núna (now)

Winnipeg Madam, ca. 1904. Courtesy of Winnipeg Police Archive

PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present the third exhibition in our thematic programming year, where we are exploring artists use of collections and archiving with an idea toward to palimpsest or re-writable text as a way to discuss photography. Pioneer Ladies [of the Evening] is curated by Dr. Laurie K. Bertram for PLATFORM and will use archival mugshots and additional museum objects to reconsider the lives of sex trade workers in Winnipeg more than one hundred years ago.

will be launched April 27th!

The núna (now) curatorial committee is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Administrator / Production Manager Heidi Ouellette. Heidi is a Winnipeg-based composer, curator and enthusiastic instigator interested in the concepts of organics, experience and alchemy. Her work often incorporates borrowed or recycled material, improvisation and collaboration with other musicians and disciplines.

Now (núna) is presenting the production of “Sargent and Victor” by Deb Patterson, the 2010 Cultural Capitol of Canada Theatre ambassador in Gimli next weekend! This new solo play is created from a series of first person accounts gathered through interviews Patterson conducted with past and present residents of the iconic Winnipeg intersection for which it is named, the early urban settlement of immigrant Icelanders.

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