Urban Art Biz | Students in the Field | Indigenous Art Internship Experiences
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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.
Bre’s broader goals involve exploring the crossroads of paint, design, and conceptual art through experimentation, actively seeking new ways to harmonize eccentric fields of interest in order to reach for more ambitious — and powerful — projects.
Jory B. Thomas (she/her/they/them), who carries the spirit name Stone Woman, is Red River Michif with family scrip from the settlement of St. Norbert and ties to Pipestone/Oak Lake, Manitoba. Raised by her mother, who maintained strong connections to culture, Jory was immersed in ceremony and Indigenous practices from a young age, while her family’s support of her academic pursuits led her to the University of Manitoba. Originally interested in pursuing law for advocacy and change-making, they were drawn to the path of architecture and design upon realizing that social and ecological change could be achieved through avenues beyond policy. Since 2023, Jory has been pursuing an undergraduate degree in Environmental Design and is currently in her last year of the Landscape Architecture and Urbanism concentration. Her studies focus on exploring Indigenous culture within design and addressing social issues through creative outlets. Outside of academics, Jory has been an intern for the School of Art Gallery and has coordinated an Indigenous Art Purchasing Committee. She has helped curate exhibitions, given guest lectures, and has had her work displayed in multiple publications. Upon graduation, they hope to pursue a master’s program in architecture and city planning, while continuing to develop her practice as an artist.
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.
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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.
Are you an Indigenous student looking to build experience in the art sector? Tune into Season 5 Episode 2 of Urban Art Biz to learn about student experiences in Indigenous internships and research roles in gallery spaces, collections, and universities.
Presented in Partnership with Urban Shaman Gallery.
With special guests: Bre Quirion, Jory B. Thomas, and Dylan Stokes.
What does the landscape of opportunities look like for Indigenous students in arts, architecture, and creative programs? Join Jory Thomas, Kasey Pache, 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, and what they learned during their time as interns.
Hosted by Justin Bear L’Arrivee, Artistic Director at Urban Shaman Gallery, you will also learn about what opportunities are available there and how their internships look currently.
If you’re an Indigenous student hoping to work in the arts, you’re not going to want to miss this panel!
This online workshop is FREE, but you must register to attend.
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