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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed Aug 18 2010 - 08:33:13 EDT
http://www.platformgallery.org/
EVAP | The Eritrean Video Art Project
Exhibition
04 August - 28 August 2010
Traditional coffee ceremony + opening night: Wednesday 04 August, 7:00 p.m.
*The Eritrean Video Art Project [EVAP] is designed to assist the Eritrean
community in Winnipeg to enable their youth,(ages 15-30) in partnership with
the older generation, to explore their creative voice in art video as a way
to articulate their experience of growing up in and navigating two cultures.
EVAP intends to dialogue between the generations while also helping the
community share its unique perspective and experience with the wider
Canadian audience encouraging tolerance and peaceful coexistence.*
*While the Eritrean community has been established in Winnipeg for 30 years,
youth who have grown up in Winnipeg, as well as recent arrivals are all
navigating two cultures. At the same time, the older generation, whose
cultural values and aesthetics were formed in another place and time, often
find it difficult to understand what their youth are trying to say and do.
This project is designed to equip emerging Eritrean artists to develop their
aesthetic language while also building bridges to others in the community.*
*Working with Project Coordinator, Karen Cornelius, EVAP matches emerging
artists with mentors from Winnipeg’s arts community. This year EVAP artists
worked with: Alison Davis, Elvira Finnigan, Sandee Moore, Wendy Buclow, John
Courtance, and Nicole Shimonek to create a selection of video art that will
be shown at PLATFORM throughout the month.*
*PLATFORM is pleased to welcome these emerging artists and screen their work
for the first time. In true community spirit, there will be a traditional
coffee ceremony opening night, where the videos will also be screened. All
are welcome. *
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