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Powwow! Ohcîwin the Origins

Red Deer MAG receives prestigious exhibition award

May 18, 2022 | 9:55 AM

The Costume Society of America has announced the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery as recipient of the 2022 CSA Richard Martin Exhibition Award/Small Museums for their exhibition titled Powwow! Ohcîwin the Origins.

Officials note guest curators and creators Patrick and Marrisa (Moccasin) Mitsuing, gathered stories, worked with Knowledge Keepers across North America, and carefully coordinated the making of the Regalia for this exhibition.

Ultimately seven powwow dance styles were created, represented by seven full Regalia ensembles made by Indigenous Artists from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Montana, and Arizona. The culmination of these conversations and relationships was presented at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery from September 19, 2020 through February 21, 2021 with the aim of showing what powwow is, where it came from, and how community members can participate in this living tradition.

In the context of a post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada and a province where powwow was once outlawed, officials say this exhibition aimed to engage with Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous artisans to create the Regalia, display it in a respectful, engaging way, and teach the public about the practice and history of powwow.

The exhibition now exists virtually on their website at https://reddeermuseum.com/powwow-ohciwin-the-origins.

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The Costume Society of America, founded in 1973, fosters an understanding of appearance and dress practices of people across the globe through research, education, preservation, and design. The Richard Martin Exhibition Awards recognize outstanding costume exhibitions presented by both small and large institutions. Officials say award-winning exhibitions demonstrate excellence and innovation in the interpretation and presentation of costume, providing a transforming experience to both students of costume and the public.

The award-winning institution receives a certificate and a $750 award, funded by the CSA Endowment. A representative is then invited to speak at the CSA National Symposium the following year and receives a $600 travel stipend and day-of-presentation registration fee, also funded by the CSA Endowment, to help defray travel and symposium expenses.

Richard Martin Exhibition Awards, first given in 2002, are named for Richard Martin (1947-1999), curator of costumes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Fashion Institute of Technology. A described outstanding scholar, lecturer, author, and the curator of many critically acclaimed costume exhibitions, Martin was a Fellow of the Costume Society of America, and served on its Board of Directors, as editor of CSA’s scholarly journal Dress, and as president of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

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