Exhibition Opening
Dennis Shorty + Iantha Greer
OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, October 7, 5-7pm
ON VIEW: October 7 - 29, 2022
Please join us on Friday, October 7 from 5-7pm for the opening of our two new exhibitions, 'Our Relations' by Dennis Shorty and 'Snow Bear: Grief and Second Chances' by Iantha Greer.
All are welcome to attend this free event. Food and drink will not be served at this exhibition. Please note that our chairlift is currently out of order. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and are hoping it's fixed very soon.
Thank you to our sponsors and funders: Hougen Group of Companies, Government of Yukon, Lotteries Yukon, and the City of Whitehorse, Yukon.
OUR RELATIONS | DENNIS SHORTY
”The exhibition shows a new body of work that took me about 12 months to complete. It is of carved soapstone sculptures mixed with moose and caribou antler and copper.
It was a challenge for me to work with soap stone and will further my artistic career and knowhow. The goal was to incorporate materials that are familiar to my current art practice like antlers, wood and copper and to introduce soapstone as an expansion upon my current sculptural practice.
In each sculpture there is a strong reference to my Kaska history, culture and traditional background. I explored a new facet of art-making through the use of a new material and different tools.”
SNOW BEAR: GRIEF AND SECOND CHANCES | IANTHA GREER
"The Snow Bear Art Exhibit centres around the 2022 short film of the same title. Snow Bear deals with loss and grief from the perspective of a child, and the idea that hope can be found in miraculous second-chances. Storytelling and magical beliefs offer healing by providing the opportunity for emotional closure.
wanted to create a simple fairytale based on the belief in spirits living within the northern lights, a belief shared by different cultures in the circumpolar north. The Aurora Borealis and knowing people who have lost their cabins to fires served as real-life inspiration to represent these things on-screen.
The art exhibit features a projection of the film, as well as props used in its creation. Painted scenes from the plot of the film and posters on recycled cardboard are also featured. Nearly all of the set pieces were cut from recycled cardboard, and I wanted to bring this element into the art exhibit. Making the film was a labour of love, and this exhibit is meant to highlight the most poignant moments and atmospheric visuals of the story. "