The Summer Speaker Series Returns!
by Shelby Smith
After a 3 year hiatus, the Summer Speaker Series is back!
Join us at 7:00pm every Tuesday evening in July and August at the Douglas Family Art Centre to hear from experts in our community on a variety of topics in arts, heritage, and culture.
Admission is by donation.
Speakers and topics will include:
JULY 4 | ED MANDAMIN
Creators Garden: The Anishinaabe Knowledge and Relationship with Plants as told by the Knowledge and Spiritual Keepers of Iskatewizaagegan.
JULY 11 | JAMIE BENIDICKSON
Levelling the Lake: the origin and evolution of water management on the Lake of the Woods.
JULY 18 | ROBERT RICHARDS
1893 The Great Land Rush on the Lake: Territory Wars and the Selling of Charles Wilson’s Planned Community on Coney Island.
JULY 25 | TEIKA NEWTON
Dam It! Transformative Tales from Tunnel Island.
AUGUST 1 | DAVID MALAHER & HARRY DUCKWORTH
A Study of Alexander Henry’s Map of 1776 from Lake Superior to Lake Athabasca, including Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods, and Lake Winnipeg.
AUGUST 8 | BRADEN MURRAY
Flashpoint of the Border War: The Battle of Rat Portage, 1883.
AUGUST 15 | SOPHIE LAVOIE
Walter J. Phillips: A Growing Collection.
AUGUST 22 | TAMMY ZEBRUCK
Make Believe: What We See vs. What We Know. How artists parse perception and reality to make you believe their vision.
AUGUST 29 | SUSAN BULMAN
Olafur Eliasson: Art and Altruism. A discussion of Eliasson’s global perspective and how his creations encourage us to think outside of the box.
We hope to see you there!
Did you know?
In 1870 the Wolseley Expedition went through this area on route to the Red River Valley. Major General Garnet Wolseley got impatient and set out to cross the lake in a storm. He got lost on the Lake of the Woods for two whole days!