Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

The Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture Series is an annual event celebrating the memory of Winnipeg artist Wendy Wersch. Each lecture celebrates women in the visual arts who act as role models for innovative cultural investigation. The lecture series builds awareness of feminist art criticism, activism and practice.

Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures Archives

Artist and Curator Talks

Chess - The Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture with Suzy Lake
- October 27, 2019, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

Gender Matters by Leesa Streifler
- October 21, 2018, 2:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

Alanis Obomsawin - Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture
- October 22, 2017, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

The Radical Stitch: Bead Until Your Fingers Bleed by Sherry Farrell Racette
- October 30, 2016, 2:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

Miss Piggy is My Heroine: Feminist Curatorial Practice and the Famous Porky Puppet by Mary Reid
- October 25, 2015, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

Possibility: Art, Community and Changing the World by Sheila Spence
- October 5, 2014, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- University of Manitoba School of Art’s ARTlab
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

“We are all of us made by War…” by Barb Hunt
- November 23, 2013, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Wendy Wersch Memorial Lectures

Portraiture and Other Discarded Themes by Amy Karlinsky
- November 4, 2012, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.