Date
Thu, 03/13/2014 - 19:00 - Thu, 03/13/2014 - 20:30
Jamaican artist Olivia Mc Gilchrist presents her film Native Girl at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (36 University Avenue), which investigates three Jamaican mythical and legendary female characters: The Rivermaid, Ol'Higue, and Queen Nanny of the Maroons. Olivia Mc Gilchrist, a Visiting Scholar in Cultural Studies, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She recently won the best new media artist prize at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. Mc Gilchrist will present a talk on her work, show the film and field questions after the screening. Light refreshments will be available.Image Credit: Olivia Mc Gilchrist, still from Native Girl chapter 1: Riva Mumma, 2013, four channel installation. Photo courtesy the artist.
