ARTiculate Our Rights

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Temporary exhibition

 

Role: Art direction, exhibit graphic design and production, exhibition identity design

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ARTiculate Our Rights began as a project to mark the 150th anniversary of Manitoba becoming a province of Canada. Young people aged 13 to 18 were asked to submit artwork for consideration. More than 100 diverse works were chosen for two phases of display.

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The first phase of this exhibition opened at The Forks, a gathering place where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet. Art by 26 youths was presented on 13 large installations throughout the grounds. The second phase included a 1800 sq.ft. indoor mixed media presentation featuring all student submissions displayed across a 70' wide x 10' tall projection screen. The exhibition also included interviews from teachers, artists, curators and educators reflecting on human rights, art, and the work displayed.

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To ensure accessibility for visitors of all abilities, people can use their mobile devices to retrieve text-to-speech and visual descriptions of the artworks from QR codes at each installation.