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Return to search results Ursula Johnson, Artist-in-ResidenceUrsula Johnson, the artist performing Elmiet 2010 photo: Krista Comeau Organized by MSVU Art Gallery with support from HRM Cultural Affairs Pilot Program: Residency Initiative From 9 January through 17 February, Mi’kmaw artist Ursula Johnson will work in a studio space within the gallery, hosting basket-making workshops, open studio days and other events. As an activist, Johnson employs contemporary, theatrical and traditional Aboriginal practices to engage viewers in social situations. A skilled basket maker, she frequently combines basketry with performance and relational aesthetics. For example, in the performance Elmiet (2010, detail above), Johnson’s actions and basketry scalp headpiece reminded a crowd on the Grand Parade of the continued existence of the 1756 Scalping Proclamation in Nova Scotia legislation. In Ke’Pitemn (2008), she served tea and bannock to strangers in the North End, to reinforce a sense of community among persons of various backgrounds. With her most recent work, she interprets the Urban Aboriginal. Johnson has exhibited widely and participated in artist’s residencies across Canada. For more information, please call 902-457-6160 or visit www.msvuart.ca Artist-in-Residence Programming OPEN STUDIO DAYS BASKETRY WORKSHOPS PUBLIC LECTURES CATALOGUING PARTY |