aceartinc., 290 McDermot Avenue

The University of Winnipeg’s Art History Student’s Association is currently organizing its third annual art exhibition, Bringing Home the Bacon. This year, our theme addresses the relationship between art and labour in Manitoba to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. Working in collaboration with local emerging and established artists, the exhibition’s contemporary curatorial approach is structured to highlight the importance of past labour struggles and their influence on present-day artistic practice.

Bringing Home the Bacon includes artwork by Steve Gouthro, Petra Reynolds, Crys Cole, Robert Kell, Paul Butler, Patrick Dunford, Barb Hunt, Cherie Moses, Colleen Finlayson, Noam Gonick, Rick Fisher, and Don Rice. Featuring painting, mixed-media collage, video, and sound installation, the works in this exhibition provide unique insights into the development of labour practices within Manitoba.

During the course of the exhibition, a panel discussion will be held at aceartinc., in which a number of local artists, scholars, writers, and politicians will speak to the significance of labour in Manitoba. This discussion is aimed to identify the significance of Bringing Home the Bacon in relation to the historical events of the 1919 General Strike, the development of labour laws and workers unions, the state of Manitoba’s current economic climate, and the role of Canada’s Contemporary arts community within this socio-economic context. Confirmation of the event’s date and the names of panel discussion speakers are pending.

Members of the AHSA are organizing this exhibition in order to participate in and contribute to the commemorative event of the Winnipeg General Strike. We consider it of the utmost importance that the views and opinions of Manitoba artists in relation to various labour issues are expressed. We hope you will join us in our celebration of this event.

For more information, Email: uwahsa@gmail.com

Come celebrate International Working Class Day. This year’s themes are “Organize the Unorganized” and “A Living Wage for All” both of which were raised by the Strike Committee in 1919 and remain pressing concerns for today’s activists.

Join the annual Winnipeg Labour Council march in celebration of May Day. This year will also mark the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. In recognition of this the march will go past many of the sites that are part of that history.

The march will start in Point Douglas, one of Winnipeg’s oldest communities, opposite what was the Vulcan Iron Works in 1919. It will then go past Victoria Park; the site of the original Labour Temple; Hell’s Alley and the site were Mike Sokolowski was shot and killed in the charge of the NWMP.

With Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress and others.

Assemble 6:00 p.m. Joe Zuken Memorial Park corner of Sutherland and Maple

May Day March route

Please join the Manitoba Federation of Labour and the Winnipeg Labour Choir for a memorial service and candlelight vigil to remember our fallen sisters and brothers.

Room 2C Union Centre, 275 Broadway Ave

An International Poster Exhibition to raise awareness about violence against women and children November 3 to 6 at the Union Centre, 275 Broadway. November 3, 12:30 to 8 p.m.
November 4, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
November 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
November 6, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is Free. Opening ceremony November 3 at 12:30 p.m. Evening events November 4 and 5 at 6 p.m.

Afshin Matlabi
Terrorism, Democracy, Leisure
January 23 – February 28, 2008

His current work is a multidisciplinary project on leisure. Through painting and drawings, digital imaging, print media, animation, photography, and performances, he creates an environment where the world of leisure meets terrorism and disasters.

Emory Douglas
All Power to the People
January 23 – February 28, 2008

” The community (was) the museum for our artwork. Some people saw art for the first time when they saw my posters. Some joined the party, some got inspired to make art too.”
-Emory Douglas, Minister of Culture, Black Panther Party

All Power to the People! features Black Panther Party posters and newspaper graphics produced in the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition highlights the artistry of Emory Douglas, and documents the Panthers’ involvement with a broad array of causes, including opposition to the Viet Nam War and solidarity with the United Farm Workers movement. With documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), All Power to the People! also illustrates efforts of the United States government to destroy the Panthers as part of wide-spread efforts to stifle oppositional political movements. The social programs of the Panthers and the powerful images of armed party members had a strong impact on the public consciousness of the time, and their efforts to combat the oppression of racism and poverty still resonate today.

For further information, please contact aceartinc. at (204) 944-9763