Reconciliation Through Art

An Event To Coincide with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2024
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Almonte, Ontario
Programme:
  • 8:00 am. Water Walk and Offering to the Water (Jeana Peltier, Anisinabe/Métis) 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Reconciliation Through Art (MVTM)
    •   Opening Ceremony
    •   Artist Exhibits and Vendors
    •   Performances (Schedule To Be Determined)
    •   Storytelling and Teachings (Schedule to Be Determined)   Food Vendor Frybread Queen
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Storytelling Teachings in Local Schools
Artists/Crafters/Vendors
Kooshkopayiw (Awakening) Kooshkopayiw (Awakening) is a newly formed Metis Artist Collective. Supported by the Métis Nation of Ontario Cultural Commission. The Collective promotes established and emerging Métis artists through exhibitions and “Métis Art Crawls” held throughout Ontario. Seven of its members will be featured in Reconciliation Through Art:
  • Kristy Cameron, Paintings
  • George Simard, Sculpture
  • Roxanne Shank, Quilts
  • Patti Belanger, Paintings
  • Joe Jesseau, Beadwork
  • Marie-Louise Perron, Paintings
  • Christi Belcourt, Paintings
  • Jason Baerg

 

More info coming soon!