Canada: Day 1, Artist Series, Abeng with Shauntay Grant and Tyshan Wright

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July25
Tuesday, 25 July, 2017 - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Ralph and Rose Chiodo Gallery; Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21; 1055 Marginal Rd; Halifax
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Organized By: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

A tool of celebration, ceremony, war and the Jamaican Maroons’ sacred symbol, an abeng forms the central pillar in Shauntay Grant and Tyshan Wright’s mixed-media work, Abeng.  On Tuesday, July 25th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm join the artists for a discussion about the process and intention behind the creation of Abeng.

Grant’s genealogy dates back to the 1796 arrival of Jamaican Maroons in Halifax, and Wright hails from the historic Maroon town of Accompong in Jamaica. Currently a part of the Canada: Day 1 exhibit, Abeng combines poetry about of Wright’s “Day 1” in Canada with sculpture to create a contemporary exploration of the Maroons’ symbol.  Dan Conlin, curator, will also speak about Abeng’s importance to the Canada: Day 1 exhibit.

Contact Information:

Beatrice Houston Gilfoy
902-425-7770 ext 264
bhouston-gilfoy@pier21.ca

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