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Solo Exhibition | I’m Not Your Kinda Princess by Lori Blondeau | March 11 – July 31, 2021

2021 Exhibition

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

Unit 1, 460 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
R3C 0E8

info@plugin.org

1.204.942.1043

Wheelchair accessible. Please contact us if you have any accessibility needs or requests.

We are on Treaty 1 Territory. Plug In ICA is located on the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

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We are pleased to announce the newest board member

We are pleased to announce the newest board member to join Plug In ICA: Cherissa Richards!

Cherissa Richards is an actor and emerging director and playwright based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Cherissa has worked all across the country as an actor and director and playwright. She has appeared on Canada's largest theatre stages including The Shaw Festival and assistant directed at the Stratford Festival. While Cherissa spends most of her time in theatre-on stage or behind the directing table, Cherissa has been appearing in quite a few Hallmark Christmas movies over the past few years and loves exploring the media of film and television. As an emerging playwright, Cherissa's first co-written play "Torn Through Time" was produced at Manitoba Theatre for Young People in 2019 and she's working on more writing to come!

We look forward to having Cherissa be a part of our board, please help us welcome Cherissa!

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Plug In ICA is excited to announce that I’m Not

Plug In ICA is excited to announce that I’m Not Your Kinda Princess by Lori Blondeau will be open to the public by appointment starting July 19 until July 31, 2021. Due to provincial health restrictions visitors must be fully vaccinated to attend the exhibition and proof of vaccination will be requested before your visit.

Children under the age of 12 may visit Plug In ICA with a fully vaccinated member of the same household. Vaccination status can be provided at the time of booking by sharing an image of your immunization card QR code through email or upon arrival at the gallery by showing your physical or digital vaccination card to gallery staff.

Appointments will be available from Monday to Saturday between 1 and 5 pm. Please contact info@plugin.org or call (204) 942-1043 to reserve a time. To ensure the safety of everyone in our galleries we are asking all visitors to wear a mask and sanitize their hands upon entry.
Our programming is always free but if you are interested in purchasing anything in the bookshop please keep in mind that contactless payment is preferred and we will not be accepting cash where possible. Visitors will be asked to complete the COVID self screening tool before their visit and anyone with symptoms or exposure must reschedule their visit. The gallery will be cleaned daily and high touch surfaces will be sanitised between appointments.

‘Lori Blondeau: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?’ is

‘Lori Blondeau: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?’ is a publication that came out of the exhibition 'Grace' by the former Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon. The booklet brought together a decade of Blondeau's dedicated artistic and critical practice that includes performances, installation, and photography. It consists of writings on some of her well-known and earliest works like COSMOSQUAW, 1996 and Lonely Surfer Squaw, 1997 as well as documentation of performances that took place at the gallery. The title of the publication is an assertion that engages with the politics of identity and the irreducible ways Blondeau has traversed it in her work. But the same title can also be read more broadly to include
the strands of philosophical, psychological, genealogical, and spiritual facets the question implores which very much reflective of Blondeau's life's work.

An iteration of the works collected for the 'Grace' exhibition is currently in our galleries along with a newly commissioned piece all under the heading, 'I'm Not Your Kinda Princess'. We hope to reopen the exhibition to our audiences as the health regulations continue to adjust. Until then, video of the exhibition tour can be found in the homepage of our website. You can also find this publication in our online bookstore.
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Tune in on Saturday, July 17 at 7 pm CT for a conv

Tune in on Saturday, July 17 at 7 pm CT for a conversation between Lori Blondeau and Franchesca Hebert-Spence as they discuss Blondeau’s accomplished artistic practice and her exhibition I’m Not Your Kinda Princess currently on display at Plug In. The event will be live streamed on www.plugin.org and will include a Q&A period moderated by Bronwyn Lutz-Greenhow.

