Big Medicine Studio
Big Medicine Studio is an arts space and studio in North Bay.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- July 2015: The studio serves as the headquarters for the Aanmitaagzi arts group. It is the location where the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program is conducted.[2]
- October 2015: The studio is located on Nipissing First Nation and served as a venue for the play A Side of Dreams. It hosted the Paper Canoe project during its 2015 fall tour.[3]
- October 2015: The studio employed Jordan Beaucage in 2014. The studio founders created their own program for youth based on what they learned working on different shows.[4]
- May 2016: The studio hosted the opening performance of the Red Ride Tour 2016. It is the home of the arts organization Aanmitaagzi.[5]
- August 2016: The studio hosted the premiere performance of Waasejigan Tails in August 2016. It served as the location for the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program showcase.[6]
- November 2016: This studio is where Cole Forrest Stevens-Goulais first began working with arts mentors.[7]
- January 2017: The studio served as a location for filming scenes for Hard Rock Medical. Storylines for the television series were constructed around cultural activities taking place at the facility.[8]
- May 2017: The studio is a potential venue for showings of the play Material Witness. The directors of the studio allow the space to be used for ceremony when it is free.[9]
- August 2018: The studio serves as the home for the Aanmitaagzi Summer Theatre Arts Program on Nipissing First Nation. In 2018, the facility hosted a visit from Minister Patty Hajdu and other federal representatives. Youth at the studio created a grandfather drum and learned traditional skills like quillwork and birch bark basket making.[10]
- November 2018: The studio hosted a strategic planning meeting for the Ngamwag Shkinweg youth committee inside a teepee.[11]
- March 2019: The studio hosted the Wording Transformation workshop led by Lee Maracle in February 2019. It is the location where Penny Couchie and Sid Bobb co-direct Aanmitaagzi.[12]
- June 2019: The studio is operated by Sid Bobb and Penny Couchie to support community art making. The name refers to the Nbisiing people, who were known as the Big Medicine People.[13]
- August 2024: The studio serves as the home for Aanmitaagzi and its various arts programs. It hosts a weekly Elders Luncheon that provides a space for intergenerational storytelling and support. The facility includes a teepee where participants of the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program hold sharing circles.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aanmitaagzi artists Fringe performance a storytelling delight", Anishinabek News, 30 August 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Aanmitaagzi’s Dances of Resistance takes part in Toronto’s Pan Am Games", Anishinabek News, 6 July 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘A Side of Dreams’ catches the imagination", Anishinabek News, 20 October 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Mentors set to smooth the road to business for youth", Anishinabek News, 28 October 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous singer entertains with traditional and urban beats", Anishinabek News, 20 May 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Waasejigan Tails entertaining tales of Nipissing", Anishinabek News, 20 August 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Lieutenant Governor awards talented Nipissing First Nation writer", Anishinabek News, 4 November 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous artists dazzle in launch of Hard Rock Medical’s new season", Anishinabek News, 24 January 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Bobb wins Indigenous Artist Award", Anishinabek News, 16 May 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Youth inspired by the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program to create art", Anishinabek News, 21 August 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipissing First Nation Youth plant musical seeds as medicine", Anishinabek News, 22 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Words dance in Lee Maracle’s writing workshop", Anishinabek News, 15 March 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Learning together on National Indigenous Peoples Day", Anishinabek News, 27 June 2019 (archived copy; original article).