Aanmitaagzi

01/21/2025

**NEW WEEKLY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE**
January 21 - February 6, 2025

Hey, everyone! We're continuing to host weekly drop-in workshops in the weeks leading up to the opening of Ice Follies on February 7th. Through these workshops, artists and community participants will develop stories and pieces that explore the themes of our All My R(el)ations project and Ice Follies’ theme of “Ozhaashikwaa” (The Ice is Slippery). The workshops will take place at Big Medicine Studio (161 Couchie Memorial Drive). They are free to attend and newcomers are welcome. Hope to see you there!

TUESDAYS

All Ages Multi-Arts with Sherry Guppy & Sid Bobb
3:30 – 5:30 pm
A multi-arts drop-in class for artists of all ages. Activities will include drawing, painting, storytelling, crafts, dance, textile work, and more as we develop installation pieces for Ice Follies! Materials will be provided.

Choreographic Exploration & Story Creation with Penny Couchie
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Contemporary dance and movement explorations, and guided written and visual activities to explore the stories and themes of All My R(el)ations to develop performance pieces for Ice Follies.

WEDNESDAYS

Choreographic Exploration & Story Creation with Penny Couchie
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Contemporary dance and movement explorations, and guided written and visual activities to explore the stories and themes of All My R(el)ations to develop performance pieces for Ice Follies.

THURSDAYS

Community Dinner
5:15 pm – 6:00 pm
A time to gather and share a meal with our artists, workshop participants, and community members each week.

Pow Wow Making & Jam Night with Sid Bobb & invited guest artists
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Weekly drop-in making & jam sessions for all things pow wow. Bring your regalia, beadwork, or other unfinished projects to work on or bring your voice and/or an instrument for singing, drumming, and dancing! Sid Bobb and other invited guest artists will be on hand to help out and join in the fun.

For more information, please call Sid or Penny at 705-474-2227 or email [email protected].

01/19/2025

🎉 SAVE THE DATE! 🎉
Join us on Saturday, January 25th, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Digital Creator North Bay’s new location (108 Main Street East) for an Artist Talk and Q&A with Lily Zhang!

Lily has spent the past few months creating captivating stop-motion animations and leading workshops in our space. Come hear about her creative process, inspirations, and her time as our artist-in-residence!

Don’t miss this chance to meet Lily and celebrate her residency with us.

Learn More: https://www.n2m2l.ca/artist-talk-qa-with-lily-zhang

01/19/2025

🌟 We’re Hiring a Festival Intern! 🌟

Have you ever wondered what it takes to bring a festival to life? Here’s your chance to find out! Ice Follies 2025 is looking for a Festival Intern to join our team. This is a hands-on opportunity to learn the ins and outs of festival planning, ex*****on, and post-event reporting—all while being part of one of the most unique arts events in Northern Ontario.

🔹 Position Details
📍 Location: North Bay, ON
💰 Salary: $19/hr, 35hr/wk + vacation pay
🗓️ Contract: February 3 – June 30, 2025 (21 weeks)

🔹 Why Apply?
As an intern, you’ll:
✨ Gain valuable experience in event logistics, artist coordination, and audience engagement.
✨ Be involved in real-time problem-solving and decision-making during the festival.
✨ Help shape future editions of Ice Follies by contributing to post-event reporting and resource development.

This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to learn how to organize and run a festival while working alongside experienced organizers in a creative and supportive environment.

🔹 Eligibility:
This position is funded by FedNor and is open to applicants aged 30 or under who have recently graduated. Check the full eligibility criteria in the job posting.

📅 Deadline to Apply: January 26, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

Visit our website to learn more! https://icefollies.ca/were-hiring-a-festival-intern/

If you’re ready to take the first step toward a career in arts and event management, apply now by sending your resume and cover letter to [email protected].

01/16/2025

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥰

We've started up our weekly drop-in workshops again, which will continue until February 6th. The schedule is going to change a bit as we gear up for Ice Follies, so we will post the new weekly schedule here soon.

As for the rest of this week, tonight we have a community dinner at 5:15 pm followed by Pow Wow Making & Jam Night from 6 - 8 pm. Have some food and get creative with us as we sing, drum, dance, bead, and make! Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own projects or instruments as well. See you there!

01/14/2025

🌨️❄️ Ice Follies 2025 is coming! ❄️🌨️
From February 7-21, experience Northern Ontario’s biennial festival of contemporary and community-engaged art on the frozen shores of Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake.

This year’s theme, “Ozhaashikwaa (The Ice is Slippery),” explores connection, collaboration, and history, celebrating North Bay’s Centennial!

✨ Don’t miss it – free and open 24/7! ✨

Visit our website now to learn more: https://icefollies.ca/media-release-ice-follies-2025-february-7-21-2025/

12/12/2024

Hey, everyone! We're hosting a Winter Solstice Celebration at Big Medicine Studio on December 20th from 5 - 8 pm. Join us for an evening of songs, stories, and celebration as we explore and share our multi-disciplinary arts project All My R(el)ations.

