002; 1906 , 2003; and Century 21 , 2004. Photo by artist. Note: there will be no First Friday Lectures in July, August or September. k l Ruminations on the Tangled Roots of Today’s Garden of Gender Multiplicity a Aiyyana Maracle T t at the Writing Trans Genres Conference s i t Thursday, May 22, 2014, noon–2pm at the University of Winnipeg, r Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 3rd floor of Centennial Hall, 515 Portage Ave. A

e Wheelchair accessible entrances on both the 2nd and 3rd floors e r Aiyyana Maracle is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist, needn’t be an academic to do intellectual work, and writers, readers F renowned for her pioneering performance practice. She is a scholar, and community members can and do engage critically without educator and great-grandmother—a sovereign Haudenosaunee woman. being situated within the university. This conference is an invitation For half-a-century, Maracle has been actively involved with the to writers, artists, performers, critics, scholars, activists and commun - merging of Ogwehoweh art and culture into the Euro-centric world ity members to participate in developing critical contexts for reading and consciousness that surrounds us. She has been insistent that this and interpreting an emerging body of literature by transgender, inclusion into Canadian society be done with dignity and respect. In transsexual, two-spirit and genderqueer writers. All are welcome. that same vein, for twenty-some years she has sought that same inclusion for herself and other gender-variant folks. Through her performance art, video, theatre, published work and innumerable public and academic presentations, Aiyyana Maracle has offered an alternative framework to the prevalent Euro-centric view of “gender dysphoria.” MAWA is pleased to support the Writing Trans Genres confer- ence being hosted by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg, May 22-24, 2014. Writing Trans Genres is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. What is or might be Trans Literature? Transsexual, two-spirit, genderqueer and transgender literatures? What are or might be trans genres, narratives, figures, poetics? What makes writing trans? One Aiyyana Maracle 3 e

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e This spring, MAWA welcomes artists in residence Katherine d

i Boyer from Regina, Saskatchewan, and Belinda Griffiths from Auckland, s New Zealand. They will each be presenting mini artist talks about e their practices at a festive Meet ’n Greet in their honour. Don’t miss R this opportunity to get to know our guests and their work, and enjoy n

i a little party!

s Then in July, we are honoured to be hosting Allyson Mitchell t

s and Deirdre Logue, faculty of the Plug In Summer Institute. Watch i

t for special Summer Institute activities and artist talks, many of which

r will be open to the general public. A in residence May 1-30, 2014 Katherine Boyer Katherine Boyer, Kick up your Feet and Mourn , acrylic seed beads, screen print on foot- As an emerging Métis artist, Katherine Boyer’s practice engages stool, 2013 with crossover between traditional and non-traditional printmaking, sculpture and installation. Her recent work explores her Métissage, familial memories and the notion of inheritance by situating hist- orically significant Métis materials and techniques (such as beadwork, traditional Métis rug hooking and loom weaving) within the structure and framework of domestic architecture and its furnishings. Boyer currently works as Gallery and Collections Coordinator at the First Nations University of Canada. While she’s in Winnipeg, she’ll be conducting research related to her family’s Métis design history (and related histories), meeting with Sherry Farrell Racette and partici- pating in local beading groups. Belinda Griffiths in residence June 15-29, 2014 Drinks and snacks with Belinda, Wednesday, June 18, 5pm at MAWA Artist talk to follow at 6pm Belinda Griffiths, The Variable , oil on board, 80 x 60 cm, 2012 Showcase: June 25-27, 10am-4pm at MAWA Belinda Griffiths is a conceptual, figurative artist living in Auckland, New Zealand. Her work explores the human condition through the expressive qualities of mark-making, using painting and experimental printmaking techniques. Griffiths has work in significant art collections, such as the Wallace Arts Trust in New Zealand. Her current practice explores the idea of the series. She says, “Putting constraints on certain aspects of the work actually allows me more freedom in others. Keeping constants allows the variables to be explored deeper and with more abandon. The beauty of mark-making is that it relies to a certain extent on relinquishing control of your work. That’s where the unexpected happens.” Griffiths will be exploring this further during her time at MAWA by creating a series inspired directly by her residency experience. As an artist- mother herself, she is interested in talking with artists who have either contemplated, tackled or had to choose between being an artist and having children. She hopes to incorporate these conversations into her series. She will be having a mini-showcase of her work at MAWA, June 25-27. Come check it out! Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue in residence July 1-28, 2014 Allyson Mitchell, Ladies Sasquatch , installation, 2006-2010 Plug In ICA Summer Institute Faculty Deirdre Logue’s exhibition, Id’s Its , opens Friday, July 4, 7pm, Plug In Allyson Mitchell is a maximalist artist working in sculpture, perform- Deirdre Logue’s Artist Talk, Thursday, July 10, 7pm, Plug In ance, installation and film. Her practice melds feminism and pop Allyson Mitchell’s Artist Talk, Thursday, July 18, 7pm, Plug In culture to investigate contemporary ideas about sexuality, auto- biography and the body, largely through the use of reclaimed textile Deirdre Logue and Allyson Mitchell will be staying in the and abandoned craft. Deirdre Logue’s performance-based film, video MAWA apartment while they lead this year’s Summer Institute at and installation works are self-portraits uniquely located between Plug In ICA, developed in partnership with MAWA. As well as being comfort and trauma, self-liberation and self-annihilation. co-founders of FAG (Feminist Art Gallery) in Toronto, they are also independent artists with active national and international careers. See page 10 for more Summer Institute information. 4 r Tami Katz-Freiman o t a CURATOR’S TALK r

u Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 7pm at MAWA

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n STUDIO VISITS i t i Application deadline for MAWA members: s i Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4pm V Studio Visit Dates: Thursday, July 24 & Friday, July 25, 2014 Free!

Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art is pleased to welcome Israeli, Miami-based independent curator and writer Tami Katz- Freiman to Winnipeg. Katz-Freiman will present a public lecture about her curatorial practice, and meet with specific, individual artists to provide feedback on their work. MAWA members will have the opportunity to apply for studio visits with Katz-Freiman, who will be selecting the artists she will meet. Through this selection process, we hope to ensure that the dialogue will be engaged and fruitful for both parties, based on common concerns and interests. Ideally, these visits will result in helpful feedback and useful suggestions for the artists, and possibly future exhibition opportunities. At her lecture, Katz-Freiman will provide a window into her practice. Among her many varied interests, she has researched the link between feminist-oriented theories and craft-based contemporary art. Her unique position as one who straddles the worlds of museums, university galleries and commercial galleries on two continents will offer a perspective on the international art scene. Between 2005 and 2010, Tami Katz-Freiman was the Chief Curator of the Haifa Museum of Art. Before and since, she has worked as an independent curator, art historian and art critic. She has curated numerous exhibitions for Israel’s most prominent museums and institutions, including Antipathos: Black Humor, Irony, and Cynicism (1993) for the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Meta-Sex 94: Identity, Body, and Sexuality (1994) for the Ein Harod Museum of Art, OverCraft: Obsession, Decoration and Biting Beauty (2003) for Tami Katz-Freiman at the opening of Critical Mass: Contemporary Art from India , an the Art Gallery of Haifa University and the Artist’s House in Tel Aviv, exhibition that she co-curated at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2012 Love is in the Air: Images of Romantic Love in Contemp-orary Israeli Art (2004), a group exhibition for Time for Art, Tel Aviv, and Critical taught art history at the Kalisher School of Art and Technology, Tel Mass: Contemporary Art from India (2012, co-curated with Rotem Aviv and at the Art History department of the Tel Aviv University. Ruff) for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In the United States, Katz- Tami Katz-Freiman’s visit is made possible through the Foreign Freiman produced Desert Cliché (1996-8, co-curated with Amy Visiting Artist Program, Canada Council for the Arts. Cappellazzo), which debuted at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida and toured to the Grey Art Gallery & Study Center of New York University, the Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, To apply for a Studio Visit: and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. She also Please email us with: curated LandEscapes (2002, co-curated with Cheryl Harper) at Drexel – a one-paragraph description of what you make and the University, Moore College of Art and The Gershman Y in Philadelphia, ideas that drive your work Time Capsule (2003), an international group show of contemporary – a line or two about why you would like a studio visit with artists dealing with the notion of archaeology for Art in General, Katz-Freiman New York, and UNNATURAL (2012) at the Bass Museum of Art in – 5 jpg images of your artwork, no larger than 72 dpi at Miami Beach. In addition to essays for the catalogues and books 1024 x 768 pixels (please do not embed in a program such published in conjunction with the exhibitions she has curated , Katz- as PowerPoint) Freiman has written numerous articles and reviews addressing var- ious issues in contemporary art for Studio Art Magazine (Israel’s Email applications to [email protected] and put “Studio foremost art publication), ARTnews and Art Papers , and has Visit” in the subject heading. Or you can drop off a hard copy contributed essays to anthologies, including “Bad Girls—The Israeli with image CD to MAWA at 611 Main Street. Note, places are Version: Contemporary Women Artists in Israel” in Jewish Feminism limited. in Israel: Some Contemporary Perspectives . Katz-Freiman has also

