Thelma Pepper: Ordinary Women. A Retrospective highlights the life’s work of one of Saskatchewan’s senior artists, Thelma Pepper, an important photographer, feminist and activist. 

In addition to photographing her subjects, Pepper would often record audio interviews with them. The recordings serve both to document early memories of her elderly subjects and as evidence of Pepper's deep curiosity, warmth, and her special talent for putting her subjects at ease.

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Grace Bolton - Thelma Pepper Interview (Excerpt)

This track is in response to Guo Fengyi, Male Female《男女》, 1989 as part of the Chokecherry Youth Response project

Artist Bio: 3o6Plains Cree Lyracist; Never been about "Making it" only making tracks, capturing the essence of an Aboriginal living in the 3o6
locally unknown underground stigma.

About the project: Chokecherry Youth Response is a partnership project between Chokecherry Studios, Remai Modern and PAVED Arts. The project asked for submissions from youth-artist participants inspired by a single work in the exhibition, An apology, a pill, a ritual, a resistance. Ten emerging artists took on the challenge and got to work creating new pieces that respond to the exhibition’s multifaceted exploration of health and healing.

Sean Kiskotagan - Aint Gone

Plains Cree translations and dictation courtesy of Darryl Chamakese

(Plains Cree) Introduction - Welcome

Artist Alison Norlen speaks to her work "Parade Series (Float II)" currently on view at Remai Modern as part of the exhibition Views from the Blue House: The Remai Modern Collection.

Alison Norlen
Parade Series (Float II) (2002)
Charcoal on paper

Views from the Blue House: Alison Norlen - Parade Series (Float II) (2002)

Artist Frances Robson speaks to her work "Nurses from Loon Lake Union Hospital, Loon Lake, Saskatchewan: Carol Eckerman, R.N., 8 years" currently on view at Remai Modern as part of the exhibition Views from the Blue House: The Remai Modern Collection.

Frances Robson
Nurses from Loon Lake Union Hospital, Loon Lake, Saskatchewan: Carol Eckerman, R.N., 8 years (1983)
Gelatin silver print

Views from the Blue House: Frances Robson -Nurses from Loon Lake Union Hospital (1983)

Artist Amalie Atkins speaks to her work "Three Minute Miracle" currently on view at Remai Modern as part of the exhibition Views from the Blue House: The Remai Modern Collection.

Amalie Atkins
Three Minute Miracle (2008)
Digital transfer from 16mm film 13:00 minutes

Views from the Blue House: Amalie Atkins - Three Minute Miracle (2008)

Artist Robert Christie speaks to his work "Hot Orange Furrow" currently on view at Remai Modern as part of the exhibition Views from the Blue House: The Remai Modern Collection.

Robert Christie
b. 1946
Hot Orange Furrow
1989
Acrylic on canvas

Views from the Blue House: Robert Christie - Hot Orange Furrow (1989)

Artist Robert Christie speaks about art critic Clement Greenberg and what The Emma Lake Artist's Workshops meant to the artists involved.

Views from the Blue House: Robert Christie on Clement Greenberg & The Emma Lake Artist's Workshops

Artist Alison Norlen speaks about her artistic process.

Views from the Blue House: Alison Norlen on Artistic Process

On Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, 2024 Remai Modern hosted a special experience by the Saskatoon Residential School Survivors Circle (SRSSC) and artist/Residential School Survivor Jerry Whitehead.

Whitehead was on site in the museum’s Cameco Learning Studio to adorn the tipi with a new logo for the SRSSC. He worked with the SRSSC to create a new design and painted at the museum before presenting the finished piece to the group.

At the same time, members of the SRSSC were present to provide support and answer questions about their lived experiences as Residential School Survivors. 

During the experience, Remai Modern staff captured audio of some of the Survivors in attendance. Click on the links below to their stories in their own words.

If you need support, the Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is open 24/7 and can be reached at 1-866-925-4419.

This project was generously supported by SIGA.

About the Saskatoon Residential School Survivors Circle

The members of the Saskatoon Residential School Survivors Circle have been working together since 2015 to enhance the activity levels and increase networking amongst Residential School Survivors. Membership is open to any Residential School Survivor that lives in, or close proximity to, Saskatoon. With a motto that states “Nothing about us, without us”, the main objective of the group is to provide a safe space for fellow Survivors. The circle provides guidance and Survivor perspectives to many organizations, including offering important first-hand knowledge of the lived experiences within those institutions.

About Jerry Whitehead

Jerry Whitehead is a nationally renowned artist from Peter Chapman First Nation. Though he has practiced many different styles throughout his career, he is known for his vibrant depictions of powwows and powwow dancers. Whitehead credits his interest in art to his family, having grown up around creative relatives who worked with hides and did beadwork. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indian Art from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. Today, Whitehead lives and works in British Columbia, but his signature style is undoubtedly inspired by his family, culture, and Treaty Six Territory. Whitehead’s work has been shown across Canada and is held in numerous collections, including Remai Modern.

Joseph Naytowhow

Jerry Whitehead

Ida Jean Skjarstad

Florence Highway

Evelyn Linklater

Rebecca Belmore’s Wave Sound sculptures encouraged people to pause and listen to the wind and waterways. Listen to soundscapes recorded at the three locations: Lake Minnewanka’s shoreline in Banff National Park (Alberta); Lake Superior’s ridge at Pukaskwa National Park (Ontario, near Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation); and Green Point’s seaside cliffs in Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland).

Lake Minnewanka’s shoreline in Banff National Park (Alberta)

Green Point’s seaside cliffs in Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland)

Lake Superior’s ridge at Pukaskwa National Park (near Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation)

Remai Modern is a new museum of modern and contemporary art in Saskatoon, a growing city on the vast and ever-changing Canadian Prairies. Remai Modern offers a unique perspective on art and culture in the 21st century, with an eye on the future.

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