Goals and Objectives of Organization:
Our goal as an organization is to see Aboriginal artists expand their opportunities by providing a space in which they may develop through exhibitions, curatorial opportunities or programs dedicated to professional development. Our organization delivers professional development resources to contemporary Aboriginal cultural workers to assist them in development of a professional art practice, self-promotion and self-management. Although our main objective is to promote contemporary Aboriginal art, we are not exclusive; we encourage non-Aboriginal peoples to participate in our programming. We feel that the inclusive nature of our organization creates context and dialogue with Aboriginal contemporary art and art history.

We have as an organization strategically situated ourselves in Saskatoon’s west side where there is a proportionately high Aboriginal population; this is to become a visible part of the community that we are seeking to reach and provide community access to our facility. The Red Shift Gallery seeks to assist the Aboriginal community by promoting the arts and aiding the community through programs, available resources and professional support. Our community outreach will have a focus on the youth and those who are in need of opportunity. However, The Red Shift Gallery also seeks to support emerging, mid-career and established Aboriginal artists and curators. It is our desire to demonstrate our support to visual, performance, inter-disciplinary, multi-media and new media artists, writers and curators, providing the payment of artist fees with the payment of artists fees using the CARFAC rates as a minimum. We are open and free of charge to the general public. Our target audience is Aboriginal people, however, non- Aboriginal and Aboriginal people alike will benefit from the issues brought forward by our programming that raise awareness of First Nations and Aboriginal contemporary culture.

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Aka Gallery in Partnership with The Red Shift Gallery presents
Disorientalism
Nahed Mansour

May 5 – 23, 2008

Week 1 : Where I’m From
Artist talk : Thursday, May 8, 7pm
Performance : Halq (throat) Friday, May 7, 8pm

Week 2 : Resisting Oral Assimilation
Artist talk : Thursday, May 15, 7pm
Performance : Kh Friday, May 16, 8pm

Week 3 : Archiving Voice
Artist talk : Thursday 22, 7pm
Performance : (to be announced) Friday, May 23, 8pm

All events take place at The Red Shift Gallery
#118 – 20th Street West, Saskatoon, SK

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Red Shift:
Members Show
Title to be announced
All Annual members* of the Red Shift Gallery are invited to submit to show their work: any medium, for an exhibition/screening. This year we will also have a members screening June 21st at the Red Shift Gallery. On night only! Exhibition will run from May 30 – June 27.

Deadline for submissions is May 2o. Please e-mail redshiftgallery@hotmail.com, the dimensions and photo documentation of your piece. Please provide title, year, your name and a brief bio. Also provide how much your work is monetarily worth for insurance purposes.

*Annual Memberships are $20/year

**We are an Aboriginal contemporary art space, but are not exclusive, all artists of all backgrounds are of course most welcome!