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p Tweet! Tweet! Twitter Workshop o with Kaj Hasselriis h s Thursday, May 22, 2014, 7–9pm at MAWA k r Free for MAWA and ACI members, $10 for non-members; no need to register, just drop in! o Have you ever wanted to direct- volunteered to teach this workshop at MAWA, to demystify Twitter W message a politician, follow your and have you trending in no time! Please bring your laptop, favourite cause or tweet details about smartphone or other device. your next art opening, but don't have a @KajHasselriis is a Winnipeg tweet-aholic with over 1,000 fol- clue what a hashtag is, or how to limit lowers. He’s also a producer, storyteller and tweeter on @cbcradio’s your thoughts to 140 characters or @TeamDNTO. (And if you don’t know what any of that means, don’t less? Local tweeter Kaj Hasselriis has worry. Hasselriis will explain it all in the workshop.)

Introduction to Encaustic with Cheryl Orr-Hood Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 2014, 10:30am–4pm at MAWA, please bring a lunch $70 for MAWA members; $95 for non-members (includes materials) Registration and payment deadline: Thursday, May 15 at 4pm

Cheryl Orr-Hood will lead you in exploring several ways that melted pigmented wax can be integrated in your art-making. This hands-on work- shop will include techniques such as mark-making, image transfers to the wax surface, sculptural build up and smooth-to-rough continuums on the encaustic surface. MAWA will supply the wax medium, pigments, surfaces/grounds and some basic brushes, as well as electric griddles and heat guns. Please bring your own tools for marking and soft cotton rags for wiping. Cheryl Orr-Hood is a painter whose work explores the lungs of the earth—trees—and our complicated relationship with them. She lives in the Carberry area and creates in her home-based studio. To register, email [email protected] and put “encaustic” in the subject heading. All levels of experience welcome. Enrollment is limited to 9 participants. Cheryl Orr-Hood, Skin to Skin , encaustic with image transfer on wood surface, 2012

You Are Not Alone: Writing About Art with Amy Fung Thursday, June 19, 2014, 6:30–9:30pm Registration and payment deadline: Friday, June 14 at 4pm. $20 for MAWA and ACI members. This workshop is designed to To register, email [email protected] and put “writing” in the encourage “parallel texts” — a mode of subject heading. All levels of experience welcome. Enrollment is limited writing and thinking that exists as a to 8 participants. strategy to open up ulterior entry points Amy Fung is a writer and curator currently based in Vancouver. into exhibitions and experiences. Join Her practice approaches arts writing as both a critical and creative Amy Fung in investigating and chal- platform. Recent projects include a two-day event on New Narratives lenging the parameters of language, in art writing entitled There are reasons for looking and feeling and and questioning traditional “art language” thinking about things that are invisible (Vancouver) and the touring as a directive, descriptive and dom- exhibition They Made A Day Be A Day Here , opening at U of M’s inant mode of formal understanding. The workshop will include School of Art Gallery in June. She is also one of MAWA’s Mentors on writing exercises along with a group discussion on a pre-determined the Fly. text (available upon registration online or at the MAWA office).

