As part of the Prairie Webinar Series, CARFAC Alberta, CARFAC Saskatchewan and CARFAC Manitoba are pleased to present:
Interdisciplinary arts careers
with Evie Johnny Ruddy & Tiffany Shaw
The Prairie Webinar Series is proud to prioritize the expertise of artists working in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, promoting discussion with our provincial neighbours on various topics while sharing investment in prairie perspectives. The formula is simple: look forward to two 25-minute presentations from two artists speaking to their practice and their experience with a given discussion topic, followed by a 30-minute Q&A period.
EVIE JOHNNY RUDDY is a trans nonbinary interdisciplinary artist and scholar. They are an Assistant Professor of Creative Technologies & Design in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance at the University of Regina and a PhD Candidate in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University. Evie Johnny creates interactive AR, web-based, and locative audio experiences to disrupt colonial, cis-hetero-patriarchal logics and reimagine more joyful and liberatory futures. They have collaborated with the National Film Board of Canada’s Interactive Studio, Buffalo People Arts Institute, and Common Weal Community Arts. Their work has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in the category of Best Production Interactive, and they are a recipient of a Digital Dozen: Breakthroughs in Storytelling Award from Columbia University’s Digital Storytelling Lab. Born and raised in Treaty 6, Evie Johnny is a settler of French, German, and Irish descent. They live in Treaty 4, the territory of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
TIFFANY SHAW is a Métis iffany Shaw rchitect, artist and curator based in Alberta. She holds a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University, a Masters in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and is currently working at Reimagine Architects and recently started an Indigenous owned consulting company, named Reimagine Gathering.
MODERATORS
Tara Vahab: Interim Executive Director at CARFAC Alberta
Jera MacPherson: Program & Outreach Director at CARFAC SASK
Webinars are free for CARFAC members across Canada and suggested $25.00 for non-members.