When I walked in there, I felt such intense power … reminded of your connection to your history and your culture.” – Chief Stacey LaForme, Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation
“Smart takes on Indigenous themes and materials that take the interaction between Anishinaabeg and Western art to the next level” – Kate Taylor, Globe & Mail
“… fresh, and critically, very much alive …” – Murray Whyte, Toronto Star
TORONTO, October 19, 2017 — The acclaimed, ROM-original exhibition Anishinaabeg: Art & Power, is on display at the Royal Ontario Museum only until Sunday, November 19, 2017. The beauty, power, and passion of Indigenous art over several hundred years is celebrated as the exhibition explores the history, traditions, and legends of the Anishinaabeg.
The art of the Anishinaabeg, one of North America’s most populous and diverse Indigenous communities, is deeply influenced by their interactions with different communities over time. The exhibition builds on a universal theme of art moving with people, changing in interesting directions as communities intersect.
The exhibition was developed by three curators whose collective goal was to open pathways between museum-goers and the Indigenous community. Arni Brownstone, the ROM’s specialist on cultures of the North American Great Plains, collaborated with Saul Williams, a painter and Woodlands School of art member from North Caribou Lake First Nation in northern Ontario, and historian Alan Corbiere from M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island.
Anishinaabeg: Art & Power is included with ROM General Admission. Complimentary guided tours for the general public are led by Indigenous docents paired with the ROM’s Department of Museum Volunteers.
