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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190530T190000
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk by Kenneth Lavallee
DESCRIPTION:STAGES Speaker Series\nArtist Talk by Kenneth Lavallee\nThursday\, May 30th\, 2019 | 7 pm\nOFF-site Location: Studio 393\, 393 Portage Avenue\, Winnipeg\, MB. R3B 3H9 (Portage Place sky walk between The Bay and Staples)
URL:https://plugin.org/event/artist-talk-by-kenneth-lavallee/
LOCATION:Studio 393\, 393 Portage Ave\, Winnipeg\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190523T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:WORK: A performance by Ming Hon | WORK | as part of our Respondent Series
DESCRIPTION:As part of our Respondent Series\, Plug In ICA present WORK by Ming Hon\, a collaborative performance that utilizes the space and installation of Asher’s solo exhibition\, CLASS that is currently on view. WORK is a study on the physicality of the body in labour\, its usage in production\, the worth and effort of a body working towards varying levels and contradicting spectrums of exertion\, finesse\, sensuality\, vulgarity\, repetition and spectacle.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/work-a-performance-by-ming-hon-work-as-part-of-our-respondent-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190506T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:Employment Opportunity | Internship | Applications due
DESCRIPTION:Intern – Fundraising/Programming \nPaid internship \nPlug In ICA is looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual as our Fundraising Intern. This is a paid internship opportunity funded in part by Young Canada Works through the Canadian Museums Association. Candidates must be under 30 years old\, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident\, and be returning to school following the internship to meet eligibility requirements outlined by Young Canada Works. \nThis term position\, from June 10 to August 31 2019\, is 40 hours a week\, requiring some work in the evenings and on weekends. \nReporting to the Executive Director and working closely with the Operations Manager\, the intern will participate in a broad range of activities that include the coordination\, promotion and documentation of our events\, specifically events associated with STAGES\, Summer Institute: Session I & II and fundraising. \nInterested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest by 5 pm Central Time on Monday\, May 6\, 2019. \nPlug In thanks all candidates for their interest\, but only those to be interviewed will be contacted. \nPlease submit applications to:\nAngela Forget\, Operations Manager\nangela@plugin.org
URL:https://plugin.org/event/employment-opportunity-internship-applications-due/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190426T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190426T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190417T015530Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception | Two Solo exhibitions: Karen Asher\, Class & Ryan Trecartin\, Comma Boat
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the opening reception on Friday\, April 26 from 7pm to 10pm of two solo exhibitions: \nKaren Asher: Class\nApril 26 to June 30\, 2019 \nRyan Trecartin: Comma Boat\nApril 26\, to June 30\, 2019 \nKaren Asher is one of Winnipeg’s most notable photographers. Asher’s lens-based practice is expanded in the newly created video and installation Class\, exploring performance and the body. Ryan Trecartin is a celebrated American artist and filmmaker. The video Comma Boat presents a frenzied look at fame\, performance\, power and control. \nFor general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/opening-reception-two-solo-exhibitions-karen-asher-class-ryan-trecartin-comma-boat/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190426T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:Two Solo Exhibitions: Karen Asher\, Class & Ryan Trecartin\, Comma Boat
DESCRIPTION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents two solo exhibitions: \nKaren Asher: Class\nApril 26 to June 30\, 2019 \nRyan Trecartin: Comma Boat\nApril 26\, to June 30\, 2019 \nKaren Asher is one of Winnipeg’s most notable photographers. Asher’s lens-based practice is expanded in the newly created video and installation Class\, exploring performance and the body. Ryan Trecartin is a celebrated American artist and filmmaker. The video Comma Boat presents a frenzied look at fame\, performance\, power and control. \nFor general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/two-solo-exhibitions-karen-asher-class-ryan-trecartin-comma-boat/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190409T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk by Daniel Buren | Tuesday\, April 9th\, 2019 | 7pm | Hosted by the Winnipeg Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk by Daniel Buren \nTuesday\, April 9th\, 2019 | 7pm \nAs part of our STAGES Speaker Series \nHosted by the Winnipeg Art Gallery (300 Memorial Blvd\, Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada)
URL:https://plugin.org/event/artist-talk-by-daniel-buren-tuesday-april-9th-2019-7pm-hosted-by-the-winnipeg-art-gallery/
LOCATION:Winnipeg Art Gallery\, 300 Memorial Blvd\, 300 Memorial Blvd\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190401T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190401T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190220T020359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T025605Z
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: for Summer Institute Applications | EXTENDED April 1\, 2019\, 5pm CST
DESCRIPTION:DEADLINE: for Summer Institute Applications | EXTENDED: April 1\, 2019\, 5pm CST  \nThe Summer Institute is an international post-graduate artist research program for professional artists and thinkers working in all disciplines and media. In the 2019 edition\, Plug In ICA will host two iterations of the Summer Institute. \nSession 1: Trackings and Trappings will be lead by faculty members: Anju Singh\, Justine A. Chambers\, and Natalie Purschwitz. (July 8 to 19\, 2019) \nSession 2: Indigenous Architectures will be lead by faculty member: Joar Nango (August 6 to 16\, 2019) \n 
URL:https://plugin.org/event/deadline-for-summer-institute-applications-march-25-2019-5pm-cst/
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190426
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190313T021002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T021122Z
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SUMMARY:Closed for installation
DESCRIPTION:Plug In ICA Gallery and Bookstore are closed between exhibitions for installation. To browse our library or browse our bookstore\, please ring the doorbell during office hours (Monday – Friday 10am-5pm)\, or email info@plugin.org to make an appointment.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/closed-for-installation-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190331T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190307T034700Z
