Juno Beach Centre Honours Indigenous Veterans Through Art in New Exhibition
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
BURLINGTON, Ontario, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honour of National Indigenous Veterans Day, the Juno Beach Centre (JBC) is pleased to announce that its newest exhibition, Faces of Canada Today , will include a major art installation that features poppies crafted by three Métis, Inuit, and First Nations artists.
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- BURLINGTON, Ontario, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honour of National Indigenous Veterans Day, the Juno Beach Centre (JBC) is pleased to announce that its newest exhibition, Faces of Canada Today , will include a major art installation that features poppies crafted by three Métis, Inuit, and First Nations artists.
- Originally inaugurated in 2003, the Faces of Canada Today permanent exhibition showcased Canada’s evolution since the war.
- As visitors enter the gallery space, they will see 3,000 floating poppies suspended against the backdrop of floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Juno Beach.
- “They were created especially to honour Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQ+ Veterans, and those whose service led to the loss of their Indian Status.