Join Anishinaabe artist Kay Nadjiwon at Xpace Cultural Centre for a beading workshop! Over the course of three hours, you will learn a bit about the history of beadwork and leave with your own pair of beaded fringe earrings. All supplies are provided.
Facilitator Bio: Kay Nadjiwon (they/them) is a queer interdisciplinary Anishinaabe artist and member of Batchewana First Nation currently working on Williams Treaty Territory. Their practice spans photography, video, beadwork, sculpture, and installation. Nadjiwon embraces ambiguity as they address the multiplicities of identity, trauma, and desire. Grounded in autoethnography and storytelling, their work situates grief as a site for political engagement and spiritual connection. They hold an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design from OCAD University and a BFA in Photography Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University.