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p A huge and heartfelt thanks to all the hundreds of artists, donors, SO grateful for your commitment to MAWA. It makes this over-the- e sponsors, bakers, buyers and volunteers who made this year’s Over top fundraiser possible. Together, we accomplish a lot … building R The Top Art Auction and Cupcake Party an unprecedented success. community and creating valuable resources for visual artists. And r This year the event grossed over $37,000—netting approximately for those of you who donated cupcakes, come and visit! Chances are e

s $34,000 that will be used directly for MAWA programming. We are we have your cupcake containers, lovingly stored in the back office. i a r

d THANK YOU TO Nicole Coulson Laura Fontaine Haines Wendy Lee Link Phillips

n EVERYONE WHO Sarah Crawley Cindy Garrioch Maeengan Linklater Laurie Potovsky-Beachell u DONATED ARTWORK Sheldon Dawson Jane Gateson Breanna Little Denise Préfontaine F Anonymous Leah Decter Brenna George Andrew Lodwick Candace Propp Shelly Anthis Erika DeFreitas Naomi Gerrard Jen Loewen Timothy Raffey Avery Ascher Michael Dumontier Seema Goel & Lee Robert Lowe Willow Rector Colette A. Balcaen Chantal Dupas Henderson Annette Lowe Chris Reid Peter Baureiss Janet Dwyer Steve Gouthro Bonnie Marin Dominique Rey Gloria Beckman Aganetha Dyck Rebecca Hadfield Loricia Matheson Paul Robles Lisa Renée Bédard Richard Dyck Briony Haig Lynne McCarthy Melanie Rocan Lindsey Bond Jeanette Dzama Clara Haimes-Kusumoto Pat McCullough Maggie Ross Pauline Braun Maurice S. Dzama Faye Hall Ingrid McMillan Vanessa Roy Charlene Brown Rosemary Dzus & Brian Carmen Hathaway Susana Meza Mary Anne Rudy Sandra Brown Knudson Barb Hunt Susan Mitchell Kelly Ruth Shirley Brown William Eakin Takashi Iwasaki Allison Moore Annesofie Sandal Sheila Butler Heidi Eigenkind Fay Jelly Dave Moulden Rachel Schappert Marlene A. Campbell Patricia Eschuk Erin Josephson-Laidlaw Elise Nadeau Tim Schouten Sandra Campbell Anne Fallis Elliott Devon Kerslake Kristin Nelson Gurpreet Sehra Yvette Cenerini Douglas Fast Aleem Khan Ursula Neufeld Hildegard Sen Deborah Challis Tracy Fehr Val Klassen Keith Oliver Parvin Shere Connie Chappel Candace Fempel Dana Kletke Cheryl Orr-Hood Ravi Shukla Wendy Coburn Mary Ferguson Nora Kobrinsky Jasmine Parisian Amanda Smart Kevin Conlin Elvira Finnigan Heather Komus Andee Penner Suzie Smith Sharron Zenith Corne Barb Flemington Wanda Koop Mike Peters Lisa Stinner-Kun Karen Cornelius Lita Fontaine Colleen Leduc Tracy Peters Yeonok Sul

