Tickets are available by donation starting at $1.
Donations go to Sparrow Arts Society, a not-for-profit organization, which will go towards more workshops by the wasakamapiwak collective. If you would like a free ticket or are unable to obtain a ticket through Eventbrite, please get in touch with sandra@sparrowartspace.com.

Join us for an engaging and informative discussion about materials used in art and life before and after contact with early settlers in Canada. This in-person gathering will provide a unique opportunity to touch and learn about the incredible material history of this land. Experience furs, quillwork, beadwork, broadcloth, rawhide and more in this interactive discussion.

This discussion will be led by artist Staci Duchene-Wolfe. Staci is Mohawk from Lake of 2 Mountains, Kanesatake Ontario. She is the CEO of WolfDen Designz, and she doea traditional raised beadwork, carve antler, smoked hides and furs. Staci is part of the Wasakamapiwak collective of 11 Indigenous artists living and working in Treaty 7 territory. ᐊᐧᓴᑲᒪᐱᐊᐧᐠ wasakamapiwak is a nehiyawewin (cree language y-dialect) word, meaning "they all sit in a circle".

The wasakamapiwak collective thanks the Calgary Arts Development for the Original Peoples Investment Program grant for making this residency possible!