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SUMMARY:Jean-Paul Kelly: That ends that matter | Final Day
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that Jean-Paul Kelly’s solo-exhibition\, That ends that matter\, will be extended until March 31st\, 2019 in an effort to increase accessibility for visitors. March 31st\, 2019 marks the final day of Jean-Paul Kelly’s solo-exhibition. Visit: plugin.org for a current listing of gallery hours. \n\n\nFor more information on this and our other education programs\, contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043 \n\nAll public programming is free and open to the public. Everyone welcome! This exhibition contains explicit sexual and violent material\, and might not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion. \n\n\nRelated exhibit:  Jean-Paul Kelly: That ends that matter
URL:https://plugin.org/event/jean-paul-kelly-that-ends-that-matter-final-day/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190328T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190320T015419Z
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SUMMARY:A Lecture by Minnawaanigogiizhigok (Dawnis Kennedy): Existing in Conflict with the Law: Canada’s Indian Act\, and the Legislation and Criminalization of Indigenous Identity 7pm
DESCRIPTION:A Lecture by Minnawaanigogiizhigok (Dawnis Kennedy):\nExisting in Conflict with the Law: Canada’s Indian Act\, and the Legislation and Criminalization of Indigenous Identity\nThursday\, March 28\, 2019 | 7pm\nas part of our Respondent Series \nAt Plug In ICA\, Unit 1\, 460 Portage Ave\, Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada \n\nPlug In ICA invites Minnawaanigogiizhigok (Dawnis Kennedy) to present on her research\, exploring the impact of Canada’s Indian Act on identities of Indigenous peoples and the communities and governance structures they maintain. In her talk\, Existing in Conflict with the Law: Canada’s Indian Act\, and the Legislation and Criminalization of Indigenous Identity\, Kennedy unpacks how treaty and governance are understood within Anishnaabe law. This presentation by Kennedy on Thursday\, March 28\, at 7pm is part of our Respondent Series and in conjunction with Jean-Paul Kelly’s current exhibition\, That ends that matter.* \nMinnawaanigogiizhigok (Dawnis Kennedy) (LL.M)  is the Community Connection Coordinator at Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (MICEC). Minnawaanigogiizhigok (Happy/Joyous Day Woman) is a member of the Waabizheshi (Marten) Clan from Bigaawanishkoziibing – Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation. She is a second degree Midewiwin (Way of the Heart) person and member of the Three Fires Society. Minnawaanigogiizhigok was also raised as Ojichidaakwe (Female Person of Big Heart) by the Ojichidaa Society in Bigaawanishkoziibing. Also known as Dawnis Kennedy\, Minnawanigogiizhigok is of European and Ojibwe Anishinabe lineage works to bring best of both traditions forward. \nDawnis is a wife\, auntie\, great auntie\, mother\, sister\, cousin\, daughter\, niece\, granddaughter\, caregiver and friend. She is an enthusiastic bead collector\, sometimes crafter and occasional beadworker. She is an accomplished scholar focused on learning Anishinabe Onakonigewin (the law of Anishinabe peoples)\, a community educator and a support to many of the people in her life. In her work\, Dawnis draws on her training as a helper\, her western education\, her learning in the Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge\, her experience as a Trudeau Foundation Scholar and her mentorship as a visiting scholar of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig\, Centre of Excellence in Anishinabe Education. \nThank you to the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre for making this presentation possible. \n*The exhibition That ends that matter continues the artist’s interest in the divide between materiality and perception; what we see and what is actually represented. The exhibition centers on Kelly’s own recounting based on memory and observation as a visitor to courtroom hearings at the City of London’s Magistrates’ Court in the UK— a criminal justice system\, which completely forbids any kind of recording; visual or otherwise. The result includes a visual music animation\, online image streams\, and a re-enactment of witnessed events. The various film selections serves as a boarder set of relations to the exhibition and Kelly’s overall interests in different forms of representation from documentary frameworks to film production.  That ends that matter is the first presentation of Jean-Paul Kelly’s work in Winnipeg and in the prairies. For more information on the artist and the exhibition visit our website: plugin.org \n  \nAcknowledgments \n\nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are on Treaty One Territory\, the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe\, Métis\, Cree\, Dakota\, Dene\, and Oji-Cree Nations. \nThank you to the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre for making this presentation possible. \nProduction of That ends that matter was made possible through funding support of Ontario Arts Council with additional research support from the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Kuzuko Trust Award and Delfina Foundation’s family of individual supporters. \nPlug In ICA extends our gratitude to our artists\, generous donors\, valued members and dedicated volunteers. With special thanks to our Director’s Circle. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org \nAll public programming is free and open to the public. \nThis exhibition contains explicit sexual and violent content material\, and might not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion. \nFor more information on this and our other education programs\, contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043 \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art\n460 Portage Ave\, Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada\, R3C 0E8
URL:https://plugin.org/event/a-lecture-by-minnawaanigogiizhigok-dawnis-kennedy-existing-in-conflict-with-the-law-canadas-indian-act-and-the-legislation-and-criminalization-of-indigenous-identity-7pm/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190309T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190309T160000
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SUMMARY:That ends that matter | Curatorial Tour by Jenifer Papararo
