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Prairie Webinar | Defining Yourself as an Artist

Prairie Webinar | Defining Yourself as an Artist

26feb6:30 pm8:00 pmPrairie Webinar | Defining Yourself as an Artist

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Prairie Webinar | Defining Yourself as an Artist
with Jennifer Dysart and Xiao Han
Wednesday February 26, 2025 from 6:30-8pm MDT (7:30-9pm CST/CDT)

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Prairie Webinar: Defining Yourself as an Artist
Hosted by CARFAC AB, CARFAC Sask and CARFAC MB, this online gathering explores what it means to be an artist and how to carve out your unique identity in the creative world. Join us for insightful discussion with Jennifer Dysart and Xiao Han

The Prairie Webinar Series is proud to prioritize the expertise of artists working in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, promoting discussion with our provincial neighbours on various topics while sharing investment in prairie perspectives. The formula is simple: look forward to two 25-minute presentations from two artists sharing about their practice and their experience with a given discussion topic, followed by a 30-minute Q&A period.

Jennifer Dysart is an archive enthusiast, researcher, artist and filmmaker. She was born in Alberta, raised in BC, currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario and has Cree roots on her Dad’s side of the family from South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada. Her film projects bring awareness of the importance of archives in the creation of memory while also representing a growing body of work that prioritises ethical research and interrupts the power of colonial archives.

She was Artist-In-Residence for Archive/Counter-Archive at Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, 2019) funded through SSHRC and in 2025 is involved with another SSHRC funded artist collaboration through the University of Winnipeg.

Xiao Han is a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Wuhan, China. Based in the 6 Territory, the traditional land of Indigenous and Métis, Han’s creative practice focuses on photography, lens-based performance, visualizing emotion, and community engagement. Han’s research explores diaspora identity, contemporary gender issues, and the relationship between humans, the environment, and the indigenous land. Through visual art and curatorial practice, Han produced numerous projects investigating the Chinese-Canadian restaurant history, the identity of home, and the aesthetic of community relationships.

Xiao Han is the Founder of Kyuubi Culture Artist Collective: a Saskatoon-based multidisciplinary artist collective that creates art projects to present their visual narratives through the perspectives of Queer and newcomer artists.

Time

February 26, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-07:00)

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