#ReconcileThis Art Build

Start: 2023-06-05T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-05T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Atrium O’Brien

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/34523

In-person event

Join us for a Community Art Build to create and paint screen-print banners in support of the #ReconcileThis movement, facilitated by artists Mariah Meawasige and Claire Brascoupé. This free, drop-in workshop will be an opportunity to learn about the initiative while engaging creatively in this participatory art-making event. All materials will be provided, come as you are, feel free to bring a T-shirt to print as well! This event runs from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm - drop in at any...

June 4 - 5, 2023

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Atrium O’Brien 1 Elgin Street Ottawa

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#ReconcileThis Art Build

Jun 4 - 5, 2023

Atrium O’Brien

Indigenous arts Workshops Visual Arts

In-person event
English
≈ 5 hours · No intermission

Join us for a Community Art Build to create and paint screen-print banners in support of the #ReconcileThis movement, facilitated by artists Mariah Meawasige and Claire Brascoupé.

This free, drop-in workshop will be an opportunity to learn about the initiative while engaging creatively in this participatory art-making event.

All materials will be provided, come as you are, feel free to bring a T-shirt to print as well! This event runs from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm - drop in at any time.

#ReconcileThis is a social media initiative to uplift and amplify Indigenous voices online by activating and sharing stories, languages, culture and perspectives through provocative digital performances and conversations in response to this hashtag.
In response to the confirmation of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School in Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc, #ReconcileThis reflects the frustration many Indigenous people feel and poses the question: “What does reconciliation really mean?”

Artists

Facilitator Mariah Meawasige

Facilitator Mariah Meawasige

Mariah Meawasige (she/her) is an Anishinaabekwe of Serpent River First Nation, a member of the bear clan, and is of mixed settler ancestry including Polish and Scottish. She was born and raised along the northern shores of Lake Huron but currently resides in Southern Ontario where she runs a small freelance design business, Makoose. Her practice is within the worlds of graphic design and illustration but specializes in identity and story-centered design. Mariah has been freelancing since 2017, creating with companies and institutions across Turtle Island, primarily with projects that are indigenous-led or that contribute to indigenous wellbeing or futurity. Her work is rooted in a deep love of stories and storytelling, and aims to explore temporalities and place, map memories, and build relationships through design.

Mariah Meawasige est une Anishinaabekwe de la Première Nation de Serpent River, membre du clan de l’Ours et descendante de Polonais et d’Écossais. Elle est née et a grandi sur la rive nord du lac Huron. Installée depuis dans le sud de l’Ontario, elle gère une petite agence de graphisme, Makoose. Alliant graphisme et illustration, elle se spécialise dans la conception d’identité et l’illustration de récits. À son compte depuis 2017, elle travaille avec des entreprises et des institutions de l’île de la Tortue autour de projets dirigés par des Autochtones ou liés au bien-être ou à l’avenir des peuples autochtones. Elle nourrit son travail de sa passion pour les histoires et la narration et cherche à explorer les temporalités et les lieux, à cartographier les souvenirs et à créer des liens à travers son métier.

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Facilitator Claire Brascoupe

Facilitator Claire Brascoupe

Claire Brascoupe is an artist living on Algonquin territory with experience in film, digital media and public art. She looks to find modern ways of interpreting traditional storytelling. She is a member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and has Kanien’keha:ka and Scottish ancestors.

Claire Brascoupé est une artiste qui œuvre dans les domaines du cinéma, des médias numériques et de l’art public. Établie sur le territoire algonquin, elle cherche à offrir une interprétation moderne des contes traditionnels. D’origine écossaise et kanien’keha:ka, Claire Brascoupé est membre de la Première Nation Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg.

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