DESCRIPTION:A FREE guided tour by Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art’s Executive Director\, Jenifer Papararo\, will take you through Jean-Paul Kelly’s solo-exhibition\, That ends that matter\, Saturday\, March 09\, 2019\, at 3pm. \n\nINFORMATION ABOUT “THAT ENDS THAT MATTER”: \nIt is with great pleasure that we welcome Jean-Paul Kelly to Plug In ICA for his solo-exhibition\, That ends that matter\, a comprehensive video installation set in a courtroom. Part re-enactment combined with found-photo montage streams and graphical animation\, That ends that matter attempts to parse through and recite Kelly’s experiences observing hearings at the City of London Magistrates’ Court in Central London\, UK. Given the UK’s regulations restricting all forms of visual or audio recording in courtrooms\, any recollection of events throughout a hearing becomes subjective. In an effort to recount what the artist\, referencing documentarian Fredrick Wiseman\, calls a “fair account” of what he witnessed\, there’s an embrace of abstraction\, tangents\, error\, and the aestheticization of Kelly’s felt experiences. \n\nRelated exhibit:  Jean-Paul Kelly: That ends that matter
URL:https://plugin.org/event/that-ends-that-matter-curatorial-tour-by-jenifer-papararo/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190307T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190305T033050Z
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SUMMARY:Respondent Series Screening | Bonjour aux amis de calamité curated by Jean-Paul Kelly
DESCRIPTION:As part of our Respondent Series and in conjunction with Jean-Paul Kelly’s current exhibition\, “That ends that matter\,” Plug In ICA presents Bonjour aux amis de calamité\, [B.A.A.D.C] a screening of film and videos curated by Kelly. The screening offers insight into Kelly’s working method and continued conflation of the decisions made by journalists with those made under the aesthetic conventions of the visual artist\, aligning the objective principles of documentary with the subjective process of selection by artists. Kelly will join us in a video chat to introduce the screening and his curatorial thinking. \n*The exhibition That ends that matter continues the artist’s interest in the divide between materiality and perception; what we see and what is actually represented. The \nRelated Exhibition: Jean-Paul Kelly “That ends that matter”
URL:https://plugin.org/event/respondent-series-screening-bonjour-aux-amis-de-calamite-curated-by-jean-paul-kelly/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190216T030000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:That ends that matter | Visite guidée en français avec Evin Collis
DESCRIPTION:Rejoignez-nous le samedi 16 février à 15 h\, où Evin Collis donnera un tour guidé GRATUIT en français de l’exposition “That ends that matter” par Jean-Paul Kelly. \n“That ends that matter” est une installation de vidéo compréhensive qui déroule dans une salle d’audience. Une part reconstitution combinée avec des montages des photos retrouvées et d’animations graphiques\, Jean-Paul Kelly a tenté de réciter ses expériences d’observation des audiences dans le tribunal de la Cité de Londres dans le centre de Londres\, Royaume-Uni. Le règlement du Royaume-Uni restreint toutes les formes d’enregistrement vidéo et audio dans les salles d’audience\, donc toutes les récollections d’événements durant une audience deviennent subjectives. Dans un effort de raconter ce que l’artiste appelle un « compte rendu équitable » de ce qu’il a constaté\, les expériences de Kelly fusionnent dans une embrassade d’abstraction\, de tangentes\, d’erreurs et d’esthétisation des expériences ressenties par Kelly. Né à Londres (Ontario) et basé actuellement à Toronto\, Kelly a traversé au cours de la dernière décennie une série des oeuvres qui ont agrandi pour inclure des dessins\, des images retrouvées\, de l’animation\, du son\, de la photographie et du vidéo\, qui tous adressent des idées déstabilisées de la vérité dedans un cadre documentaire. “That ends that matter” est la première présentation des oeuvres de Jean-Paul Kelly à Winnipeg et dans les prairies. Son travail a été largement exposé partout en l’Amérique du Nord et l’Europe. Toute la programmation est gratuite et ouverte au public. Tout le monde est bienvenu! Veuillez noter que l’exposition a du contenu sexuel et violent. La discrétion est conseillée. \nPlug In Institut d’art contemporain reconnait que nous nous sommes situés sur le territoire visé par le traité no 1 et que les terres sur lesquelles nous sommes rassemblés font partie du territoire traditionnel des peuples anishinabé\, cri\, oji-cri\, dakota et déné\, et de la patrie de la nation métisse. \n\nProgrammation complémentaire incluse:\nProjection vidéo organisée par Jean-Paul Kelly: le jeudi 7 mars à 19 h\nTour guidé avec curatrice Jenifer Papararo: le samedi 9 mars à 15 h \n\nVideo Screening curated by Jean-Paul Kelly:\nThursday\, March 7 | 7pm \nCuratorial Tour\, Jenifer Papararo:\nSaturday March 9 | 3pm \n\nNous espérons de vous voir.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/that-ends-that-matter-visite-guidee-en-francais-avec-evin-collis/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190401
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:Jean-Paul Kelly: That ends that matter
DESCRIPTION:Jean-Paul Kelly:That ends that matter |\nExhibition Dates: January 25 – March 24\, 2019\n\nIt is with great pleasure that we welcome Jean-Paul Kelly to Plug In ICA for his solo-exhibition That ends that matter\, a comprehensive video installation set in a courtroom. Part re-enactment combined with found-photo montage streams\, and graphical animation\, That ends that matter attempts to parse through and recite Kelly’s experiences observing hearings at the City of London Magistrates’ Court in Central London\, UK. Given the UK’s regulations restricting all forms of visual or audio recording in courtrooms\, any recollection of events throughout a hearing becomes subjective. In an effort to recount what the artist\, referencing documentarian Fredrick Wiseman\, calls a “fair account” of what he witnessed\, there’s an embrace of abstraction\, tangents\, error\, and the aestheticization of Kelly’s felt experiences. \nBased in Toronto\, Kelly has over the last decade and half\, been closely working within a practice rooted in dissecting documentary frameworks. In an earlier interview for Vdrome.org\, Kelly references the writer Truman Capote’s work as “poetic reporting” a process that Kelly embraces. Kelly states\, “I’m interested in the metaphors and possibilities of documentary substance.” \nThis is the first presentation of Jean-Paul Kelly’s work in Winnipeg and in the prairies. He has extensively exhibited and screened works across North America and Europe including The Power Plant\, Toronto; Mercer Union Centre for Contemporary Art\, Toronto; Gallery TPW\, Toronto; Scrap Metal Gallery\, Toronto; SBC Gallery\, Montreal; Wexner Center for the Arts\, Columbus; Vox Populi\, Philadelphia; Nightingale Cinema\, Chicago; Courtesan Festival\, Ghent; International Film Festival\, Rotterdam; The New York Film Festival; The Toronto International Film Festival and Delfina Foundation\, London UK. In 2014\, he was the recipient of the Kazuko Trust Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center\, New York. He’s been longlisted the Sobey Art Award and the AIMIA|AGO Photography Prize. \n\nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are on Treaty One Territory\, the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe\, Métis\, Cree\, Dakota\, Dene\, and Oji-Cree Nations. \nAll public programming is free and open to the public. Everyone welcome! This exhibition contains explicit sexual and violent content material\, and might not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/jean-paul-kelly-that-ends-that-matter/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190124T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190124T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
