Since its beginning in 2002, the New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts has brought together in a public forum individuals from various First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities, as well as the non-Native community.
Presenters have included those with expertise in photography, painting, sculpture, film making, acting, musical performance, curating, arts education, literature and the culinary arts.
Themes such as “healing through the arts,” “transforming traditions,” “engaging authenticity”, “interweaving communities” and “inspiring resilience” have been explored in a collegial and communal atmosphere that encourages dialogue on important cultural and artistic issues.
The one-day conference -- which some have likened to an “arts festival with an academic edge” -- honours, and seeks to raise public awareness of individuals whose works affirm contemporary Aboriginal experience and contribute to increased cross-cultural understanding.
Held in intimate surroundings, with a maximum of two hundred participants, the popular conference has sold out four years running.
All conference presentations have been archived on video and DVD and can be borrowed from the Carleton University Library. |