Lori Blondeau is Cree/Saulteaux/Métis from Saskatchewan. Since the 1990s, Blondeau’s artistic practice in the fields of performance, photography and installation, along with her curatorial work and activities as co-founder and Executive Director of the Indigenous art collective TRIBE, has proved decisive to the ever-increasing centrality of Indigenous art and knowledge production in Canada. With her performances, which include Are You My Mother? (2000), Sisters (2002) and States of Grace (2007) and photographic work, including COSMOSQUAW (1996), Lonely Surfer Squaw (1997) and Asinîy Iskwew (2016), Blondeau’s practice, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with fellow Visual artists including Visual Artists James Luna, Rebecca Belmore, Shelly Niro and Adrian Stimson, demonstrates a clarity of focus which is remarkable for its precision, humour and strength. Her photographic and installation work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Windsor, Kelowna Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Alberta and Remai Modern among numerous others. Her performance pieces have been showcased at Nuit Blanche (Saskatoon and Winnipeg), VIVO (Vancouver), Art Gallery of Ontario and the 2007 Venice Biennial. Blondeau has participated in panel discussions and given lectures at the AGO, the University of Saskatchewan, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts and the 2020 Sydney Biennale. Since 2018, Blondeau is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Art at the University of Manitoba School of Art; sat on the Advisory Panel for the Canada Council, Visual Arts program and served as a member of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. Blondeau was a recipient of the 2021 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.

We are pleased to present the addition of “Mary

We are pleased to present the addition of “Mary Ann’s Inquiry” Commissioned by Walter Scott

Commissioned by Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in conjunction with their new signage, Walter Scott’s intervention to the façade of the Buhler Centre depicts two manicured hands reaching over the west facing horizontal window. The hands shift between pulling open and propping up the walls of the building—attempting to reshape an institution built on colonial desires of ownership and formalized academic education while making space for art. This uneasy relationship is further accentuated by the manicured nails replicating the red used in the lettering on the Buhler Centre signage, accentuating that we are part of these structures even as we challenge them. Scott writes: “The feminized hand presents itself as a force that perpetually attempts to open things up, and make space for the artists, the marginalized, and the curious.”

Walter Scott b. 1985, is an interdisciplinary artist working across comics, drawing, video, performance and sculpture. His comic series, Wendy, chronicles the continuing misadventures of a young artist in a satirical version of the contemporary art world. Wendy has been featured in Canadian Art, Art in America, and published online on the New Yorker. Recent exhibitions include The Scrawled Heel of the Real, Ashley (Berlin), and The Pathos Of Mandy, at the ISCP, New York. Walter was recently an artist-in-residence, at the ISCP, in Brooklyn, New York. His new graphic novel, Wendy, Master of Art, is now available from Drawn and Quarterly.

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1.Installation of two manicured hands appear to pull open the window of Plug In Gallery
2. Black and white portrait of Walter Scott

We are excited to announce the addition of our new

We are excited to announce the addition of our new Summer 2021 interns. Please join us in welcoming Mackenzie Anderson and Bronwyn Lutz-Greenhow!

Mackenzie Anderson (she/her) is Nihithow and Anishinaabe from Pinaymootang First Nation. Mackenzie is based out of Treaty 1 Territory and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Manitoba. Through the mediums of beading, printmaking and digital illustration her work explores themes of language, storytelling and intergenerational relationships.

Bronwyn Lutz-Greenhow (she/her) is a photo-based artist currently working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree at the University of Manitoba. Bronwyn works in a combination of analog and alternative processing methods to examine themes of materiality, environmentalism and the surreal.

These internship opportunities of Fundraising & Communications Intern and Education & Public Programs Intern are funded in part by Young Canada Works through the Canadian Museums Associations.

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Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased t

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to partner with @cmagazineart, @aka_artist_run (Saskatoon, SK), and @the_new_gallery (Calgary, AB) to present: 99 Ways to Start, An online info session for emerging art writers based in the prairies 📒🖊

The online session will be led by C’s Editor Jac Renée Bruneau and will take place Thursday, June 24th at 1-2:30pm CDT (Winnipeg) / 12-1:30pm MT & CST

In this program, Bruneau will offer an array of questions, prompts, and principles for starting a piece of writing. Additionally, attendees will glean some standard, entry-level insight about publishing, putting together an article pitch, and digesting editorial feedback.

