The Gallery invites you to join us for the second of our multi-session speaker series Navigating Two Systems with John Chief Calf. In this second session, John will share some of the conflicts he has faced when navigating the two cultures and how these challenges come to a head when the cultures collide and clash. He will consider traditional and individual ways of interpreting conflict, and how their methods of mediation have developed and can be utilized. This session will consider not only how conflict arises and is dealt with, but also the resilience created by facing conflicts, and how such moments impact and inspire continued development. This event is free to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

John Chief Calf was born and raised on the Blood Reserve and was a Child and Youth Care worker from 1985-1997. He received his BA/BEd from the University of Lethbridge in 2005. Chief Calf has taught for the Calgary Board of Education, Siksika Board of Education, Red Crow Community College as well as the Lethbridge Catholic Division, and is currently with the Lethbridge School Division as a humanities teacher. He is a self-taught artist and has sold artworks locally, corporately, and internationally.Did you know the Southern Alberta Art Gallery offers free admission on the first Friday of every month? Join us and explore our current exhibitions featuring artists Bridget Moser, Caroline Monnet, Christine Howard Sandoval, and Erdem Taşdelen, and Sikapikakii Low Horn and check out the Shop at SAAG’s feature artist Mad Fish Glass.