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The front of a promotional postcard for the event. It features the faces of many of the women represented in the cards, all in purple tones. There is text on top that reads Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change.

Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change

2 September 2022

Foyer, 266 McDermot Avenue

Details

Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change Exhibition & Sale.

Unstacking the Deck is a double deck of playing cards and mini research booklet celebrating early women architects who studied and worked in Manitoba: from the first University of Manitoba woman Bachelor of Architecture graduate in 1932, to women who forged careers in the 1960-70s. The exhibition features the playing cards and research process. The decks will be for sale in the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation office.

The exhibition runs September 2 - November 25, 2022.
Masks are mandatory.

The exhibition takes place in the foyer of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation at 266 McDermot.
Accessibility: there are seven steps (no railing) in the foyer.

Created by Lisa Landrum, University of Manitoba
Breath of Life by Jackie Traverse
Research collaboration with Marieke Gruwel and WAF
Student assistance from Aline Bilonozhko, Alixa Lacerna, and Raik Laird
Supported by a UM Creative Works Grant, FAUM Partners Program and Endowment Fund, the MAA, and BEA-Prairies.