{"id":8837,"date":"2024-03-27T12:36:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museeabenakis.ca\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:36:15","slug":"nikotwaso-a-circular-artpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museeabenakis.ca\/en\/nikotwaso-a-circular-artpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"NIKOTWASO, A circular artpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/museeabenakis.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Small-Logo-Red.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Pour diffusion imm\u00e9diate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>NIKOTWASO, Une \u0153uvre circulaire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e du 1<sup>er<\/sup>&nbsp;novembre 2023 au 3 mars 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Odanak, le 15 novembre 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Le Mus\u00e9e des Ab\u00e9nakis est honor\u00e9 de pr\u00e9senter la toute premi\u00e8re exposition solo de l\u2019artiste atikamekw, Catherine Boivin. Cette \u0153uvre intitul\u00e9e NIKOTWASO signifiant six (6) en atikamekw, exprime le d\u00e9sir de l\u2019artiste de briser le cercle des st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes qui se r\u00e9p\u00e8tent encore et encore pour les communaut\u00e9s autochtones, mais surtout pour la femme autochtone. On y voit six (6) dames v\u00eatues d\u2019habits traditionnels atikamekw dans diff\u00e9rentes facettes de leur identit\u00e9, mais toujours en mouvement. Elles courent en cercle, entres autres, pour elles, leurs familles, leur culture, l\u2019avenir et pour montrer les cycles de violence dont elles sont le plus \u00e0 risque en tant que femme autochtone. Catherine Boivin nous offre une \u0153uvre circulaire poignante, audacieuse et immersive. Les disciplines artistiques maitris\u00e9es par l\u2019artiste se multiplient et nous emportent dans la spirale de la vie d\u2019une femme autochtone. L\u2019artiste r\u00e9sume l\u2019essence de cette exposition&nbsp;: \u00ab&nbsp;<em>Cette \u0153uvre est un hommage aux Atikameks et au territoire, mais aussi \u00e0 nos grands-m\u00e8res et aux crit\u00e8res de beaut\u00e9 de leur \u00e9poque. Je voulais mettre en valeur leur force, leur douceur et leur bienveillance qui circulent dans notre cercle continu, passant du pass\u00e9 pour \u00eatre transmis aux nouvelles g\u00e9n\u00e9rations.<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du Mus\u00e9e des Ab\u00e9nakis, Vicky Desfoss\u00e9s-B\u00e9gin, souligne l\u2019importance du soutien \u00e0 offrir aux artistes autochtones contemporains et assure que le Mus\u00e9e continuera d\u2019\u00eatre la vitrine de leur travail. Elle remercie les partenaires du Mus\u00e9e, le Conseil des arts et lettres du Qu\u00e9bec, le minist\u00e8re de la Culture et des Communications du Qu\u00e9bec et le Conseil des Ab\u00e9nakis d\u2019Odanak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2013 30 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pour informations&nbsp;:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marie-Claude Demers, responsable communications, promotion et marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>culturenicoletyamaska@museedescultures.com&nbsp;| 819&nbsp;293-5148 poste 1023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mus\u00e9e des Ab\u00e9nakis is honoured to present the very first solo exhibition by Atikamekw artist Catherine Boivin. 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