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SUMMARY:Jean-Paul Kelly: "That ends that matter" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: \n\nThursday\, January 24 \, 2019 | 7 pm \n\nIt is with great pleasure that we welcome Jean-Paul Kelly to Plug In ICA for his solo-exhibition That ends that matter\, a comprehensive video installation set in a courtroom. Part re-enactment combined with found-photo montage streams\, and graphical animation\, That ends that matter attempts to parse through and recite Kelly’s experiences observing hearings at the City of London Magistrates’ Court in Central London\, UK. Given the UK’s regulations restricting all forms of visual or audio recording in courtrooms\, any recollection of events throughout a hearing becomes subjective. In an effort to recount what the artist\, referencing documentarian Fredrick Wiseman\, calls a “fair account” of what he witnessed\, there’s an embrace of abstraction\, tangents\, error\, and the aestheticization of Kelly’s felt experiences. \nPlease join us tonight at 7:00 PM for the public reception of Jean-Paul Kelly’s – That ends that matter – the first presentation of his work in Winnipeg and in the prairies. \n\nHe has extensively exhibited and screened works across North America and Europe including Delfina Foundation (London)\, Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides (Saint-Jérôme)\, CGP London: Dilston Grove\, Oakville Galleries\, Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus)\, The Power Plant (Toronto)\, Mercer Union (Toronto)\, and Gallery TPW (Toronto). Screenings include: Canada House (London)\, Courtisane Festival (Ghent)\, Vdrome\, International Film Festival Rotterdam\, New York Film Festival\, and Toronto International Film Festival. He has held artist residencies at the ISCP (New York) and Delfina Foundation; and was a guest artist at the 2018 Brakhage Center Symposium and the 2013 Flaherty Seminar. Kelly received the 2015 Images Festival Award\, the 2014 Kazuko Trust Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://plugin.org/event/jean-paul-kelly-that-ends-that-matter-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190124
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SUMMARY:Closed for Installation
DESCRIPTION:Plug In ICA Gallery and Bookstore are closed between exhibitions for installation. To browse our library or browse our bookstore\, please ring the doorbell during office hours (Monday – Friday 10am-5pm)\, or email info@plugin.org to make an appointment.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/closed-for-installation-4/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190122T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190118T005151Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Jean-Paul Kelly
DESCRIPTION:In the lead up to Jean-Paul Kelly’s solo exhibition\, That ends that matter\, Plug In ICA welcomes this perceptive and provocative artist to Winnipeg. Kelly will introduce the complexity of his working process and research methods through a visual discussion of his work. \nOn Tuesday\, January 22\, 2019\, 7pm\, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents an artist talk by Jean-Paul Kelly. As an introduction to Kelly’s solo exhibition\, That ends that matter\, the artist will be speaking about the trajectory of his art practice and how it has led him to the current three-channel video installation which will open at Plug In ICA on Thursday\, January 24. Born in London\, Ontario and presently based out of Toronto\, Kelly has over the last decade traverse through a body of work that has grown to include drawings\, found images\, animation\, sound\, photography and video all of which variably address the unstable ideas of truth within documentary frameworks. \nThat ends that matter will be the first presentation of Jean-Paul Kelly’s work in Winnipeg and in the prairies. He has extensively exhibited and screened works across North America and Europe including Delfina Foundation (London)\, Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides (Saint-Jérôme)\, CGP London: Dilston Grove\, Oakville Galleries\, Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus)\, The Power Plant (Toronto)\, Mercer Union (Toronto)\, and Gallery TPW (Toronto). Screenings include: Canada House (London)\, Courtisane Festival (Ghent)\, Vdrome\, International Film Festival Rotterdam\, New York Film Festival\, and Toronto International Film Festival. He has held artist residencies at the ISCP (New York) and Delfina Foundation; and was a guest artist at the 2018 Brakhage Center Symposium and the 2013 Flaherty Seminar. Kelly received the 2015 Images Festival Award\, the 2014 Kazuko Trust Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. \n  \nAssociated Programming: \n\nOpening Reception for That ends that matter on Thursday\, January 24\, 7-10pm\nTournée guidée en français Samedi 16 février par Evin Collis\nVideo Screening curated by Jean-Paul Kelly on Thursday\, March 7; 7pm\nCuratorial Tour by Jenifer Papararo Saturday\, March 9; 3pm\nRespondent Series (TBA)\n\n  \nAcknowledgements: \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are on Treaty One Territory\, the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe\, Métis\, Cree\, Dakota\, Dene\, and Oji-Cree Nations. \nProduction of That ends that matter was made possible through funding support of Ontario Arts Council with additional research support from the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Kuzuko Trust Award and Delfina Foundation’s family of individual supporters. \nPlug In ICA extends our gratitude to our artists\, generous donors\, valued members and dedicated volunteers. With special thanks to our Director’s Circle. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org \nFor more information on this and our other education programs\, contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043 \nAll public programming is free and open to the public. This exhibition contains explicit sexual and violent content material\, and might not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion. \nImage: Jean-Paul Kelly\, B.A.A.D.C.\, water-cut cold-rolled steel\, approx. 3.5 x 9 inches\, 2016 as part of That ends that matter\, three-channel video installation and mixed media.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/artist-talk-jean-paul-kelly/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190122
