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Material Harvesting: L’nu (Mi’kmaw) artist Meagan Musseau’s new show at Ociciwan — pandemic online — actually works quite well as a series of images you can click and ponder. Comprising weaving, text art, a beautiful hunting jacket and some wonderful, ribboned snowshoes, she also does land and video art. She notes in her artist statement, “These artworks tell a story that has sprouted from my experiences being on and moving through the land, by rivers and fires, and at a scattered kitchen table working with materials. Siwk, spring, is here. My mother, Kim Musseau, is sewing beautiful blankets and I’m preparing to share my artwork with Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre and across the worldwide web. As we cycle back upon Nipk, summer, I pray for us all to continue to persevere; especially when it’s hard, when the challenge knocks us to our knees, please find courage and smile like the light of a thousand aunties laughing at a kitchen table.”
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Details: Online at ociciwan.ca through July 10, by donation
The Standing Stones of Stenness: Remember all that talk of playing coordinated music apart online being impossible because of timing glitches and bandwidth troubles? In case you missed this, last week the Alberta Band Association and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra teamed up to play a newly commissioned work by Allan Gilliland, The Standing Stones of Stenness. Terrifically edited and presented, it’s just another example of how the pandemic helped the world of art and music up its game, as over 100 high school students from across the province helped join together and make this lively performance. Great job, all!
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Details: Playing it on Alberta Band Association’s YouTube channel, no charge
About Endlessness (2019): Besides the ongoing NorthwestFest, virtual Metro is still screening its own fare, including Roy Anderson’s latest reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; a father stops to tie his daughter’s shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner of war camp. 76 mins, Swedish with subtitles.
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Details: Streaming through June 4 at metrocinema.org, $8.99