8 Gaetanne Sylvester Gabbiano & Wolf Blass THANK YOU TO OUR Sheryl Peters Robert Taite Naomi Gerrard CUPCAKE BAKERS Jill Ramsay Ewa Tarsia Hood Farms Ltd Erna Andersen Hannah Richards Bonnie Taylor just the goods Connie Bart Hamel Candida Rifkind Diana Thorneycroft Kelly Ruth Wearable Shannon Basisty Jenel Shaw Patrick Treacy Dana Kletke Sara Bennet Barbara Smith Susan Turner Gail Kletke Janice Biebrich Tammy Sutherland Shelley Vanderbyl Le Cercle Molière Willy Carleton Becky Thiessen Terry Vatrt Lee Valley Tools Cupcake Corner Beth Wolchock-Brown Tricia Wasney Little Sister Coffee Maker Tania Douglas Diane Whitehouse Mona Lisa Ristorante Italiano Rochelle Ehinger BIG THANKS TO OUR Beth Wolchock-Brown Brenda Nelson, Natural Joy Pottery Heidi Eigenkind SPONSORS… Lisa Wood Cheryl Orr-Hood Lauren Einfeld Assiniboine Credit Union Powerland E-Store Carol Finlay For Eyes Optical THANK YOU TO OUR Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Elvira Finnigan Gurevich Fine Art RAFFLE BASKET DONORS Sew Dandee Cindy Garrioch Meibukan Goju Karate Artists Emporium Shelmerdine Garden Centre Rebecca Hadfield Winnipeg Bijou Treasures Starbucks Coffee Company, Amanda Harding PMC Forest Insurance tamara rae biebrich St. Vital Mall Kim Jonsen Starbucks Coffee Company, Jaime Black Tara Davis Studio Boutique Shawn Jordan Winnipeg Square Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Old House Revival Co. Erin Josephson-Laidlaw The Winnipeg Foundation Yvette Cenerini The Polka Dot Shoppe Mary Anne Kelly Chaise Cafe & Lounge The Winnipeg Art Gallery Zelda Kynman AND SPECIAL DONORS… Connie Chappel Toad Hall Toys Colleen Leduc Art City Chez Cora Université de Saint-Boniface Wally Mah ArtsJunktion Chris Krawchenko, Maximum Tricia Wasney Mandy Malazdrewich Daniel Bernard, Wishes & Dreams Realty Ltd. Winnipeg Arts Council Loricia Matheson Cakeology CKUW 95.9 FM Winnipeg Film Group’s Lynne McCarthy Danishka and Jonathan Cre8ive Supplies & Services Cinematheque Abigail Myers Esterhazy Desart Winnipeg Folk Festival Fiona Odlum Stella’s Bakery and Café Robin Eriksson Winnipeg International Gerry Oliver Essentique Salon & Spa Children’s Festival Cheryl Orr-Hood Photos on pages 8, 9 and 14 by Falk Pharmacy Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Claude Ouellette Lindsey Bond and Christel Finger in the Dyke Productions Wolseley Wool Debra Parkes & Cheryl Sluis Lanthier

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e MAWA welcomes Heather Davis, who will be the Editor of our 30th anniversary book project, an anthology of writing on contemp- N orary feminist art in Canada. Davis is a researcher and writer from A Montréal. She is currently an FQRSC Postdoctoral Fellow hosted by

W Women’s Studies at Duke University, where she works on the inte-

A rsection of social practice art and environmental catastrophe. She is the editor of Art in the Anthropocene: Encounters Among Politics, M Aesthetics, Environment, and Epistemology (Ann Arbor: MPublishing/ Open Humanities Press, forthcoming 2014) and has written widely for academic journals and art magazines. She is currently living in Los Angeles, and will be working remotely with MAWA, but is always looking for an excuse to come to Winnipeg. This book takes as its central figure the concept of desire. Desire speaks to what captures us, to the ways in which we become caught by the world, objects and people around us. It motivates our actions for liberation and social justice and speaks to the most intimate Heather Davis attachments in our lives. The book will be organized into four sub- themes—sex, dreams, animals and action—and will touch on issues of the development of a feminist lexicon, analysis of racialization and racism, queerness and gender, colonial and settler violence, ecological crisis, museum structures and the processes of art histor- iography. Heather Davis is currently soliciting writers, and plans to have the manuscript completed in early 2015. Welcome to the MAWA Team, Heather, and thanks for helping to make this exciting project happen. Plug In ICA Summer Institute 2014 Update MAWA welcomes participants of the 2014 Plug In Summer Institute: Lindsay Joy (Girl Gang Dance Party), Winnipeg, Manitoba One of Mitchell and Logue’s banners. As Mitchell deadpans, “You can do a lot with a Lois Klassen, Vancouver, British Columbia crocheted Granny square.” Ming Hon, Winnipeg, Manitoba Shannon Gerard, Toronto, Ontario Errors and Niki Little (The Ephemerals), Winnipeg, Manitoba Jaimie Isaac (The Ephemerals), Winnipeg, Manitoba Apologies Jenny Western (The Ephemerals), Winnipeg, Manitoba Not surprisingly, with all of Ariel Smith, Ottawa, Ontario this activity, occasionally things Gurpreet Sehra, Winnipeg, Manitoba fall through the cracks. Apologies Lisa Lipton, Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia to Rosemary Dzus, who donated to Andrea Roberts, Oakland, California the 2013 Over The Top Art Angel Chen, Toronto, Ontario Auction but wasn’t thanked, and Melinda Topilko (Girl Gang Dance Party), Calgary, Alberta to Divya Mehra, whose artwork During the month of July, this group of women, working under in the last newsletter was wrongly the leadership of Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue, will be making attributed. Divya Mehra took the art and talking about art. Join Summer Institute activities at Plug In, photo pictured below. Krisjanis including Logue and Mitchell’s artists’ talks (Thursdays July 10 and Katkins-Gorseline took this lovely 17 at 7pm) and participants’ open studios (Saturday, July 26, noon– shot of her. We got it scrambled! Photo by Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline 5pm), and participate in the discussion regarding the broad range of practices, language and strategies that can be called “feminist.” Feminism and Art Symposium This October 3-5, MAWA and Manitoba Artist Run Centres Coalition (MARCC) will be hosting a symposium on feminism and art. Events will include a very special, intergenerational First Friday Lecture, panel discussions, debate about what is feminist art and feminist art issues, the Wendy Wersch Lecture featuring Sheila Spence, the MAWA Members’ Showcase closing party, a dance party DJed by arts admin istrators (wild!) assisted by Mawa Cutsworth … AND MORE! Guests will be coming from across Canada. Check the next newsletter for details. Divya Mehra, The Pleasure in Hating (detail), digital c-print, 22.5" x 30", 2010

