Beading Together: Radical Stitch Symposium
About
LET’S GATHER FOR A BEADING PARTY! BE IMMERSED IN ARTISTIC INNOVATION AND THE TACTILE BEAUTY OF BEADS.
Join us for a beading symposium and celebration of the exhibition Radical Stitch, curated by Michelle LaVallee, Cathy Mattes, and Sherry Farrell Racette, hosted in-person and onsite at the MacKenzie Art Gallery with some events streaming online. This weekend will include artist-led hands-on beading circles and workshops, panel discussions, and conversation, and plenty of creative inspiration offered both in-person and virtually. More information to come—stay tuned! Registration is free!
FOR PROGRAM UPDATES AND BOOKING INFORMATION:
Nicolle Nugent, Curator of Education at nnugent@mackenzie.art 306-584-4250 ext. 4291
About the Exhibition
Radical Stitch looks at the contemporary and transformative context of beading through the aesthetic innovations of artists and the tactile beauty of beads. Beading materials and techniques are rooted in both culturally informed traditions and cultural adaptation, and function as a place of encounter, knowledge transfer, and acts of resistance. Connecting to a tradition of making, exercised over thousands of years, this skill-based practice ties one artist to another, past to present and beyond. The exhibition includes a range of work from the customary to the contemporary, with a variety of approaches, concepts, and purposes. Gathering together top artists from across North America/Turtle Island, the selected pieces exemplify current and future directions of some of the most exciting and impressive practices. The works in Radical Stitch invite viewers to immerse themselves in the political, creative, and aesthetic dimensions of beadwork.