Mount Allison will welcome Mi’kmaw artist Gordon Sparks for a special presentation of the Mi’kmaq creation story as part of the University’s Indigenous Speaker Series — in collaboration with Owens Art Gallery.
Thursday, April 2
6 p.m.
Windsor Grand RoomSparks, who is from Pabineau First Nation and now lives in Rough Waters, NB, is known for his work in traditional Mi’kmaq wooden mask carving and tattooing. He learned his craft from master carver Edward Ned Bear (1954–2019), who in turn learned from an Elder in his community.
—
The Indigenous Speaker Series is presented in collaboration with Nicole Porter, Mi’kmaq cultural coordinator and knowledge keeper for Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation), and is supported through the Marjorie Young Bell Distinguished Speaker Endowment Fund and Future Wabanaki. The presentation is also connected to an upcoming artist residency being organized by the Owens Art Gallery."
More here: Gordon Sparks - Beaverbrook Art Gallery
More here: Gordon Sparks | Craft Portfolio
more here: Gordon Sparks — GALLERY ON QUEEN
more here: Collect 2024 | Craft Portfolio
No comments:
Post a Comment