This page was exported from Caledon Citizen [ https://caledoncitizen.com ] Export date:Fri Apr 11 6:33:14 2025 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: New exhibition, Challenging the Darkness, on at Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives  --------------------------------------------------- Exhibition is on in honour of Sikh Heritage Month By ZACHARY ROMAN Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April is Sikh Heritage Month.  The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), through a partnership with the Sikh Heritage Month Foundation, has a number of events planned to celebrate the occasion.  PAMA is located at 9 Wellington Street East in Brampton and admission to it is free in April courtesy of the Sikh Foundation of Canada.  A new exhibition is running at PAMA from April 5 to June 29 called “Challenging the Darkness”. Through documents, testimonies, artwork and photographs it tells the story of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, a Sikh activist who exposed human rights abuses in the 1990s. An opening event for the exhibition will be held on April 5 from 1 to 4 p.m.  From 1 to 3:30 p.m. on April 6 and 19, a calligraphy workshop will be held at PAMA. Participants will be able to practice the ancient technique of handwriting Gurbani. From 2 to 4 p.m. on April 12, Gurmat Sangeet will deliver a seminar exploring the origins, history and evolution of Sikh music from Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the present day.  From 2 to 4 p.m. on April 20, there will be a seminar for youth focusing on activism and community leadership.  Finally, a closing event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on April 29 that will include a series of discussion panels and performances.  --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2025-04-03 13:25:18 Post date GMT: 2025-04-03 17:25:18 Post modified date: 2025-04-03 13:25:19 Post modified date GMT: 2025-04-03 17:25:19 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com