By Michael Joel-Hansen

History

Public helps create new historical exhibit

Feb 19, 2019 | 5:31 PM

The general public got the chance to help make an important part of a new exhibit for the Prince Albert Historical Museum Tuesday afternoon.

Artist Kevin Pee-ace was joined by several members of the public as he began work on one of his murals, which helps tell the history of First Nations people in the P.A. area.

“A lot the material is found in the ground, so, essentially that’s what the focus of today’s panel is. We have images of pictographs and images of teepees, buffalo skulls, arrow heads,” Pee-ace said.

The mural designed by Kevin Pee-ace (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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Pee-ace’s pieces on the history of Indigenous peoples will be featured in the museums new Indigenous history room.

Public participation is a major component of the project, which received support from the provincial arts board. Pee-ace said having members of the general public involved in creating the murals is important to him as an artist.

“It speak volumes to have their involvement and I think it’s necessary because when you’re dealing with art and in public, they need to see that and they need to be a part of it,” he said.

Kevin Pee-ace was joined by a number of members of the public Tuesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Along with the drop-in volunteers, students from Queen Mary Community School will help Pee-ace.

“There’s also a senior citizens facility in town here, that’s willing to be a part of it,” he said.

Pee-ace explained the process of creating the panels was coming together nicely, and that depending on how the work ends up turning out it could be a quick turnaround.

“I think the process for one should only take maybe a day,” he said.

After today’s panel, the artist will work on four more.

“It’ll start progressing into more of the different cultural groups, First Nations groups at the time,” Pee-ace said.

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