10 New Mentor on the Fly, Barb Hunt Did you know that MAWA maintains a list of recommended mentors you can contact for studio visits, crits, help with grant appli- cations or other professional advice for a fee of $30/hour or $50/two hours? Check out the current roster at: http://mawa.ca/mentorship/mentors-on-the-fly/ MAWA is pleased to welcome a new Mentor on the Fly, Barb Hunt. Hunt works with textiles and installation, and has been included in exhibitions across Canada and around the world. She has been the recipient of Canada Council grants, has participated in residencies in Canada, Paris and Ireland, and has been a mentor for MAWA. She is available for studio visits to give feedback, assistance with creating installations and/or working with textiles. You can reach her directly at [email protected]. Get the help you need. Or if you would like to be considered as a New Mentor on the Fly Barb Hunt future Mentor on the Fly, contact Shawna at [email protected] or 204-949-9490. Student Intern For the months of June and July, MAWA will once again be assisted by Lwam Eyassu, a Junior at Northern Kentucky University who is studying visual communications and marketing. It’s a pleasure to have you back, Lwam! MAWA Pop Up at the Fringe and RAMP Mentees in the North Once again, Manitoba Artist Run Centres Coalition is hosting a pop-up exhibition at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival on Albert Street, July 16-27. For two days during that time, MAWA will be featured and will showcase the Artist Mothers at MAWA’s Winter Mothering, a remount of the showcase held at MAWA, May 2-26, 2014. Watch your “Coming Up at MAWA” emails for details. Meanwhile, the Rural Arts Mentorship Program North partici- Lwam at an 80s party? No! MAWA’s Pop up at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, July 2013 pants, who worked with Mentor Pauline Braun in 2013-14, are touring their showcase, Breaking Borders , to the NorVA Centre in Flin Flon, May 4-31, 2014, and at the Sam Waller Museum in The Pas, February- March, 2015. If you missed it at MAWA and are going to be in the North, check out the successes of this outstanding group of mentees! Summer Hours Although MAWA will be hosting our artists in residence and working with Plug In on the Summer Institute, we won’t be keeping regular office hours this summer. This means that between July 1 and August 21, we suggest that you phone before dropping by or, better yet, make an appointment. Flexible hours will allow us to take vaca- tions and plan for the flurry of activities in the fall. That said, the Some of the RAMP North mentees working with mentor Pauline Braun (centre) in Flin MAWA staff is still here for you. If you have any questions, concerns Flon, January 2014 or ideas, please call us. And have a great summer! MAWA Thank You Cards For the past eighteen months, MAWA has used thank you cards featuring an image by MAWA member Yvette Cenerini. They have been much appreciated by all who have received them. They are beautiful and functional, and have helped promote MAWA far and wide. But, alas, we have used almost all of them! Now it is your turn … if you have an image that you think would work well on an approximately 4.5 x 7” greeting card, send a jpg of your submission to [email protected] by July 15, 2014. Ideally, the image should be somewhat flexible so it can be cropped to fit (for a full- bleed card). One image will be chosen and a $100 honourarium paid to the successful MAWA member/artist. Yvette Cenerini, Purple Finch , oil on canvas, 2012 11 d e s s i M u o Y t a h W

