Reimagining The Native North American Art Galleries at the Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis

We’re counting down the days until June 22nd when our team arrives in Indianapolis to see an exhibition we have planned and designed entirely remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Since late 2020, our content and design teams have been working alongside the dynamic and engaged in-house curatorial, education, and collection teams at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art to reimagine 16,000 square feet of existing gallery space.

 Starting with the outcomes from a series of lively online workshops and a point-cloud scan of the gallery spaces in-hand, we embarked on a 20-month journey of storyline development, interpretive planning, gallery planning, design, and special exhibit development. We have burned through thousands of hours in online meetings sharing, creating, visualizing, and sometimes debating.

 It is a curious experience to plan and design for a space you’ve never set foot in…but we are firm believers in the joint powers of trust and honesty which were essential over the past two years. We’re a week away from seeing it all in person.

 Stay-tuned, we’ll have lots more to say on this one…

Sarah Chate Joins Origin Studios

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Chate has joined the Origin Studios team in the role of Manager of Projects, Content, and Interpretive Planning. Sarah, formerly an exhibition manager at both the Aga Khan Museum and Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, has spent her career harnessing the energies of stakeholders, curators, content experts, and design teams to bring complex content into focus for visitors of all ages and abilities. She is a significant addition to our Toronto studio for many reasons, but her project management skills and the depth of knowledge she has of institutional mandates and interdependencies make her an indispensable addition to all our projects. We are pleased to be expanding our content, interpretation, and project management team and our family has gained yet another Sarah.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

We understand that today is a day to recognize and honour Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day for listening, learning, and supporting so that we can continue to evolve as allies and stand with our First Nations, Inuit, and Métis friends, colleagues, and communities. Origin Studios is deeply grateful for the knowledge that our Indigenous and Native American partners across Canada and the US share generously with us, and for the patience their communities display as we work together to tell their stories.

These are just some of the sites where we will be spending time #listening #learning and #supporting

For a full spectrum of Indigenous programming on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

https://www.aptn.ca/ndtr/

 For a greater understanding of our continent. https://native-land.ca/

 To invest in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis youth https://indspire.ca/

 To stand with Indigenous women https://www.nwac.ca/

 To learn directly from:

 The Assembly of First Nations

https://www.afn.ca/

 The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

https://www.itk.ca/

 The Metis Nation

https://www2.metisnation.ca/

Sarah Beam-Borg Joins Origin Studios

Origin Studios is excited to announce Sarah Beam-Borg will be joining our team in April as Origin’s new Director of Business and Project Development. Sarah, formerly of the Aga Khan Museum and Bata Shoe Museum, is a senior museum professional who has been in the business for longer than she would like us to know. In addition to opening our new Toronto office, Sarah’s extensive experience in project development will strengthen Origin’s position as one of Canada’s exhibit development leaders. We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Sarah on her new position and we know our clients will like her as much as we do.

Brian Mulroney Hall Exhibition Opens!

We are pleased to announce the official opening of the exhibits at Mulroney Hall on the St. Francis Xavier University campus in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Origin Studios has been working with the University, project architect, fabrication teams, and the Mulroney family for two years to create a comprehensive exhibition based on the life and accomplishments of Brian Mulroney, Canada’s eighteenth Prime Minister. Congratulations to St. FX on a fine new building, which, in addition to providing flexible classroom and meeting spaces, will house the new Brian Mulroney Institute of Government. We are proud to have been part of this exciting and unique project.

The jewel of the exhibition is a re-creation of Prime Minister Mulroney’s Centre Block office on Parliament Hill. This is the closest anyone will get to the real PM’s Office until Centre Block renovations are done almost a decade from now!

Small alcoves, pods, and walls throughout the building feature different themes and stories from Prime Minister Mulroney’s years of public service.

Related Links

Sharon Kirkey, “’This is exactly the way it was’: Replica of former PM’s office a highlight of new Mulroney Hall,” National Post (Sept. 17, 2019).
https://nationalpost.com/news/this-is-exactly-the-way-it-was-replica-of-former-pms-office-a-highlight-of-new-mulroney-hall

Laura Stone, “$100-million Brian Mulroney Institute of Government opens at former prime minister’s alma mater St. Francis Xavier,” The Globe and Mail (Sept. 18, 2019).
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-100-million-brian-mulroney-institute-of-government-opens-at-former/

Corey LeBlanc, “St. F.X. celebrates grand opening of Mulroney Hall in Antigonish,” The Chronicle Herald (Sept. 18, 2019).
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/st-fx-celebrates-grand-opening-of-mulroney-hall-in-antigonish-353998/

“STFX celebrates grand opening of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Mulroney Hall,” St. Francis Xavier University (Sept. 18, 2019).
https://www.stfx.ca/about/news/Mulroney-Hall-Grand-Opening