{"id":88698,"date":"2024-03-08T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T22:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baca.ca\/exhibitions\/creation-stories\/maison-de-la-culture-verdun\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:20:10","slug":"maison-de-la-culture-verdun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.baca.ca\/en\/exhibitions\/creation-stories\/maison-de-la-culture-verdun\/","title":{"rendered":"Quai 5160 &#8211; Maison de la culture de Verdun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;102455&#8243;]May 18 \u2013 July 7, 2024<br \/>\n<em>Creation Stories<\/em>: <em>Spirit Heart Mind Body<\/em>: Catherine Boivin, Samaqani Cocahq, Joanna Katrena Cooper, Oakley Wysote Gray, Cora Kavyaktok, Helen Pelletier, Sally Tisiga<br \/>\nCurators: Lori Beavis, Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Jake Kimble, Teresa Vander Meer-Chass\u00e9<br \/>\nThe Biennale d\u2019art contemporain autochtone (BACA), 7th edition<br \/>\nQuai 5160 &#8211; Maison de la culture de Verdun<br \/>\nTiohti\u00e0:ke \/ Mooniyang \/ Montreal, QC<\/p>\n<p>The curators for the 7th edition of La Biennale d\u2019art contemporain autochtone (BACA) came together across Nations and territories to create a series of exhibitions with works by more than 60 artists. Our overarching theme of Creation Stories guided us and sub-themes were identified for each participating venue. We felt the sub-theme that best fit Maison de la culture Verdun was Spirit, Heart, Mind, Body.<\/p>\n<p>Indigenous bodies are sacred. Intergenerational trauma as well as intergenerational knowledge and blood memory are passed down through our genes, shaping our spirits, hearts, minds, and bodies. Indigenous bodies have experienced generations of abuse, pain, and genocide. For centuries, Indigenous bodies have been objectified, Indigenous minds have been ignored, Indigenous hearts have been taken advantage of, and an ongoing attempt to break Indigenous spirits continues to fail. It was important for us, as Indigenous Peoples, to feature artworks that triumphed our spirits, hearts, minds, and bodies for their strength, resilience, and passion.<\/p>\n<p>The artworks featured in this exhibition were chosen because of their positive energies and strong presence. Each artist has a practice that takes into consideration Indigenous bodies and they create uplifting work that asserts sovereignty over our own bodies and beings. Through a variety of media including photography, film, sculpture, beading and sewing, the artists share with us gentle and powerful ways of being and the realities of walking through this world as Indigenous Peoples and spirits.<\/p>\n<p>The Biennale d\u2019art contemporain autochtone (BACA) would like to thank its partners the Canada<br \/>\nCouncil for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Qu\u00e9bec, the Secr\u00e9tariat des affaires<br \/>\nAutochtones, the Conseil des arts de Montr\u00e9al, Tourisme Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2012, the Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA) is a Montreal-based non-profit organization (registered in 2016) that promotes the work of Indigenous artists. The biennial is held every two years, in multiple venues, with each iteration focusing on a specific theme. 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