Reuben Paterson in Close Encounters Exhibition, Winnipeg, Canada

Reuben Paterson, Installation, Close EncountersReuben Paterson, Close Encounters

Reuben Paterson: Installation at 109 Pacific Gallery (main gallery), Winnipeg, Canada

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Next 500 Years

International Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art
January 22, 2011 - May 8, 2011


Close Encounters is a banner project for Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 Program comprised of a large-scale exhibition focused on presenting Indigenous art from around the world. The exhibition features work by a number of renowned Canadian Indigenous artists, complemented by some of the most innovative and engaging work drawn from Indigenous populations across the globe.

Now is the moment to reconfigure our notions of time to reveal alternative ways of thinking and being for the future. In Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years, Indigenous artists imagine the future within the context of present experiences and past histories.
 
Close Encounters Main Exhibition site: 109 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg MB
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Extended hours: Thursday - 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m



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