Main Hall
FREE admission | Cash bar
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at WAG-Qaumajuq by Power Corporation of Canada, Riopelle: Crossroads in Time is a retrospective exhibition offering a unique take on the famed Canadian artist. Experience Jean Paul Riopelle’s acclaimed works alongside creations rarely or never seen before, including sculptures, prints, collages, and figurative drawings, as well as works by Riopelle’s contemporaries and artists working today who have been influenced by his life and work.
Enjoy cash bar and live music by Rayannah, hear from Dr. Sylvie Lacerte, guest curator of the exhibition, and explore the epic show for FREE!
Music by
Rayannah Rayannah
Rayannah is a Franco-manitoban artist, producer, beat-maker and artistic director based in Winnipeg, Canada.
Innovative on stage and in the studio, Rayannah unveiled her first full length studio album Nos repaires (Our Haunts) in March of 2019. She went on to be named “Francophone Artist of the Year” and “Producer of the Year” at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2019.
Since the release of her first EP in 2015, Rayannah has toured her electro-alternative project across Canada, Europe and Latin-America and opened for international acts including Esperanza Spalding and Ariane Moffatt.
As a producer, Rayannah has worked on a variety of projects including studio albums and sound design for theater and film. In 2021 she stepped into the role of artistic director with her immersive multi-disciplinary project Afterglow which saw artists from different disciplines collaborate on an innovative virtual performance. She went on to found and spearhead HYPERART – a Winnipeg-based multidisciplinary festival featuring collaborative performances and installations. Most recently, she was commissioned to create a new genre-bending electronic piece featuring dancers from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Whether performing solo or working on multidisciplinary projects, Rayannah shares something raw, intimate, and transcendent all at once.
Organized by
Presented by
Public opening entertainment by Sounds of Manitoba
Sponsored by
In honour of Ruth Anne Shnier
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