Firehall Arts Centre stages The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light, April 18 to May 3
Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor delivers a story about the world of counterfeit Indigenous art
SPONSORED POST BY Firehall Arts Centre
The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light. Photo by Guppy Design
The Firehall Arts Centre is producing and presenting The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light from April 18 to May 3.
Award-winning Ojibway playwright, author, journalist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor’s provocative new play dives into the high-stakes world of counterfeit Indigenous art. The shade of paint called Red Cadmium Light was created in 1982. So when a painting attributed to legendary Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau that’s dated earlier than that contains the pigment, it can only mean one thing: it’s a fake.
Nazhi runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation, specializing in the work of Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists. Her daughter Beverly is a respected Indigenous educator on the verge of a major career breakthrough. But when a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, what’s discovered jeopardizes both women’s careers—and their relationship—forever.
Tickets to the production are available through the Firehall.
Post sponsored by Firehall Arts Centre.
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