If you wish to participate, please write to editor@cmagazine.com including a quick note confirming you are an emerging writer in the prairies. More info at plugin.org ⭐️

In response to elevated health restrictions throug

In response to elevated health restrictions throughout Winnipeg, Plug In ICA is closed to the public until further notice. We look forward to welcoming you back into the space when it is safe to do so. Take care, be kind and stay safe ❤

If you'd like to be added to a wait list for an appointment to see Lori Blondeau's exhibition "I'm Not Your Kinda Princess" please email us at info@plugin.org.

In the meantime, please visit our website to check out the long form conversations between Chukwudubem Ukaigwe and artists Ekene Emeka-Maduka, Annie Beach, Cassandra Cochrane, Eve Tagny, and Iyunade Judah in Plug In Editions online; visit our video archives for artist talks and panel discussions; and stay tuned for an upcoming online discussion between Lori Blondeau and Franchesca Hebert-Spence.

Staff will be working remotely and can be reached through their emails, which can be found at plugin.org/contacts/. You can also contact us at info@plugin.org or 204-942-1043 and we will respond as soon as we are able.

Image caption: Lori Blondeau, (@lori.blondeau), Stones from my Kokum's House, Mixed Media, Installation image from I'm Not Your Kinda Princess at Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 2021. Photo credit: Karen Asher.

We are seeking an Education and Public Programming

We are seeking an Education and Public Programming Intern and a Communications and Fundraising Intern to join our team this summer!
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The Education and Public Programming Intern will assist with the coordination, promotion and documentation of events related to Plug In ICA’s educational programs and other public events. The Communications and Fundraising Intern will assist with the coordination of fundraising activities and communications strategies undertaken by Plug In ICA, including those related to the STAGES 2021 biennial, our 2021 Summer exhibition and public programming schedule and preparation for Plug In ICA’s upcoming 50th anniversary.
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These are paid internship opportunities 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.
For more information please visit our website (link in bio)

Bring your moms to see Lori Blondeau's exhibition

Bring your moms to see Lori Blondeau's exhibition “I'm Not Your Kinda Princess" this Mother's Day weekend.
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We are open for this Sunday 1-5PM. Book your appointment today. Link in our bio.

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Image credits: Lori Blondeau, Installation image of I'm Not Your Kinda Princess at Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 2021. Photo credit: Karen Asher.
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You can now read all five long-form conversations

You can now read all five long-form conversations from our Plug In Editions Online publication. Guest edited by Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, the series features artists, Annie Beach, Cassandra Cochrane, Ekene Emeka-Maduka, Iyunade Judah, and Eve Tagny in conversation with the editor. Each feature goes in-depth on the artist's practice and their various trajectories thus far.
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Web design support by Ali Shamas Qadeer and Chris Lee.
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Visit our website through the link in our bio for more.
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Image 1: Cassandra Cochrane, Self Portrait, April 2020, image courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: Iyunade Judah, Self Portrait, Photograph, image courtesy of the artist.
Image 3:Eve Tagny, Lost Love (installation view), Never Apart, 2018. Courtesy of the artist/Never Apart. Photo: Edwin Isford
Image 4: Annie Beach, fuxk you endlessly, 2018, image courtesy of the artist.
Image 5: Ekene Emeka-Maduka in her studio, image courtesy of the artist.
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We have openings to visit I'm Not Your Kinda Princ

We have openings to visit I'm Not Your Kinda Princess by Lori Blondeau tomorrow afternoon ✨! Make your appointment today by emailing info@plugin.org or calling 204-942-1043. Spots are available Wednesdays to Saturdays, 1 - 5 pm.

Image caption: Lori Blondeau, Grace, 2006, 14 ink-jet prints on paper, Each of 14 components: 50.7 x 50.7 cm (image), 61 x 61 cm (support), Courtesy of @kagcag Kenderdine Art Gallery | College Art Galleries | University of Saskatchewan Art Collection, Installation image of I'm Not Your Kinda Princess at Plug In Institute of Contemporary, 2021. Photo credit: Karen Asher.

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