Urban Art Biz | Next Steps in Your Career
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Bre Quirion is an emerging interdisciplinary artist currently based in Manitoba, Canada. A proud two-spirit, Red River Michif woman with an overactive imagination, a wild sense of humour, and a taste for chaos that leads my work in any direction it pleases. That’s what keeps it fun!
Bre seeks out rich colour and texture in the mediums she works with. These are featured alongside naturally-sourced materials (such as raw and live-edged wood) and found objects, choices that hold subconscious intention for the project to come.
Bre works intuitively with a focus on experience in the immediate present, as opposed to orchestrating detailed plans ahead of time. This particular approach allows them to be more viscerally in-touch with the ideas that arise while in the act of physically creating. In this way, their art-making is a deeply personal ritual, deliberately engaging in conversation with spirit, surroundings, experiences, and roots, finding profound connections throughout their artworks.
Dylan Stokes is a curator, arts administrator and student living and working in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 Territory. They have mixed Nishnaabeg and settler heritage, and are a member of Sagkeeng First Nation. Their interests lie in the decolonization and Indigenization of gallery spaces on Turtle Island, and the resistance embodied in contemporary art practice by queer, racialized, Indigenous and otherwise marginalized artists.
Jacques St. Goddard is a Métis artist, event planner, arts advocate, cultural speaker, entrepreneur, and founder/CEO of Winnipeg’s Canadian Plains Gallery, which he has been running for over 30 years. Throughout his career, Jacques has empowered hundreds of Indigenous artists through portfolio development, providing gallery space, and boosting Indigenous culture globally. The gallery recently moved into a larger space in the Exchange District at B1-290 Mcdermot Ave, allowing it to support the careers and accommodate the burgeoning roster of Indigenous artists. The enlarged space also allows Jacques to do what he does best: bring people together. Jacques has expanded his repertoire by hosting workshops, live music events, First Friday Gallery openings, and Red City Voices, evenings of sharing Indigenous stories and poetry with Indigenous writers.
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Urban Shaman Gallery is a nationally recognized leader in Aboriginal arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Aboriginal art in Canada. Urban Shaman is an artist-run centre dedicated to meeting the needs of artists by providing a vehicle for artistic expression in all disciplines and at all levels by taking a leadership role in the cultivation of Indigenous art.
What are the Next Steps you can take as an artist to build experience in the art sector?
Join us for Season 5 Episode 2 of Urban Art Biz to learn about the Next Steps you can take as an artist to help further your career. This workshop will be held in-person at Urban Shaman Gallery on Saturday Jan 24th, 2026 from 1pm-230pm
Presented in Partnership with Urban Shaman Gallery.
With special guests: Bre Quirion, Dylan Stokes and Jacques St. Goddard
What does the landscape of opportunities look like for Indigenous Artists in arts, architecture, and creative programs, once you are out in the world? Join Dylan Stokes, and Bre Quirion as they share their experiences working in creative internships during and after their degrees. Learn how they applied to their programs, how the organizations supported them as Indigenous students, what they learned during their time as interns, and how they are using what they learned in community and to further their careers.
With Special Guest – Jacques St. Goddard – Founder and CEO of Canadian Plains Gallery, who will share his experience working and supporting artists in the commercial gallery world, delving into consignment, sales, and what a gallery does for an artist.
Joined by hosts Justin Bear L’Arrivee, Artistic Director at Urban Shaman Gallery, who will share info about the world of non-profit gallery spaces and how you can get involved at Urban Shaman gallery
and Arlea Ashcroft, Indigenous Programs Manager at Creative Manitoba, who will share information about the programming, mentorships, Artists Directory, and learning opportunities available at Creative Manitoba, for artists who want to learn how to manage their careers.
Our goal is to help you find ways to succeed as an artist. If you’re hoping to work in the arts, and wondering what your Next Steps are, you’re not going to want to miss this panel!
This in person workshop is FREE, but you must register to attend.
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