Curator Natalia Lebedinskaia (left), artist Shirley Brown (centre) and MAWA Co-ED RAMP North’s Breaking Borders opening, April 2014 Shawna Dempsey at the destination of MAWA’s road trip to the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, February 2014

Carole Fréchette (left), on a brief break from teaching medicine pouch-making, The annual Craftstravaganza blur of activity, led by instructors Florence Beaudry, Craftstravaganza, March 2014 Carole Fréchette, Zebiba Ibrahim and Lay Sar, March 2013

Erin Sutherland’s First Friday Lecture, Indigenous Curation , April 2014 Janet Dwyer (right) teaching How to Photograph Your Artwork , February 2014

12 A younger MAWA participant learning Karen braiding technique with one of Lay Sar’s Jaimie Isaac (far right) and Leah Decter (second from the right) taking questions after their assistants, Craftstravaganza, March 2014 First Friday Lecture Decolonizing Artistic Practices , March 2014

Rebecca Belmore (left) giving out raffle tickets before the Caroline Dukes Memorial Artist Live video feed of Rebecca Belmore’s performance Here at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, March 2014 Talk, this year held in collaboration with the WAG at the WAG, March 2014

Serena Keshavjee (right) leading her workshop Buying Art and Building a Collection , Tasha Hubbard giving her First Friday Lecture, Our Collective Legacies , February 2014 February 2014 13 s

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t Volunteers make everything possible at MAWA. You work our Gurpreet Sehra, Rebecca Schimnowski, Jenel Shaw, Brennan Smith,

n bingos, you stuff our envelopes, you paint our walls, you help out at Becca Taylor, Karen Wardle, Tricia Wasney, Anna Wiebe, Tracy

u Crafternoons and you staff one of the most successful annual art Woodward and Jamie Wright. l

o fundraisers in Winnipeg, the Over The Top Art Auction and Cup- Hats off to all the other MAWA volunteers (more than 350 each

V cake Party. year!) who contribute so much to MAWA in so many ways, and Thank you to all of the Over The Top volunteers this year: especially to our board of directors who guide the MAWA ship by A Francesca Carella Arfinengo, Hassaan Ashraf, Abi Auld, Natalie setting policy, making key decisions and doing so much of the

W Baird, Lisa Bédard, Sophie Bégin, Jaimie Black, Willy Carleton, behind-the-scenes labour that makes MAWA-magic happen. A Nicole Coulson, Elise Dawson, Lily Despic, Tania Douglas, Louise If you would like to become more involved, MAWA is currently

M Duguay, Sophie Dumontier, Chantal Dupas, Richard Dyck, Heidi seeking applications for committee and board members. If you are Eigenkind, Robin Eriksson, Angela Forget, Gabrielle Funk, Liz interested in serving on the space maintenance committee, the Garlicki, Naomi Gerrard, Ken Gregory, Kaj Hasselriis, Natasha governance committee, the fundraising committees (Over The Top Havrilenko, Barb Hunt, Val Klassen, Megan Krause, Clara Haimes- and Fall Fundraiser), the award nomination committee, the board Kusumoto, Christel Lanthier, Shayna Laramee, Daniel Lavoie, Andre succession committee or the board itself, please send a letter stating Lavoie, Monica Martinez, Kasandrah Matheson, Kristie Matheson, the reasons for your interest and your relevant experience to Loricia Matheson, Sean McLachlan, Ingrid McMillan, Victoria [email protected]. Any questions about the commitment Nikkel, Alison Norberg, Fiona Odlum, Keith Oliver, Melly Ozubko, level and types of work involved? Call Shawna at 204-949-9490. Cheryl Orr-Hood, Tracy Peters, Ann Rivera, Acey Rowe, Kelly Ruth,

MAWA’s anniversary cake-baker extraordinaire, Cheryl Orr-Hood Celebrity guest M.C. Fiona Oldlum (with bullhorn) keeps it all rolling!

White-gloved runners Monica Martinez (left) and Alison Norberg (right) Board member and cupcake server Naomi Gerrard hard at work

Raffle selling king Hassaan Ashraf The amazing cash-out crew!

