Friday, August 11, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 33 Icelight: an Inuit video exhibit Icelight, an exh ib ition that opened the w eekend o f July 29 at O ak ville G alleries in G airloch G ardens, brings together a se le c tion o f o rigin al v id e o tapes produced by Ig lo o lik Isum a P rod u ction s and A rnait Ikkajurtigiit (th e W om en's V ideo W orkshop). B oth groups are hou sed in the Tariagsuk V ideo Centre, a non-profit arts organization incorporated in 1990/91. T h ese groups have d evelop ed productions from the Inuit p o in t-o f-v ie w in their ow n language and style for both Inuit and non-Inuit aud ien ces. In an effort to represent and preserve their history and culture, they work outside the constraints o f both com m ercial and o fficia l "pu blic" broadcasting to speak to their ow n v ision . U sin g artist-centered approaches to tech nology, this work has been introduced to the contem porary art world in an attempt to im prove the w ays Inuit p eop le are represented in the media w orldw ide. In digen ous cultural representation for these men and w om en is not sim p ly a matter o f m ulticulturalism . Their language and culture m ust be enhanced in a w ay that w ill led to econ om ic develop m en t and, consequ en tly, political control over their land and their future. B y keeping the old w ays a live and resisting the h om ogen ized in flu en ces o f the dom inant culture, the video tapes in the Icelight exhibition lay the groundwork for advance ment. Igloolik Isum a Productions and Arnait Ikkajurtigiit work in and around Igloolik , Nunavut, in the eastern A rctic. Igloolik is a settlem ent about 3,4 0 0 km north o f M ontreal w ith approxi m ately 1,200 people, o f w hich all but 5 0 are Inuit. The known history o f its people g o e s back over 4 ,0 0 0 years, desp ite only 35 years at its current location. Icelight is co-curated by P eggy G ale, curator o f the visual arts section o f the M ontreal B iennial 200 0 , and Su Ditta, adjunct curator o f m edia arts with O akville G alleries. The vid eo exhibit w ill continue in the gallery at 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. until Sept. 17th. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m ., T uesdays to Sundays, and adm ission is free. An exhibition book let with an essay by Ditta, and a detailed program notes w ill be available at O akville G alleries in con junction with the exhibit. A discu ssion with G ale w ill take place on Friday, Sept. 15th at 3 p.m ., fo llo w ed by a c losin g reception at 5 p.m . in G airloch Gardens. For more details, call 8 4 4 -4402. BAPTIST ChlU PCM AP iscoF orY ou1 M eetin g A t: Heritage Glen Public School 1641 Heritage Way 8 4 7 -3 5 3 0 School ^7ohe <=pSible R e g is te r T o d a y ! This Semester: Principles Of Effective Parenting Book Of Revelation - End Times C lasses B egin S e p te m b e r 6/00 C B C 's School 'T)/te (Cpdible is designed to equip today's adults and teens and enable them... to know w hy we do things - gaining G od's perspective on life issues, to know how to accomplish the things that matter most, and to know w h a t G od's Word says and m eans...book by book. FR E E THE SEASONS LARGEST RETIREMENT LIVING SHOW! 2 0 0 0 Radb to Remember 7 u / U J j J u M U J l I f M i] liliU JfilJ Presented B y: c liW O fc ^ O U N G TORONTO SEPT. 8 & 9 M e t r o T o r o n t o C e n t r e C o n v e n t io n SHOP HERE FOR SNOWBIRD INSURANCE I V i t i s I I F B s W B J I fN m P R O D U C T S A N D S E R V IC E S F O R Y O U R L IF E S T Y L E ! 255 FRONT STREET W ., TOR ON TO HAMILTON SEPT. 15 & 16 C H a n a d ia n e r i t a g e W M a r p la n e u s e u m FREE SEMINARS Forever: & WORKSHOPS: YOUNG CANADA'S LEADING PUBLICATION FOR TODAY'S FIFTY-PLUS LIFESTYLE C o m p u t e r /ln t e r n e t T r a in in g F in a n c ia l P la n n in g H e a lth S econd Foo d M u ch & & W e lln e s s C lin ic s T ra v e l T h e a tre C a re e r W o rk s h o p F o ru m W in e S a m p lin g R e t ir e m e n t H o u s in g m o re l PRESENTS* SH O W HOURS: 9:30A M TO 5:00PM A D M IS S IO N $ 2 .0 0 PLUS ATTO Is E A R S SPONSORED BY: Ex c t u siv e l ^ T O U ft S T h e T o r o n to A L L S ta r i M A T OUTLOOK F O R TH E D E T A IL S -- V IS IT O U R O P P O R T U N IT IE S W E B S IT E A T ( 9 0 5 ) w w w .p r e m ie r c o n s u m e r s h o w s .c o m o r 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 6 5 - 3 6 7 3 E X H IB IT O R 8 1 5 - 0 0 1 7