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190122T000319Z
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SUMMARY:Closed for Installation
DESCRIPTION:Plug In ICA Gallery and Bookstore are closed between exhibitions for installation. To browse our library or browse our bookstore\, please ring the doorbell during office hours (Monday – Friday 10am-5pm)\, or email info@plugin.org to make an appointment.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/closed-for-installation-3/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190102
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181214T042210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181214T042228Z
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SUMMARY:Plug In ICA • Gallery closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://plugin.org/event/plug-in-ica-gallery-closed/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181227
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181214T041955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181214T042254Z
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SUMMARY:Plug In ICA • Gallery Closed
DESCRIPTION:Gallery closed Christmas Eve\, Christmas Day\, Boxing day\, New Year’s Eve\, and New Year’s Day\nOffice is closed December 21\, 2018 – January 1\, 2019 \n 
URL:https://plugin.org/event/when-is-plug-in-ica-closed-december-2018/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181215T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181213T223815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T223815Z
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SUMMARY:Days of Reading | Curatorial Tour by Sarah Nesbitt
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday\, (Dec. 15) JOIN US at 3PM\, as co-curator\, Sarah Nesbitt conducts a FREE guided tour of our current exhibition\, “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs”. Anyone and everyone’s invited to participate! Cost: FREE (like all of our programming). \n*This is our last public program in relation to Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs so please take this opportunity to visit the exhibition and learn about the processes and ideas behind this exhibition. \nDid you know that Plug In ICA offers FREE guided tours and educational programs? We invite student groups to participate in our learning programs that include in-depth curriculum guides customized for each exhibition. \nFor more information on this and our other education programs\, contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043 \n————————————————————— \nINFORMATION ABOUT DAYS OF READING: BEYOND THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents\, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs. Structured around general notions of indexing\, collecting\, cloaking and the reveal with a focus on material and an overlay of poetry – the exhibition is grounded in the use of text\, often found\, poetic\, and colloquial\, with historical and political narratives interwoven as material\, including the popular Black cultural magazine Jet in Theaster Gates’s work Do I Know You \, 2017; the Haitian Declaration of Independence in Liberté ou la morte by Fabiola Carranza; strip mall signage in Ken Lum’s 117 Dwight Eisenhower Blvd\, 2009; and in recently uncovered medieval graffiti in All Saints Bench \, 2018 by Shannon Bool.\n.\nNatalie Czech\, Hassan Khan\, and Sylvia Matas present language using banal everyday signifiers: magazine print ads\, LED signage\, or newspaper clippings\, which they parse into poetic and political gestures. Jeanne Randolph\, and Sameer Farooq and Jared Stanley activate collections through ficto-criticism (Randolph) and speculative museums (Farooq and Stanley)\, and Leah Decter\, like Carranza\, excavates language from the\narchive of her maternal grandfather’s ship’s manifest coming in to Canada in her woven work\, (through)line(age) 1779-1925-2013\, 2013.\n.\nAs part of the exhibition Raven Chacon begins a new book project in dedication to the life of\, an early 20th century Yankton Dakota woman that will be comprised of twelve musical scores dedicated to twelve contemporary Indigenous women “working in the field of contemporary music performance or composition.”\n.\nThe exhibition is to be read as one moves through it. Through a paring of objects and texts\, how histories are captured and presented surface in prosaic terms\, but carry the weight of history’s missteps and misrepresentations.\n—————————————————————\nAcknowledgments:\nPlug In ICA extends our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors\, valued members\, and dedicated volunteers. We acknowledge the sustaining support of our Director’s Circle. You all make a difference. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council\, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org\n—————————————————————\nInstallation shot of Natalie Czech’s\, “A poem by repetition by Robert Grenier 2\,” 2017. [far left]. | Leah Decter’s\, “(through)line(age) 1779-1925-2013\,” 2013. [centre] & Natalie Czech’s\, “A poem by repetition by Vsevolod Nekrasov 2\,” 2015. [far right]. Photo credit: Karen Asher
URL:https://plugin.org/event/days-of-reading-curatorial-tour-by-sarah-nesbitt/
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181215T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181215T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181208T054028Z
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SUMMARY:A Reversal of Winds by Sylvia Matas | Bookwork Launch & Signing *offsite
DESCRIPTION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents: \nA Reversal of Winds by Sylvia Matas | Bookwork Launch and Signing \nSaturday\, December 15\, 2018 \n***Off-site location: Blinkers\, 520 Hargrave Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3A 0X8*** \nBookwork Launch and Signing\, 1-3pm \nAs part of Blinkers Holiday Sale\, 12-5pm
URL:https://plugin.org/event/a-reversal-of-winds-by-sylvia-matas-bookwork-launch-signing-offsite/
LOCATION:Blinkers\, 520 Hargrave St\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3A 0X8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181214T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181206T231331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T012852Z
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SUMMARY:Stages Speaker Series: Artist Talk by Raymond Boisjoly
