#hopeandhealingcanada by Tracey-Mae Chambers, March 10, UWAG

[Ivan Jurakic]

#hopeandhealingcanada
A traveling outdoor installation by Tracey-Mae Chambers
This Thursday March 10, 9:00-5:00 PM
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
East Campus Hall Greenspace, 263 Phillip Street, Waterloo
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Please join us Thursday March 10 from 9:00-5:00 pm as Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers installs her work on the greenspace in front of East Campus Hall on University of Waterloo Campus.

The goal of #hopeandhealingcanada is to broach the subject of decolonization. The installations are created with large premade crochet and knit pieces made with red yarn. These are created both inside and outside, and weather the elements quite successfully. The installations can be in place for as long as the venue would like. Once dismantled the work itself will be returned to me and it will be reworked and repurposed at another site somewhere in the country. The stories from each participating venue will culminate into a book and traveling exhibition.

Many (but not all) of these public spaces serve to present a colonial viewpoint and primarily speak about the settlers who arrived and lived here, but not the Indigenous people that were displaced along the way. The decolonization of such places is a ponderous task and must be shouldered collectively. The discussion of reconciliation and decolonization is hard to start and harder still to maintain. Therefore, I am hoping to use my work to help bridge the gap between settlers and Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit people by creating art that is approachable and non-confrontational so we can start. As I am part Métis and European, I am conscious of the privilege my 'whiteness' affords me and bridging this gap is in fact a form of self-education and self-healing.

Tracey-Mae Chambers is a Métis artist and a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Her family is from, and some still reside, in the traditional Métis community in Sault Ste. Marie and Penetanguishene, Ontario. She is traveling across Canada and the United States creating site specific art installations at residential school historical sites, cultural centres, museums, art galleries and other public spaces. www.traceymae.com<http://www.traceymae.com>


ADMIT EVERYONE
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
East Campus Hall, Room 1239
519.888.4567 ext. 33575
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CONTACT
Ivan Jurakic, Director/Curator
519.888.4567 ext. 46741
ijurakic at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:ijurakic at uwaterloo.ca>

HOURS
Wednesday to Friday 12-5 pm
Or by appointment

MOBILITY
Ground floor entry
Automated doors available at Fine Arts entrance
Wide pathways
Accessible washrooms on ground level

DRIVING
263 Phillip Street, Waterloo
East Campus Hall (ECH) is located adjacent to Engineering 6 (E6)
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PARKING
Visitor Parking is available in Lot B beside Engineering 6 (E6) for a flat rate of $5
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MAILING
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1

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Image Credit: Tracey-Mae Chambers, “#hopeandhealingcanada” installation detail at Gallery Stratford, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Stratford. Image Description: A funnel shaped vessel crocheted using bright red yarn is tied in between a set of tree branches. A fence and snowfall appear in the background.

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