New PAMA exhibit showcases stories of Canada’s Indigenous powwow dancers
Published July 11, 2022 at 4:54 pm
The Peel Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) in Brampton has two new exhibits available for guests to see for free this July.
Featuring the works of photographer Roland Lorente and writer Aline Saffore, Regalia: Indigenous Pride captures the photos and stories of Indigenous powwow dancers.
Lorente and Saffore travelled nearly 10,000 kilometres through Eastern Canada to attend over 20 powwows, with the exhibition showcasing their travels in 22 vibrant photographs which capture the movement and beauty of powwow dances and through personal stories.
Also starting in July, PAMA will highlight the career of New Brunswick ceramist and sculptor Peter Powning with the exhibit Peter Powning: A Retrospective.
Covering Powning’s 50-year career, the exhibition includes his exploration of a wide variety of materials like pottery to glass, clay, cast bronze, stone and steel.
There are other family-friendly on-site programs available throughout the summer, including the PAMA Museum Detectives Summer Challenge where you complete a series of activities each Thursday to earn your badge as a PAMA Museum Detective and enter each time to win mystery prizes.
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Or check out a “Forest Bathing” session, where attendees can discover a practice that brings people closer with nature and support healing through the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yokuand.
Pre-registration is required for the Forest Bathing sessions and costs run from $5.00 to $12.00 for families or from $4.25 for PAMA members.
General admission to PAMA is free for a limited time to celebrate the reopening, but staff say donations are appreciated and welcome.
Visit pama.peelregion.ca to learn more about these events and other exhibits.
Operated by the Region of Peel, PAMA is located at 9 Wellington Street East in Brampton.
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