DESCRIPTION:***Off-site location: 92 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada. (wheelchair accessible; loads of parking; #47 bus route)*** \nOn Friday\, December 14th 2018\, Plug In ICA will present an artist talk with Raymond Boisjoly as part of our STAGES Speaker Series in anticipation of STAGES 2019.* \nBoisjoly is in Winnipeg to begin his research for STAGES 2019 and present on his artwork and process\, which tussles with the possibility of communicating a sense of indigeneity that is not necessarily crucial to identity. As such he extends his research and actions beyond his personal or ancestral history from a position that is fractured between the desire for representation and the instability of image-making. Boisjoly obscures meaning and a direct form of address. His works are to be deciphered\, with meaning often intentionally scrambled\, hidden and coded. Through fragmentation and distortion\, he conceals his research and reasoning\, most commonly using photography and printing as processes to redirect our assumed understandings surrounding Indigenous communities as a means to speak about identity itself. \n*With its conception in 2017\, STAGES sets out to activate the city of Winnipeg with temporary public sculpture and performances by international and local artists. The Speaker Series is a means of initiating and connecting the artists with local audiences\, and introducing visiting artists to Winnipeg. \nRaymond Boisjoly has a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design where he currently teaches. He also has an MFA from UBC and has exhibited work widely across Canada and abroad. Boisjoly has shown work at Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts\, Winnipeg; The Power Plant\, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; Camera Austria\, Vienna; Triangle France\, Marseille; and most recently at SITElines\, Santa Fe. In 2017\, he was a finalist for the AIMIA|AGO Photography Prize as well as the Sobey Art Award. Writings on Boisjoly’s work have appeared in Mousse Magazine\, C Magazine\, and OSMOS Magazine to name a few. He is represented by Catriona Jefferies\, Vancouver. \nAcknowledgements: \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are on Treaty One Territory\, the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe\, Métis\, Cree\, Dakota\, Dene\, and Oji-Cree Nations. \nStages Speaker Series & STAGES 2019 is supported by the Winnipeg Foundation. \n We thank our community partners Alt Hotel for their continued support of STAGES. And would like to thank Leon A Brown for providing us with this off-site location. \nPlug In ICA extends our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors\, valued members\, and dedicated volunteers. We acknowledge the sustaining support of our Director’s Circle. You all make a difference. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council\, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org \nFor more information on this and our other education programs\, contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043 \nImage: Sly & the Family Stone (Interval: 1971/2013) Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) 05\, 2013\, screen resolution lightjet print mounted on dibond\, 30 x 40 in. (76 x 101 cm)
URL:https://plugin.org/event/stages-speaker-series-artist-talk-by-raymond-boisjoly/
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181208T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181208T053756Z
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SUMMARY:French tour led by Evin Collis December 8\, 3pm
DESCRIPTION:Rejoignez-nous le 8 décembre à 15 h\, où Evin Collis donnera un tour guidé gratuit en français de l’exposition “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs”. “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs”. Structuré autour des notions générales d’indexage\, de collecte\, de dissimulation et du dévoilement avec un accent mis sur des matériels et un recouvrir de poésie\, – l’exposition est fondée dans l’usage de texte\, souvent trouvé\, poétique\, et familier\, avec des récits historiques et politiques tissés comme un matériau.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/french-tour-led-by-evin-collis-december-8-3pm/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181121T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190123T064314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T064314Z
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SUMMARY:Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth: Video Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth \n• Screening and Discussion • Free! \nWednesday\, November 21st | 5:00 – 7:00 pm \nScreening & Discussion: 5:30 pm\n______________________________________________________ \nOn Wednesday\, November 21\, 2018\, discover our current exhibition\, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs through the interpretive lens of 5 youth participants. \nStarting at 5:00 pm\, participants of the sixth edition of our Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth [IIY] program\, Mark Ginther\, Tuva Bergstrom\, Dylan VanDamme\, Jordan Santiago and Victor Ilunga will offer the presentation of a short interpretive video produced by them in collaboration with Plug In ICA. \nThe Interpreting Youth program is\, yet\, another way Plug In ICA provides an entry into conversations and practices happening in contemporary art today. It is integral to the ICA’s educational programming to audiences in the community. \nThe screening offers a visual reflection of the youth’s collective and individual experience of Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs\, and marks the culmination of an intensive four week session\, working and thinking together about the exhibition\, and about video as an interpretive mode. For this iteration of the program\, participants had the opportunity to work closely with our Assistant Curator\, Luther Konadu\, to discuss process\, approach and multi-media content creation. \nThe youth screening and panel discussion will begin at 5:30 pm\, followed by a short reception. Assistant Curator\, Luther Konadu\, will moderate the panel discussion with IIY participants. Everyone is welcome! Snacks and refreshments will be served.\n______________________________________________________ \nInterpreting [Interrupting] Youth is designed for youth ages 16 to 24. The program reverses a pre-existing interpretive model used within arts institutions that often produce short videos as educational devices. The “Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth” program inversely begins with the youth’s experience of the artwork\, challenging conventional models of art interpretation by overturning basic roles of authority and authorship.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/interpreting-interrupting-youth-video-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181117T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20181117T035632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T020550Z
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SUMMARY:Curatorial Tour by Jenifer Papararo
