Agenda / April 30–January 16, 2022

Artivism and Witness Blanket: Preserving a Legacy

Carey Newman, Linda Young, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (Canada), Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Grupo de Arte Callejero (Argentina), Aida Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Elisabeth Ida Mulyani (Indonesia), Rebin Chalak (Iraqi Kurdistan), Intuthuko Embroidery Project (South Africa)

The Witness Blanket by Carey Newman. Photo credit: CMHR, Jessica Sigurdson

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Date

April 30–January 16, 2022

Curator

Kerry Whigham, Francesca Giubilei, Luca Berta, Jeremy Maron

Powerful works of art that have inspired action for human rights around the world are featured in these two new exhibitions, including art and sacred objects from the sites and survivors of Indian residential schools in Canada.

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Artivism and Witness Blanket: Preserving a Legacy

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