Excited to be hosting this wonderful event tomorrow!

Spring classes at the AGSM! Register now! Our spring line-up of classes is now available, with some returning favourites, as well as all new ways for children, teens, and adults to enjoy art and get creative this season! Check out everything the AGSM has to offer — all new adult classes include "Inking Around", "Crafting Moccasins with Tradition", and "Fluid Acrylic Cell Art", plus more! We are also excited to introduce some great new Saturday workshops for adults: "Arts + Craft Beer" and "Let's Get Bending", an electronics/instrument building class! The schedule also includes great classes for kids and teens, too! To check it out or register online, visit https://agsm.ca/online

See you tonight!

So very excited to see Raven Davis' talk on Monday evening as a part of Canadian Art's "must sees"! We hope to see you all for this free and highly anticipated talk.

Monday, February 26th at 7:00PM Gender and Ceremony: a Public Discussion with Raven Davis, Barb Blind, and Albert McLeod Please join us for a public discussion on the role for 2 Spirit, trans, and gender non-conforming Individuals within Indigenous communities and ceremony viewed through the lens of art, activism, and tradition. BIOS Raven Davis is an Indigenous, mixed race, 2-Spirit multidisciplinary artist, curator and activist from the Anishinaabek Nation in Manitoba. Born and raised in Tkaronto (Toronto) and currently splitting time working between K’jipuktuk (Halifax) and Tkaronto. Raven blends narratives of colonization, race, gender, erotica, their 2-Spirit identity and the Anishinaabemowin language and culture into a variety of contemporary art forms. Raven is also a proud parent to 3 sons. Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis community of Norway House in northern Manitoba. He has over twenty years of experience as a human rights activist and is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba. Albert lives in Winnipeg, where he works as a consultant specializing in HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal cultural reclamation, decolonization, and cross-cultural training. www.albertmcleod.com Barbara Blind is an Anishinaabe Kwe from George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, currently living in Brandon, MB. She is the knowledge keeper of Ishkabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg, Brandon University's Department of Visual and Aboriginal Art.

Thanks Canadian Art for listing Wednesday's panel discussion as a must see! Hope to see you all on the 21st at 7pm to hear about the current state of Indigenous curation in Canada

Just in time for Louis Riel Day, the AGSM Gift Shop is excited to now carry an exclusive line of "Keepin' It Riel" t-shirts — available in adult, kid, and baby sizes! Stop by today to pick one up in a variety of colours!

Join curators Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter, Jaimie Issac, Julie Nagam, Daina Warren, and Lisa Myers for a public state on the current state of Indigenous Curation in Canada. Panelists will discuss the pressing needs, challenges, and opportunities facing Indigenous curators today, and will discuss strategies for supporting the curatorial community and maintaining the momentum building within institutions and discourses across the country. Co-presented by the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba. Free and open to the public. Enter through the parkade: Turn north on 8th St. from Princess Ave.

Need the perfect, last minute Valentine's gift? We are here to help! Stop by the AGSM Gift Shop for something truly special and unique — we will even wrap it for you!

We are excited to host the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective/ Collectif des commissaires autochtones in Brandon for their Visioning retreat next week. Boozhoo, Tawnshii, welcome to Baawitigong!

Spring Break classes at the AGSM! Looking for something for the kids to do over the spring break that is fun, entertaining, and creative? The Art Gallery has you covered! With half days starting at just $20 and full days only $50, your young artist is sure to have an exciting, art-filled time! Register now — limited spaces available. Visit our website to see the full line-up and to register: https://agsm.ca/online

The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is excited to host a screening showcasing short videos produced by artists from the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Festival. This screening program is presented as part of the imagineNATIVE Film + Video Tour, one of imagineNATIVE's largest initiatives outside of their annual Festival. The Tour brings Indigenous-made film and video works, community engagement activities, and youth workshops to communities across Canada. Screening time: 77 minutes PROGRAM: Tsanizid (Wake Up) Beric Manywounds 6 min Thirza Cuthand is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act Thirza Cuthand 8 min Occupation of Memory Jade Baxter 5 min ôtênaw Conor McNally 40 min Creatura Dada Caroline Monnet 4 min Three Thousand Asinnajaq 14 min