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday\, (Nov. 17) JOIN US at 3PM\, as Plug In ICA’s very own\, executive director\, Jenifer Papararo conducts a FREE guided tour of our current exhibition\, “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs”. ..\nAnyone and everyone is invited to participate! Cost: FREE (like all of our programming).\n.\nDid you know that Plug In ICA offers FREE guided tours and educational programs? We invite student groups to participate in our learning programs that include in-depth curriculum guides customized for each exhibition.\n.\n@pluginicaThis Saturday\, JOIN US at 3PM\, as Plug In ICA’s very own\, executive director\, Jenifer Papararo conducts a FREE guided tour of our current exhibition\, “Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs”
URL:https://plugin.org/event/curatorial-tour-by-jenifer-papararo/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181115T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190123T024254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T024326Z
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SUMMARY:Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs | Spanish Tour
DESCRIPTION:El día jueves 15 de Noviembre a las 3pm\, la artista Francesca Carella Arfinengo brindará un tour guiado de las exposición Dias de Lectura: más allá de la situación actual. \nLa exhibición está estructurada alrededor de ideas como la indexación\, colección\, el encubrimiento y la revelación con un enfoque en el uso de materiales y la superposición de la poesía. El uso de texto sirve como cimiento del grupo de obras; el texto es por lo general texto extraído\, poético y coloquial con narrativas históricas y políticas entrelazadas como material mismo\, incluyendo la revista popular Jet de Cultura Negra en el trabajo de Theaster Gates Do I Know You\, 2017; la declaración de Independencia de Haití en Liberté ou la morte de Fabiola Carranza; carteles de centros comerciales en la obra de Ken Lum 117 Dwight Eisenhower Blvd\, 2009; y en el descubrimiento reciente de graffiti medieval en All Saints Bench\, 2018 de Shannon Bool. \nNatalie Czech\, Hassan Khan y Sylvia Matas presentan al lenguaje utilizando significantes del día a día: anuncios en revistas\, letreros hechos con luces LED y recortes de periódicos\, a los cuales analizan sintácticamente transformándolos en gestos poéticos y politicos.\nJeanne Randolph y Sameer Farooq y Jared Stanley activan diferentes colecciones por medio de la crítica-ficcional (Randolph) y museos especulativos (Farooq y Stanley).\nLeah Decter\, así como Carranza\, excava lenguaje del archivo\, específicamente del manifiesto marítimo que detallada la llegada de su abuelo materno a Canadá y lo utiliza en su obra tejida en telar (through)line(age) 1779-1925-2013\, 2013. \nComo parte de la exhibición Raven Chacon empieza un nuevo proyecto\, un libro\, dedicado a la vida de Zitkála-Šá\, una mujer de la nación Yankton Dakota que vivió a los inicios del siglo 20. El libro estará compuesto por doce partituras dedicadas a doce mujeres Indígenas contemporáneas “trabajando en el campo de la composición y la interpretación musical” \nLa exhibición require ser leída al paso que uno se mueve dentro del espacio. A travez del maridaje de objetos y texto\, la manera en la cual historias son captadas y representadas aparece en términos prosaicos pero carga con el peso de los errores y tergiversaciones de la historia misma. \n\nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art is eager to announce the opening of our fall exhibition\, Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs . Structured around general notions of indexing\, collecting\, cloaking and the reveal with a focus on material and an overlay of poetry – the exhibition is grounded in the use of text\, often found\, poetic\, and colloquial\, with historical and political narratives interwoven as material\, including the popular Black cultural magazine Jet in Theaster Gates’s work Do I Know You \, 2017; the Haitian Declaration of Independence in Liberté ou la morte by Fabiola Carranza; strip mall signage in Ken Lum’s 117 Dwight Eisenhower Blvd\, 2009; and in recently uncovered medieval graffiti in All Saints Bench \, 2018 by Shannon Bool.\n.\nNatalie Czech\, Hassan Khan\, and Sylvia Matas present language using banal everyday signifiers: magazine print ads\, LED signage\, or newspaper clippings\, which they parse into poetic and political gestures. Jeanne Randolph\, and Sameer Farooq and Jared Stanley activate collections through ficto-criticism (Randolph) and speculative museums (Farooq and Stanley)\, and Leah Decter\, like Carranza\, excavates language from the\narchive of her maternal grandfather’s ship’s manifest coming in to Canada in her woven work\, (through)line(age) 1779-1925-2013\, 2013.\n.\nAs part of the exhibition Raven Chacon begins a new book project in dedication to the life of\, an early 20th century Yankton Dakota woman that will be comprised of twelve musical scores dedicated to twelve contemporary Indigenous women “working in the field of contemporary music performance or composition.”\n.\nThe exhibition is to be read as one moves through it. Through a paring of objects and texts\, how histories are captured and presented surface in prosaic terms\, but carry the weight of history’s missteps and misrepresentations. Please join us Saturday\, September 29th for our opening reception programmed alongside an exciting schedule of events including a discussion between Raven Chacon\, Suzanne Kite\, and Laura Ortman at 6pm\, followed by performances by Kite and Ortman at 8pm.\n.\nImage credit: Ken Lum\, 117 Dwight Eisenhower Blvd\, 2009\, Plexiglas\, enamel paint\, powder-coated aluminum\, 97 x 82 x 2 inches\, Courtesy the artist & Royale Projects\, Los Angeles
URL:https://plugin.org/event/days-of-reading-beyond-this-state-of-affairs-spanish-tour/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181113T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190123T061002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T061640Z
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SUMMARY:Stages Speaker Series | Artist Talk by Joar Nango
DESCRIPTION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents:\nSTAGES Speaker Series: Artist talk by Joar Nango\n\nTuesday\, November 13th\, 2018 | 7 PM \nOff-site location: 227 McDermot Ave\, Winnipeg\, MB \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, November 13th 2018\, Plug In ICA will kick off its second iteration of the STAGES Speaker Series in anticipation of STAGES 2019. With its conception in 2017\, STAGES set out to activate the City of Winnipeg with temporary public sculpture and performances by nine international and local artists. The speaker series became a means of initiating and connecting the artists with local audiences\, and introducing visiting artists to Winnipeg. \n\n\nOur first speaker in the 2019 STAGES Speakers Series is architect\, builder\, artist\, and self-publisher Joar Nango. Nango’s work often parses out the division between design\, architecture\, and visual art and uses improvisation as method and process. Belonging to the indigenous peoples from Sápmi\, the traditional territories of Sámi\, improvisation is a cultural disposition for