Curriculum Vitae
Jared D. Tailfeathers
Jared_tailfeathers@yahoo.com C: (587)-700-7140
Education
2016 - Public Art 101, Artists Working In Community, City of Calgary Public Art
2010-2015 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), Calgary, AB
Experience
2019-2021 - Program Coordinator, Indigenous Placemaking Arts, Public Library, Calgary, AB
2019 – Indigenous Program Director, Market Spot, Canada Day event, Calgary, AB
2018-2019 - Program Assistant Indigenous Placemaking, Calgary Public Library, Calgary, AB
2017-Present - Visual Arts and Artist Coordinator, Indigenous Resilience in Music (IRIM) Calgary, AB
2017-Present - Creative Facilitator, Cinemusic Live, Calgary, AB
2017-2018 – Instructor, Flamingo Music & Art, Calgary, AB
2011-Present – Programming/Performer/musician/artist, Ride the Sky Collective, Calgary, AB
Volunteer Experience
2017-Present- Various roles, Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
2017-Present- Various roles, Major/Minor All-ages shows, Calgary, AB
2016-Present- Construction/fabrication, EMMedia Gallery, Calgary, AB
2016-Present- Gallery Attendant, National Music Centre, Calgary, AB
Awards
2018 – Lieutenant Governor Emerging Artist Award, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2005 – Runner-Up, “The Reprisal” film, Hot Shots High School Film Festival, Calgary, AB
Commissions
2017 - Painting “ICU-C”, Timeraiser 150
2017 – Instrument/Invention, “Waasi” Instrument, Lodgepole Centre, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2017 Musician/Writer, “Nomad” song, Aisinna’Kiiks Common Ground Discussions, CBE & Calgary Arts Development, Calgary, AB
2016 – Instrument/Invention, Sheldon Chumir Centre via Calgary Public Arts, Calgary, AB
2015 – artist/fabricator, Metal Sculpture Jim McPherson, Calgary, AB
Exhibitions/Shows/Festivals/Film
2018- Composer/Musician, “Nite Ride” Film, Calgary, AB
2018- Musician/Performer, Ride the Sky Band, East Town Get Down Festival, Calgary, AB
2018 – Musician/Performer, To the AWE #2, TRUCK Gallery, Calgary, AB
2016-2018- Music Director, various performances, Cinemusic Live, Calgary, AB
2014-2018- Inventor/builder/designer, “The Pavilion”, Interactive Performance Installation, Frog Fest, Rocky Mountain House, AB
2018- Artist, “Spite” Comic Book pages, Big Winter Classic, Calgary, AB
2017- Artist, “The Incline” Paintings, Kensington Interaction Gallery, Calgary, AB
2017- Musician/Performer, “In Memoriam…”, Post-Commodity, Alex Waterman and Ociciwan Collective, Banff Centre and The Winspear Centre, Banff, AB and Edmonton, AB
2017- Artist/Facilitator, workshop, Happenings #9, Arts Commons, Calgary, AB
2016- Performance and workshop Facilitator, Sheldon Chumir Medical Centre, Calgary, AB
2016- Musician, Garlic Blossom band, Tabestoon Festival, Calgary, AB
2015- Musician/Performance Installation, The Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, AB
2004- Writer/Director/Actor, “The Reprisal” Film, JJJ Productions, Calgary, AB
2004- Writer/Director/Actor/Props, “The Lost Dwarves of Erebor” Film, JJJ Productions, Calgary, AB
Residencies
2019 (Upcoming)- Music Director, “The Many Faces of Jimmy Stewart”, Preamp Pilot Project, Arts Commons, Calgary, AB
2017- Musician/Performer, “In Memoriam...”, Post-Commodity and Ociciwan Collective, Banff Centre, Banff, AB and Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
Publications
2019 (In process)- Author/Artist, “He Was Dead” Novel, Amazon Publishing, Calgary, AB
2019 (end)- Author/Artist, “Portifore and Bolderdecept” Book 1, Amazon Publishing, Calgary, AB
2017-2019- Author/Artist,”Spite” 1-3, Graphic Novel, Eaglespeaker Publishing, Siksika Nation, AB