REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards
The REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards honoured Indigenous Canadian artists working in all artistic disciplines. The comprehensive one-time program of awards and promotional activities, including 150 cash awards of $10,000 each awarded in 2017, recognized emerging and established Indigenous artists working in traditional or contemporary practices. The awards were given in six artistic categories: dance, music, theatre, literature, film/video (media arts), and visual arts/fine craft. A special event honouring the artists was held in Winnipeg on May 22nd, 2017.
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Ann McCain Evans • The Hnatyshyn Foundation • The Assembly of First Nations • Shirley Greenberg • Gerda Hnatyshyn • Sheila Bayne • The Canada Council for the Arts • The Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa • The Government of Saskatchewan • William & Shirley Loewen • Dasha Shenkman • The Stonecroft Foundation • James and Louise Temerty • Anonymous • Shelley Ambrose & Doug Knight • The Asper Foundation • Bax Investments • Ann Birks • The Bragg Foundation • Bruce Power • The John and Bonnie Buhler Foundation • Astrid Cohen • John Craig • The Danbe Foundation • The Government of the Northwest Territories • Gowling WLG • Greystone Managed Investments • Eric Jackman • Vera Klein • The Koerner Foundation • Yann Martel • Ann McCaig • Hon. Margaret McCain • Joanne and Rob Nelson • Nuclear Waste Management • James & Sandra Pitblado • The University of Saskatchewan • Todd Burke & Jennifer Block • BLP Investments Limited • Bruce & Vicki Heyman • Provincial Investments Inc. • Rob Guenette • Roman Catholic Toronto Diocese • Anglican Church of Canada • Gerry Arial • The Canadian Electrical Association • Sandra Irving • Harbour Grace Shrimp Co. Ltd • Myles Kirvan • Labrador Sea • Arnie Thorsteinson and Susan Glass • CanadaHelps • Barbara Fischer • Victoria Henry • John Hnatyshyn • Beverley McLachlin • Michael Moldaver • Maurice Panchyshyn • Rev. Gerard Pettipas • Ewa Piorko • Joanna Piorko • Nicole Presentey • Christopher Speyer • Dr. Shailendra Verma
Gifts in kind
Air Canada • Beaver Bus Lines Ltd • Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg • Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba • VIA Rail
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Victoria Henry (Chair)
Chair of The Hnatyshyn FoundationBarry Ace
Visual artistDenise Bolduc
Creative producer, programmer and arts consultantChristine Lalonde
Curator and art historianDaniel David Moses
Poet, playwright, author and teacherFlorent Vollant
Composer, performer
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The Honorary Patrons of this project embodied the values and aspirations of the community they represent and joined in supporting this unique initiative.
James Bartleman
Photo : Philippe Landreville
A member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and best-selling author of As Long as the Rivers Flow and The Redemption of Oscar Wolf, James Bartleman grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling. Following a distinguished 35-year career in the Canadian Foreign Service, he served as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007. A key initiative during his tenure was the creation of the Lieutenant-Governor’s Book Program, which saw more than a million used books collected and donated to First Nations schools. In 2008, the Ontario Government established the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award to recognize Aboriginal youth for their creative writing talent.
Rosalie Favell
Rosalie Favell is an award-winning photo-based artist, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drawing inspiration from her family history and Métis (Cree/English) heritage, she uses a variety of sources, from family albums to popular culture, to present a complex self-portrait of her experiences as a contemporary aboriginal woman. Her work has appeared in exhibitions in Canada, the US, the United Kingdom, France, and Taiwan and has been acquired by the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, among others. She has worked with grassroots organizations in Winnipeg, with Inuit educational groups in Ottawa, and with Nepalese women’s groups in Kathmandu.
James Hart
Photo : Ramsay Pictures
James Hart is one of the Northwest Coast’s most renowned artists. In addition to his mastery in carving monumental sculptures and totem poles, he is a skilled jeweller and printer and is considered a pioneer in the use of bronze among the Northwest Coast Artists. He is represented in major collections around the world including in the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, and the Smithsonian Museum, and has had numerous solo exhibitions. Commissioned for the new Michael Audain Museum in Whistler, The Dance Screen is James Hart’s most ambitious project to date. As Chief of the Sangaahl Stastas Eagle Clan since 1999, he holds the name and hereditary title of his great-great-grandfather, Charles Edenshaw.
Waubgeshig Rice
Photo : Shilo Adamson
An author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation, Waubgeshig Rice developed a strong passion for storytelling as a child while learning about being Anishinaabe. The stories his elders shared and his unique experiences growing up in his community inspired him to write creatively. Stories he wrote as a teenager were published as Midnight Sweatlodgein 2011. His debut novel, Legacy, was published in 2014. He graduated from Ryerson University’s journalism program in 2002, and has worked in a variety of media across Canada. Along with reporting the news, he has produced television and radio documentaries and features, and currently works as a video journalist for CBC News Ottawa. In 2014, he received the Anishinabek Nation’s Debwewin Citation for Excellence in First Nation Storytelling.
Please note that the REVEAL Honorary Patrons do not play an operational role with the Foundation and were not involved in the review or selection of candidates for the awards.
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The program closed on June 1st, 2016.
Overview
These awards were intended to recognize emerging and established Indigenous artists working in traditional or contemporary practices. They were given in six artistic categories including dance, music, theatre, literature, film/video (media arts), and visual arts/fine craft.
Artists selected to receive an award were entitled to use the proceeds of the award at their own discretion.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, artists were required to:
Be of Indigenous descent.
For the purposes of these awards, Indigenous people include First Nations, Inuit and Métis people of Canada.Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
Define and describe theirself as a practicing artist.
Artistic Disciplines
Dance, Music, Theatre
For applicants in dance, music and theatre, the awards were intended for performance. Oral traditions, storytelling, spoken word, pow wow and hip hop were included in these categories. Choreographers, arrangers, composers and directors were not eligible.
Literature
The awards in literature were intended for writers in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as playwrights.
Film/Video (Media Arts)
The awards in film and video were intended for creators working in film and video (analog or digital), including animation, who retain creative control of their work. Producers and screenwriters were not eligible.
Visual Art & Fine Craft
The awards in visual art and fine craft included conventional visual art practices (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media). Installation, performance art and conceptual art were also eligible.
In fine craft, contemporary and traditional practices were eligible, including, carving, jewellery making, ceramics, glass work, bead work, fiber, textile and fashion, and include other traditional/culture-based materials such as fish scale, caribou hair tufting, and quillwork.
