*REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, THANK YOU!*
Stride Gallery is excited to partner with artist Bruno Canadien to host two bird walks this May!
The first walk will take place on May 3rd from 8am to 11am at Elbow Island Park. The second walk will take place on May 24th from 9am to 12pm in Diamond Valley, at Sheep River Flats. You can sign up for one or both of the bird walks.
Transportation will not be provided to the May 3rd walk. Elbow Island Park is a 6 minute walk from bus line 3, which connects to both the red and blue line trains downtown.
Transportation will be provided to the May 24th walk (if selected below). We will drive together from Stride Gallery to Sheep River Flats. We can provide transportation for up to 6 people. If you are able to drive and meet us at the walk, that is a welcomed option as well!
Elbow Island Park is relatively flat terrain, with a pebble/rock pathway.
Sheep River Flats has some narrow pathways and some more rocky and unstable pathways.
Maximum of 10 participants for each walk.
After signing up, we will email each participant with details regarding exact meeting locations, meeting times, and any other details.
* Subject to cancellation/change of date due to weather
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Bruno Canadien is a Visual Artist whose multidisciplinary practice investigates Indigenous presence, kinship, and relationality in the contemporary context, through painting, drawing, installation, walking/land art, public art, and digital arts. Born and raised in Denendeh (N.W.T.), Bruno has been active in the regional arts scene since graduating from the Alberta College of Art in 1993, beginning with his early involvement with the Calgary Aboriginal Arts Awareness Society, and including his recent co-curation of Big Rock River, Contemporary Indigenous Art in an Ancient Land at the Okotoks Art Gallery (2022). His work has been included in local and national exhibitions, including the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Biennale d’Art Contemporain Autochtone in Montreal, among others. His paintings can be found in private and public collections, including Glenbow Museum, Global Affairs Canada, and the Indigenous Art Centre.
Bruno Canadien is a member of the Deh Gah Got’ı́é Dene First Nation of Zhati Kǫ́ę́, Denendeh, a Deh Cho Region member of the Dene Nation. He is currently based in Diamond Valley, Alberta, gratefully grounding himself in the landscapes and traditional territories of the Siksikaitsitapi, Tsuut’ina and Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi nations.