Collaboration for Conciliation: Developing non-colonial programs for Raven Chacon’s “Place Where the Waters Crossed”

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Published: Oct 14, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/crae.v52i1.2545
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Cultural Mediation, Art Education, Museum Education, Decolonization, Indigenous Studies, Contemporary art

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Prakash Krishnan
Concordia University
Katsitsanoron Dumoulin-Bush
Independent Cultural Worker

Abstract

This critical reflection reexamines the series of educational and public programs that were developed for Place Where the Waters Crossed, a solo exhibition by Diné artist Raven Chacon that was presented at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery (Montreal, Canada) in the context of the 19th MOMENTA Biennale. Drawing from the field of Indigenous studies, we explore how bringing a cultural mediation approach to Indigenous art exhibits can foster non-colonial spaces of conciliation, in which members from different Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous communities can experience and respond to each other’s practices and experiences.

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Krishnan, P., & Dumoulin-Bush, K. (2026). Collaboration for Conciliation: Developing non-colonial programs for Raven Chacon’s “Place Where the Waters Crossed”. The Canadian Review of Art Education, 52(1), 44–61. https://doi.org/10.26443/crae.v52i1.2545
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Vol. 52 No. 1 (2026): Reconnections: Art, Education, and Inclusive Futures
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Author Biographies

Prakash Krishnan, Concordia University

Prakash Krishnan (he/him) is an artist-researcher and cultural worker exploring questions around contemporary art, education, and accessibility. He is the Public Programs and Education Coordinator at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery and previously worked in art education at PHI and at Centre d’art et de diffusion CLARK. He holds a Master of Arts in Media Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies, both from Concordia University. He has published widely on feminist archives, contemporary art, and 2SLBGTQ+ organizing in the form of articles, essays, book chapters, reviews, interviews, and zines. His writing appears in PUBLIC, Plot(s) Journal of Design Studies, Canadian Journal of Communication, Design and Political Dissent: Spaces Visuals Materiality, and Cigale among others.

Katsitsanoron Dumoulin-Bush, Independent Cultural Worker

Katsitsanoron (Kat) Dumoulin-Bush (they/them) is Onkwehonwe/French Canadian from Oshahrhè:’on (Châteauguay), Quebec. They received their Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Concordia University in 2017. Kat has taught mathematics, science, music, special education, and kindergarten in Indigenous communities across Quebec. A “non-disciplinary” artist and curator, Katsitsanoron uses experiential learning to make work and exhibitions that pose and respond to questions about sexual, racial, and interpersonal identity. They completed residencies at Artexte (2023), daphne art centre (2023), and The Banff Centre (2024). Recently, their work has revolved around the cultural mediation of Indigenous art exhibitions at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC), MOMENTA, and at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Kat is currently a guest curator for the inaugural exhibition at the new MAC at Place des Arts and sits on the boards of Indigenous Peoples Arts and Cultures Collective (IPACC) and MOMENTA.