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Starting on October 22, admission to Remai Modern will be by donation every day, thanks to a major contribution from the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation.

Admission for members and youth under 18 will continue to be free.

Visit https://t.co/FGSlECLwva for more information.

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Our film program this week kicks off a month-long series by Canadian filmmakers.

🎬 Thursday & Friday at 7 PM: Therapy Dogs, dir. Ethan Eng

🎬 Saturday at 1 PM: Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming, dir. Ann Marie Fleming

https://t.co/VfjuqKeK3z

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This is the final week to see Denyse Thomasos: just beyond. The late Trinidadian-Canadian painter's skillful use of colour, confident lines, and challenging narratives are evident throughout her brief yet remarkable career.

The exhibition is on view until Sunday, September 3.

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Sculpt your own miniature masterpiece in the exhibition Picasso’s Ceramic Studio. Our Program Guides will provide the materials, as well as advice if you want it. It's free for all!

Try imitating Picasso’s methods and motifs, or branch out and bring your own idea to life! 🍳🥓

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Films this week at Remai Modern:

🎬 Friday at 7 PM: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World, dir. Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana

🎬 No film on Saturday, but we’ll be playing a series of shorts from NFB from 10 AM-4 PM as part of WEGO on Sunday. Free for all!

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🛍 Members' Shopping Week for back-to-school is on right now! Until August 27, members get 25% off all items online and at the museum.

Check out new jewellery by Warren Steven Scott, enamel pins from The Gray Muse, and get an extra 25% off on sale items!
https://t.co/uI7XDxRgIP

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Catch Saskatoon-based “doom-wop” band @thegarrysband at WEGO on August 27, 12:30 & 3:30 PM! We asked them to create a playlist of their top picks before they take the stage next Sunday.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/VXWiccwiZR

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Film screenings at Remai Modern this week:

🎬 Friday at 7 PM: Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV, dir. Amanda Kim

🎬 Saturday at 1 PM: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, dir. David Gelb

🎨 No film on Thursday. Instead, join us for the Women in Painting Panel Conversation at 7 PM!

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“In a way, walking into a big exhibition by Laure Prouvost is like walking into a dream world...”

Remai Modern Co-Executive Director and CEO Aileen Burns describes the whimsical nature of Laure Prouvost: Oma-je with @TheStarPhoenix:
https://t.co/dQ8dHcrOjK

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“A lot of the stories I am drawing from are about survival and resilience and self-determination, and there is such a power in these stories for me.”

Julia Peterson of @TheStarPhoenix spoke with Meryl McMaster about her exhibition bloodline:
https://t.co/qjzQC9FElm

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Showing this week at Remai Modern:

🎬 Tonight at 7 PM: Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, dir. Alanis Obomsawin

🎬 Friday at 7 PM: Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen, dir. Hepi Mita

🎬 Saturday at 1 PM: The Eagle Huntress, dir. Otto Bell

https://t.co/VfjuqKfhT7

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Take part in a unique project starting next week at Remai Modern!

Visitors are invited to watch and participate in the building of a birchbark canoe. This project is led by Pinock Smith, an Algonquin canoe maker from Kitigan Zibi, Québec.

https://t.co/MlQJBeamBy

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Saskatchewan has produced many accomplished women painters, both historical and contemporary.

Inspired by the exhibition Denyse Thomasos: just beyond, hear from local painters Betsy Rosenwald, Nancy Lowry and Muveddet Al-Katib next Thursday at 7 PM.

https://t.co/4GafVR4MEh

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Looking for an inspiring space to visit with your little one? Our stroller tours offer exploration with a museum educator where no one minds if a baby interrupts!

📍 Join the tour at 10:30 AM on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Catch our next one on August 9!

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Our August films feature documentaries about artists in the community and fascinating people from around the world. Playing this week:

🎬 Thursday & Friday at 7 PM: Faces Places, dir. Agnès Varda & JR

🎬 Saturday at 1 PM: Fire of Love, dir. Sara Dosa

https://t.co/VfjuqKeK3z

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Congratulations to @bridgeyyyyyyyy for receiving the @HnatyshynFndn Mid-Career Visual Arts Award!

Bridget Moser's work Every Room is a Waiting Room Pt 2 is currently on view in our exhibition Becoming the Faun.

Images: Bridget Moser, Every Room is a Waiting Room Pt 2, 2017.

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Who’s ready for WEGO? Remai Modern’s free festival of art, music, dance and more happens on Sunday, August 27.

We are excited to announce our four main stage acts for this year:
@thegarrysband @DonnyParenteau @thatsMattmac @AlSimmonsEnt

Learn more:
https://t.co/hLJIg7S5bp

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Congratulations to @MOCAtoronto for their run of Kapwani Kiwanga: Remediation.

The exhibition, which is co-organized by Remai Modern and MOCA Toronto, opens in Saskatoon on October 6.

Learn more:
https://t.co/xhtdAb4RYz

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Oskāyak High School, one of our Art for Life partner schools, announced a new project with @SaskatoonFire.

The students will create artwork, with help from Remai Modern staff, to adorn the halls of Saskatoon Fire's new fire hall on Preston Avenue. Stop by in August to see it!

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“Predominantly, I do self-portraiture... but at the same time, I think I embody different kinds of mindsets or personas within the works, and embody different people.”

Hear more from artist Meryl McMaster on CBC's Q:
https://t.co/QBAzLatDmh

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There is no Pop-Up Happy Hour today due to a private event, but we will be back on August 3. See you next week!

Want to have the rooftop to yourself? Learn how you can host an event at Remai Modern:
https://t.co/vI1wFSNElk

Photo: Carey Shaw