The Response Program

In 2014, Response—an outreach program that lifts the voice of Indigenous Youth—was successfully piloted. Relaunched in 2020, Response is now an annual program involving a series of workshops led primarily by and for Indigenous people, culminating in an exhibition of participants’ work at The Polygon Gallery. The program invites ways of responding artistically to historical and contemporary images of Indigenous cultures.

Participants will have the opportunity to work on a film-based project with several inspiring artists and Knowledge Holders.

This program is open to Indigenous artists of all ages and skill-level. For more information, contact: response@thepolygon.ca.

About Response’s Curator
Serena Steel is a Secwépemc interdisciplinary artist from Simpcw First Nation whose practice takes the form of beadwork, sculpture, and storytelling. Her work revolves around acts of care, reciprocity, and belonging. Steel currently works on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She holds a BFA in Critical and Cultural Practice from Emily Carr University with a minor in Social Practice and Community Engagement.

Photos: Alison Boulier