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SUMMARY:Behind The Scenes Exhibition Tour with Naomi Potter & Doug Haslam
DESCRIPTION:Join Director Naomi Potter & Head Preparator Doug Haslam for a 
 behind the scenes tour of our current exhibitions.\n\nIn this behind-the-sc
 enes tour\, guests will learn about the work that goes into curating and in
 stalling our Spring/Summer 2026 exhibitions: ᐃᔨ – Eyes – Shirley Mo
 orhouse and Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo | Moonlit Confessions Across
  Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales\, and Earth Remembers Everythin
 g.\n\nTogether\, Naomi Potter & Head Preparator Doug Haslam will offer insi
 ghts into the development of the exhibitions-from curatorial decision-makin
 g to installation - highlighting the collaboration and care involved in pre
 senting the artwork\, and how the artists’ visions are translated into Es
 ker Foundation's gallery space.\n\nWhether you're a regular visitor or new 
 to Esker Foundation\, this program offers a unique opportunity to learn mor
 e about the process\, people and stories behind these exhibitions.\n\nShirl
 ey Moorhouse (b. Happy Valley-Goose Bay\, Nunatsiavut\; 1955 -) is a highly
  respected member of the national arts community. Her work has been feature
 d in exhibitions such as the 2023 Bonavista Biennale (Bonavista Peninsula\,
  NL)\, INUA: Inuit Nunangat Ungammmuaktut Atautikkut (Inuit Moving Forward 
 Together)\, (Qaumajuq/Winnipeg Art Gallery\, 2020)\; and SakKijâjuk: Art a
 nd Craft from Nunatsiavut (2017)\, a nationally traveling exhibition that o
 riginated at The Rooms.\n\nZadie Xa has developed an expansive practice tha
 t addresses the nature of diasporic identities\, global histories\, familia
 l legacies\, and interspecies communication. For her\, art offers a means t
 o analyse socio-political conditions and cultural behaviours through a lens
  of masquerade\, play\, costuming\, and storytelling.\n\nRespect and Inclus
 ion\nBy registering for this Program\, you agree to co-create\, in collabor
 ation with Esker Staff\, Artists and Volunteers\, an atmosphere of mutual i
 nclusion and respect for all persons. This includes speaking\, acting and b
 ehaving in a way that is absent of violence\, harassment\, racism\, intimid
 ation\, bullying or discrimination of any kind\, regardless of\, and not li
 mited to\, gender\, sexual orientation\, race\, ethnicity\, culture\, age a
 nd ability. This includes in online/digital forums.\nShould you require any
  support or have any questions\, please reach out to:\nprograms-at-eskerfou
 ndation.com\n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/behind-the-scenes-exhibi
 tion-tour-with-naomi-potter-doug-haslam\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/behi
 nd-the-scenes-exhibition-tour-with-naomi-potter-doug-haslam-tickets-1988797
 382508
LOCATION:Esker Foundation\, 4th Floor\, 1011 – 9th Avenue S.E.\, Calgary\
 , Ab\, T2G 0H7
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