Faculty Lecture: Joi T. Arcand
Photo courtesy of the artist
The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators, and academics.
Join Joi T. Arcand from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, a prestigious multidisciplinary visual artist, curator, arts professional, and Sobey Art Award shortlist nominee, and faculty for the Visual Arts Thematic Residency – Get LIT! Language, Image, Text, for an afternoon talk.
Using photography, digital collage, and graphic design, Arcand’s practice is characterized by a subversive reclamation and Indigenization of public spaces through the use of Cree language and syllabics.
A member of the art and curatorial collective Wolf Babe, Arcand is currently a student at University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills enrolled in the Bachelor of Cree Language Program.
Arcand’s full CV and bio is here.
Visual Arts is supported by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Program.
