Theme: Ojichaagobiishin: It reflects in waterA call to action for other groups to engage the festival by responding to water as the source of all life on earth. With the imminent threat of land development and pipelines looming over Canada, both Aboriginal...
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David Merleau, Radio Storytelling and Hyper-Local Broadcasting, 2014
Theme: Ohkwamingininiwug: Ice PeopleOhkwamingininiwug in ojibwe means "Ice People" and is the name of our 2014 winter program this season as it embraces the collaborative nature behind Ice Follies 2014.David Merleau, Radio Storytelling and Hyper-Local...
Bambitchell, An Objective Odyssey, 2014
Theme: Ohkwamingininiwug: Ice PeopleOhkwamingininiwug in ojibwe means "Ice People" and is the name of our 2014 winter program this season as it embraces the collaborative nature behind Ice Follies 2014.Bambitchell, An Objecting Odyssey, 2014 The White Water...
Aanmitagzi, Dances of Resistance, 2014
Over the past three years Aanmitaagzi’s “Dances of Resistance” project has taken on hundreds of community engaged workshops and arts performances all working towards this years upcoming large scale dance theatre presentation taking place Labour Day weekend in late summer. Incorporating elements of visual and media art installation centred on the theme of Resistance, this work will be performed for the community…
Gordan Monahan, Piano on Frozen Lake Nipissing, 2014
Theme: Ohkwamingininiwug: Ice PeopleOhkwamingininiwug in ojibwe means "Ice People" and is the name of our 2014 winter program this season as it embraces the collaborative nature behind Ice Follies 2014.Gordan Monahan, Frozen Piano on Lake Nipissing, 2014 For...
Near North Mobile Media Lab Presents Governor General’s Awards Laureate Gordon Monahan
For the Tenth Biennial Anniversary of Ice Follies, Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L) is pleased to present, in association with Nipissing University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the 2013 laureate (Visual and Media Arts) of the Governor General’s Awards, Gordon Monahan.
Ice Follies 2014 Dates and Times
Ice Follies 2014 dates have been set tentatively. Details about times and artists are being prepared and will be announced closer to the event launch.
Ice Follies 2014: Ohkwamingininiwug
Ice Follies 2014 introduces “Ohkwamingininiwug,” meaning “Ice People” in Ojibwe, as the theme for our winter programming. This season highlights the collaborative spirit of the north through a large-scale, site-specific exhibition. Key contributors to this project include White Water Gallery, Aanmitaagzi, and Near North Mobile Media Lab, each playing an equal role in organizing and executing the exhibition. Through our collective efforts, we celebrate the North’s unity and partnership.
Peter Hargraves, ICE FOLLIE, 2012
Theme: Anaamimikom: Under the Surface Under the Surface was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community-oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local...
Aanmitaagzi, Dances of Resistance, 2012
For this year’s Ice Follies, Aanmitaagzi presented a community-engaged component of its Dances of Resistance project. We also worked with invited environmental artist Laura Hale and held a week of open studio workshops culminating in a community-engaged winter event in conjunction with Ice Follies at Big Medicine Studio. Our community-engaged event included…