Sunday, August 17, 10 am – 5 pm
Monday, August 18, 9 am – 12:15 pm
Garrick Theatre
16 Church Street, Bonavista
The entire program is free and open to the public.
Lunch will be provided on Sunday August 17.
Register here to reserve your seat.
Join us for a lively 2-day program of conversations between Biennale artists, curators, and special guests. Marking the milestone fifth edition of the Bonavista Biennale, these conversations reflect on artists’ practices in the unique context of a remote rural art event, and the Biennale’s impact, potential, and possible futures.
All conversations will take place at the Garrick Theatre in Bonavista, and artist demos will take place at the Society of United Fishermen (SUF) Lodge in Bonavista.
Sunday, August 17
10 – 10:30 am
Coffee and light refreshments at the Annex at the Garrick Theatre
10:30 – 10:45 am
Welcome remarks and opening song by Eastern Owl
10:45 – 11:45 am
Making by Hand: Contemporary and Customary Craft Practices
Sarah Baikie & Ella Jacque, Larry Weyand, Clara Clayton Gough, Daniel Rumbolt
Moderated by Michelle LaVallee
11:45 am – 12 pm
Playing With Soil: Artist presentation by Haruna Sugisaki
12 – 1:45 pm
Lunch served ‘to go’ at Garrick Theatre followed by artist demos at SUF Lodge
**You must register for day 1 of the program to join us for lunch this day. **
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Collective Movement: Artmaking in, with, and for Community
Brian Amadi, Deanne Hiscock (Port Union-Catalina-Little Catalina Women’s Institute), Stacey Howse and Kayla Stride (Eastern Owl), Ann-Sofie Kallok, Ánna-Katri Helander, and Sebastian Björkman (Dáiddadállu).
Moderated by Curating Change (Michelle McGeough and Carla Taunton)
2:45 – 3 pm
Coffee and light refreshments at the Annex at the Garrick Theatre
3 – 4 pm
Big Art in Small Places: Contemporary Art Outside of the City
Ethan Murphy, Inuuteq Storch, Michael Massie, Toby Rabinowitz
Moderated by Alysa Procida
4 – 5 pm
The View from Here: The Biennale’s Impact and Future
Bethany MacKenzie, Margaret Ryall, Don Kwan, Jenelle Duval
Moderated by Sue Balint
7 – 7:30 pm
Guoddi: Performance by Dáiddadállu members Ann-Sofie Kallok, Ánna-Katri Helander, Sebastian Björkman, with music by Anthoni Hætta.
7:30 pm
Gather at the Annex at the Garrick Theatre (cash bar)
Monday, August 18
9 – 9:30 am
Coffee and light refreshments at the Annex at the Garrick Theatre
9:30 am
Welcome remarks
9:45 – 10:45 am
Working on and with the Land
Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, Lisa Myers, Melissa Tremblett, Vanessa Flowers
Moderated by Léuli Eshrāghi
10:45 – 11:45 am
Unconventional Curating: Visioning the Bonavista Biennale
Dr. Heather Igloliorte, Ryan Rice, Rose Bouthillier
Moderated by Mireille Eagan
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Reflection
Renellta Arluk
Closing remarks
Heather Igloliorte and Sue Balint