Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC) celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day with an Art Crawl! On Friday, June 21, 2024, three exciting exhibitions opened across Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) and cyberspace.   

At 1 pm EST, participants met on AbTeC Island, AbTeC’s headquarters in the online world of Second Life, for AbTeC Gallery’s launch of We See Far: Afro- & Indigenous Futurists. This virtual exhibition features artworks by Camille Turner, Solomon Enos, Ekow Nimako, and Skawennati, four established artists who for decades have been envisioning thriving futures for our peoples. The artists will be in attendance as their avatars. For more information about how to get to AbTeC Gallery and use Second Life, visit the AbTeC Gallery website. The event was also lived-streamed on Facebook.

At 3:30 pm EST, there was the opening of We See Far AFK at ELLEPHANT Gallery. In this one-day-only, pop-up exhibition, ELLEPHANT showcased the physical versions of each of the works displayed in AbTeC Gallery. 

Finally, at 6 pm EST, daphne, Montreal’s first Indigenous artist-run centre, hosted Resist With Love: The Xtopias of Solomon Enos. A Kanaka Maoli based in Hawai’i, Solomon is a prolific creator who draws, paints, and sculpts both physically and virtually. He is one of the world’s most imaginative Indigenous Futurists, creating entire multiverses in which speculative narratives play out. In observance of the special day, Elder Kevin Deer welcomed those in attendance. Resist With Love will be on view until August 17, 2024.