several communities like his\, where the climate is merciless and resources are scarce. As such\, Nango’s sculptural practice is stirred by chance\, experimentation with localized raw materials\, DIY aesthetics\, and an in-tuned relationship to place. He creates actions and interventions; makeshift as well as permanent ones\, that ultimately add up to our knowledge and connectedness to the environment we stand and thrive on. \nA long proponent of printed matter and its political potential to mobilize larger social transformations\, Nango along with collaborators have fulfilled publication projects including The Indigenuity Project\, The Normadic Library and the self-published zine series Sámi Huksendáidda: the Fanzine. Nango has been part of a number of exhibition projects throughout Canada and elsewhere. Among which includes\, the Ottawa Art Gallery\, Vancouver’s Western Front\, Gallery Deluxe in Halifax\, and The National Museum of Art\, Architecture and Design in Oslo\, Norway and Sydhavn Station in Copenhagen\, Denmark. He recently presented European Everything at Documenta 14 in Athens and Kassel in 2017. \n\nUPCOMING [SAVE THE DATE] • Raymond Boisjoly will be our second speaker in the 2018/19 Stages Speaker Series on Saturday\, December 15\, 2018 **OFF-SITE location: 92 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada. (wheel chair accessible; loads of parking; on the number 47 bus route**
URL:https://plugin.org/event/stages-speaker-series-artist-talk-by-joar-nango/
ORGANIZER;CN="Plug%20In%20ICA":MAILTO:info@plugin.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181101T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181101T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172106
CREATED:20190123T023132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T023132Z
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SUMMARY:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art co-presents with the School of Art\, University of Manitoba and hosted by the Winnipeg Art Gallery | Artist Talk by Ken Lum
DESCRIPTION:As part of our fall exhibition Days of Reading: beyond this state of affairs\, Plug In ICA is fortunate to welcome Ken Lum\, one of the exhibiting artists\, to Winnipeg. In collaboration with the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the School of Art\, University of Manitoba\, Lum will be presenting a talk covering the scope of his multi-decade oeuvre. \nA frequent writer\, artist\, and educator\, Lum recently described\, “it is through art that I am constantly challenged to understand the world and my place within it\, even if that place is one that I am not entirely at home in.” He declared this sentiment in an essay comparing his experiences as a resident of the United States to his life growing up in Canada where he began his career as an artist. In many respects\, this assertion fittingly doubles as an undergirding principle to every image\, object or monument he has imagined and put out into the world. If one’s self-examination becomes heightened with a shift in a sense of place and geography\, then it is with this same grasp of self in tandem with a social one that becomes the thriving pulse for Lum’s work as an artist\, educator\, and individual.  \nWith a long career like Lum’s\, it feels superfluous to reiterate his immeasurable achievements but needless to say\, Lum is one of Canada’s most essential artists living today. Though he is currently making home in Philadelphia as the chair of Fine Arts at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Art & Design\, his resonance continues to be intertwined within contemporary art dialogue being generated in Canada. Lum’s public works across major metropolitan cities in Canada remain iconic markers not only for a cities’ cultural identity but illuminate the nation’s historical memory. His work is taught as part of art history curriculums at universities across the country and he continues to be an indispensible artist among prominent cultural institutions throughout the world. Lum is currently the chief curatorial advisor for Monument Lab; a city-wide public art and architectural exhibition in Philadelphia. In Winnipeg his work is on exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery as part of the 80s Image and at Plug In ICA as part of Days of Reading. He will be conducting a seminar at the School of Art\, University of Manitoba. \nRelated exhibit:  \n\nDays of Reading
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SUMMARY:STRANGE ILLUSIONS Plug In ICA Gala and Art Auction
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate with Plug In ICA and over 350 gala attendees in the abandoned basement of the Bay for our largest fundraising event of the year on Saturday\, October 27\, 2018. This year’s gala will be a costumed event and fine dining experience you won’t want to miss! The evening will feature Winnipeg’s top chefs\, a showcase of work by 35 leading contemporary artists from Canada and beyond\, and a dance floor you won’t be able to resist. \nOur annual Gala and Art Auction raises funds in support of Plug In ICA programming\, including our Respondent Series\, Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth\, STAGES Biennale\, newly commissioned artwork from contemporary artists\, critical publications\, youth workshops\, engaging events and unparalleled exhibitions. Most importantly your attendance and ongoing support keeps our galleries and events FREE TO ALL. \nStrange Illusions sets the theme for this spectacular.  Raise your glass in raising funds for Plug In ICA!\n \nThe Abandoned Bay Basement\, 450 Portage Ave\, Entrance on Vaughan Street\n#PlugInGala \n\nCOSTUME POLICY \nThis year’s Plug In ICA Gala and Art Auction is a costumed* event themed ‘Strange Illusions.’ We’d like to remind everyone attending that costumes inappropriately representing other people’s struggles\, such as poverty\, violence\, racism\, or disability are not welcome. Plug In ICA reserves the right to deny entry or ask attendees to leave who are wearing culturally inappropriate and insensitive costumes. If you are unsure what this means please view the links below. (Thank you to QPOC\, Winnipeg for sharing the first two of these links). \n• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN2WaZAUY2U \n• https://goo.gl/NQwjtA \n• http://proud2bme.org/content/offensive-halloween-costumes-never-ever-wear%E2%80%A6and-what-wear-instead \n\n\nTICKETS\nRegular Gala Tickets: $200\nSupporting Tickets: $300\nTable sponsor (seats 10): $3000\nAfter Party Ticket: $20 \n* Charitable tax receipts for a portion of the ticket sale will be available. Tickets also include a one-year Plug In ICA membership. \n\nPurchase tickets:\n1) Call Plug In ICA during office or gallery hours at (204) 942-1043\n2) Visit the Plug In ICA Art Book Shop during gallery hours at 460 Portage Avenue\n3) Purchase tickets online at – https://shop.plugin.org/collections/plug-in-ica-gala-2018.
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