14 611 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 1E1 (204) 949-9490 [email protected] www.mawa.ca Wednesday-Friday, 10am-4pm and some Saturdays Current Board of Directors Francesca Carella Arfinengo (Student Representative), Jaime Black, Yvette Cenerini, Elise Dawson (Chair), Tania Douglas, Heidi Eigenkind, Robin Eriksson, Angela Forget, Naomi Gerrard, Clara Kusumoto, Victoria Nikkel (Secretary), Kelly Ruth (Treasurer) and Becca Taylor (Vice Chair) Honorary Board Mentors: Louise Duguay and Elvira Finnigan Staff Dana Kletke (Co-Executive Director) Shawna Dempsey (Co-Executive Director) Lindsey Bond (Interim Program and Administrative Coordinator) Alexis Kinloch (Admin Assistant) Erna Andersen (Outreach Coordinator) Becca Taylor (Indigenous Outreach Coordinator) Sarah Crawley (Foundation Mentorship Program Coordinator) Nicole Burisch (Managing Editor, Book Project) Heather Davis (Editor, Book Project) Newsletter Design Susan Chafe. Copyedit Finn McMahon Thinking of Buying or Selling? MAWA and its projects are generously funded by Manitoba Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, The WH & SE Loewen Call Chris Krawchenko, Foundation, Winnipeg Arts Council, The Winnipeg Foundation, Thomas Sill Foundation, Assiniboine Credit Union, RBC Foundation, Manitoba Community your ‘Alternative’ Realtor! Services Council, donors and members. 777-9999

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Some of the MAWA staff, sharing ideas for the next 30 years! MAY JULY May 2-28 Showcase July 2-27 Summer Institute at Plug In ICA Artist Mothers at MAWA: Winter Mothering With Deirdre Logue and Allyson Mitchell continues Wed-Fri, 10am–4pm Sat, July 5 Artist Mothers at MAWA Thurs, May 22 Artist Talk 10am–2pm Bloom Where You’re Planted noon-2pm Aiyyana Maracle: Ruminations on the Tangled Thurs, July 10 Artist Talk Roots of Today’s Garden of Gender 7pm Deirdre Logue at Plug In Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, U of W July 16-27 Manitoba Artist Run Centres Coalition Pop Up Thurs, May 22 Artist Bootcamp Artist Mothers at MAWA at the Winnipeg 7-9pm Kaj Hasselriis: Tweeting Fringe (two days TBA)

May 24 & 25 Skills Workshop Thurs, July 18 Artist Talk 10:30am–4pm Cheryl Orr-Hood: Encaustic 7pm Allyson Mitchell at Plug In JUNE Wed, July 23 Visiting Curator Talk 7-8pm Tami Katz-Freiman Wed. June 4 Artist Mothers at MAWA 6:30-9pm Old Wives’ Tales Thurs, July 24 & Visiting Curator Studio Visits Fri, July 25 Tami Katz-Freiman Fri. June 6 First Friday Lecture noon-1pm Courtney R. Thompson: The curious legacy of Sat, July 26 Summer Institute open studio Sarah Winchester noon-5pm Plug In ICA

Wed, June 18 Artist in Residence Mon, July 28 Submission deadline 6pm Belinda Griffiths: Artist Talk 5pm Members’ Showcase: The Power of 30 June 25-27 Showcase AUGUST 10 am-4pm Artworks by Artist in Residence Belinda Griffiths August 21-23 Artwork drop off Thurs, June 19 Artist Bootcamp noon–4pm Members’ Showcase: The Power of 30 6:30–9:30pm Amy Fung: Writing about Art SEPTEMBER Note: This summer, the MAWA office won’t be open regular hours as Fri, September 5 Members’ Showcase: The Power of 30 opening we gear up for 30th anniversary programming, fall 2014. 5-8pm Coordinated by Jennifer Smith

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RECENT DONORS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT! Anonymous Rochelle Ehinger Kaj Hasselriis Gift in memory of Hajji Ayshi Hassan Linda Fairfield Verna McLean Colette Balcaen Patricia Hardy Candace Propp

Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art encourages and supports the intellectual and creative development of women in the visual arts by providing an ongoing forum for education and critical dialogue.

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