This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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Mahjong with Xiao Han
In-person
MuseumDate and time
Location
Pen and Page Bookshop
213 Bosworth Street
Wynyard, SK
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Xiao Han is a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Wuhan, China. Based in the 6 Territory, the traditional land of Indigenous and Metis, Han's creative practice focuses on photography, lens-based performance, visualizing emotion, and community engagement. Han's research explores diaspora identity, contemporary gender issues, and the relationship between humans, the environment, and the indigenous land. Through visual art and curatorial practice, Han produced numerous projects investigating the Chinese-Canadian restaurant history, the identity of home, and the aesthetic of community relationships.
Thanks to funding from SK Arts, Xiao is partnering with the Wynyard and District Museum committee on a public art project exploring the story of Chinese Families who operated cafe's in Wynyard in the 1920s and beyond.
With this workshop Xiao aims to engage with Wynyard citizens through learning and playing Mahjong, a traditional Chinese game. Through conversation and play the artist and citizens will learn more about each other, and the community.
Links
- Xiao Han Art Page xiaohanart.com
Organizer
Town of Wynyard
Nestled between Big Quill Lake and Little Quill Lake, and strategically located about equal distances from Regina, Saskatoon, and Yorkton, Wynyard offers many options in the areas of Tourism, Recreation, Culture, Agriculture, Industry, and Retail.
This event is part of a hub:
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