Anishinaabe Art
A collaboration with Native Artists and Allies to teach and learn Anishinaabe art methods that have been passed down for generations.
About
Since 2018, we’ve collaborated with Native Artists and Allies to teach and learn Anishinaabe art methods that have been passed down for generations. We encourage the community to learn and create contemporary forms of Anishinaabe art in addition to traditional art. Our work is multigenerational and inclusive. We prioritize safe spaces and believe our art is an opportunity for connection and healing.
Art workshops we’ve offered and continue to offer include, but aren’t limited to:
Building birch bark canoes with artists and new apprentices (we have completed 3 community canoes)
Birch bark basketry of numerous kinds including makuks and winnowing baskets
Jewelry making
Winter bark etching
Brain-tanning hides
Painting on brain-tanned hides with fish eggs and earth pigments
Creating star maps for storytelling
Creating regalia and ceremonial quilts
Learning to create beadwork
Sewing
Woodworking of various kinds including making Snow Snakes
Drum and Dance
Anishinaabe Storytelling