For more information, please contact Sid or Penny at (705) 474-2227 or [email protected]. You can also check out our Event Page or our website (www.aanmitaagzi.net) for more details.

12/03/2024

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Our fall workshop series will resume this Thursday with the Community Dinner at 5:15 pm followed by Pow Wow Making & Jam Night at 6:00 pm.

Many thanks for all the love and support over the last week. It really meant a lot to us and our family. ❤️

Miigwetch

11/27/2024

***NOTICE***

Hey, folks. We are canceling all of our workshops this week, but hope to see you next week. ❤️

11/12/2024

Our friends over at on the On the Edge Fringe Festival are accepting submissions for their 2025 lottery until November 30th. If you would like to find out more about who they are and what they do, check out their website: www.fringenorth.com.

The time is now. The year is also now. The moment is next to the other moments...
What is happening you ask? Our 2025 lottery being open is what is happening!!!!! Starting today you can go to our website and apply to be in our 2025 Fringe season.
You know the deal, $25 dollars gets your name in the hat. This year we will be randomly drawing 10 artists to take part in our festival. Fringe is not curated! You can bring dance, comedy, theatre, improv, spoken word/storytelling, performance art, music and more. You dream it, we dig it. We love it all.
www.fringenorth.com

11/07/2024

We're excited to offer a unique opportunity to work with renowned sound artist and New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) Artistic Director, Darren Copeland! 🌊❄️

Participants will have the chance to record the sounds of ice on Lake Nipissing and create a pre-recorded audio piece inspired by our 2025 Ice Follies theme: "The Ice is Slippery." 🧊🎶

Limited to just 5 participants, so don’t miss out! Successful participants will receive a $300 honorarium for their completed pieces.

📅 Workshop Dates: Dec 7, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25
📍 Location: Near North Mobile Media Lab
📌 Submission Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

All equipment will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary!

To apply, fill out the submission form on our website and be part of this incredible creative process! https://icefollies.ca/naisa-ice-follies-2025/

11/05/2024

Aanmitaagzi is back with another series of community-engaged workshops for Fall 2024. The workshops are part of our current project, ALL MY R(el)ATIONS, which explores and examines the themes of relationality and resource capacity/scarcity. Through them we will be gathering, creating, and developing stories, installation materials, and performance pieces that will feed into the larger project and future presentations.

The workshops will run from November 4th to December 20th. They are free to attend, and no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome.

For more information, please visit our website or contact Sid Bobb or Penny Couchie at [email protected] or (705) 474-2227.

08/21/2024

Hi Everyone. I hope you are enjoying the summer. We decided to extend the Logo Design contest. The new submission deadline is September 20, 2024 and the top 3 designs will be chosen on September 30, 2024. If you have any questions or would like more information feel free to reach out. Moriah will be happy to help. 705 358 0911. Migweetch

08/06/2024

ALL MY R(el)ATIONS
Written and Performed by Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program participants and artist facilitators.

"This is a presentation of the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program 2024 and our multi-year project, “ALL MY R(el)ATIONS”. It is collaboratively created and performed by the Aanmitaagzi company artists and the program participants. It is an investigation and expression of indigenous dance and our myths. We have spent weeks singing, dancing, regalia making, story-telling, and travelling to pow wows. This performance has grown out of these activities and what lies in our hearts and minds.

The Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program (ASAP) is an 8-week intensive in indigenous performing and visual arts. Now in its seventeenth year, the program faculty is led by award winning and renowned professional indigenous artists and educators. Participants learn, share, express and create alongside our professional multi-arts team.

ALL MY R(el)ATIONS, our latest work-in -progress, explores our historic abundance in opposition to systemic oppression and poverty. How much of what we have now, is a ration; a small shadow of what we once had? What are we entitled to? What dances, stories, songs and language is our birthright?

ALL MY R(el)ATIONS explores historically rooted ways in which we make a return to abundance by connecting to ourselves and all of Creation."

Show Credits:
Aanmitagzi Summer Arts Program 2024

Youth Arts Interns
Albany Benson, Ouske Couchie-Bobb, Autumn Hookimaw, Skyler Hookimaw, William McGrath, Malia Mizzi, Finn Rice, and Shania Splane

Special Guest(s)
Waseskwan Linklater, Mya Katt, and Niganii Dokis

Artist Leads / Facilitators
Penny Couchie - Choreography / Direction
Sid Bobb – Theatre
Sherry Guppy - Visual Arts, Installation / Set
Darren Nakogee –Singing

08/06/2024

Call for Submissions for Ice Follies 2025 Biennial! Ice Follies is seeking proposals for new public artworks in any medium that can be displayed in an outdoor location on frozen Lake Nipissing, as a part of the 11th edition of the Ice Follies Biennial from Feb 7 – 21, 2025.

04/06/2024

News We’re Hiring a Festival Coordinator for the Ice Follies Biennial North Bay, ON • OnsiteSalary: $37,50035 hours per week1-year ContractStart Date: May 6th, 2024 Application Deadline: April 26th, 2024 About Ice Follies Ice Follies is a biennial festival that celebrates contemporary and commun...