Weaving Workshop with Chief Janice George & Buddy Joseph
March 7, 2020 The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related residency: Janice George & Buddy Joseph Master weavers Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph and Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George lead a sold out weaving workshop in which participants learned hand-loom weaving techniques and created their own small wall hanging.
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February 27, 2020 Native Education College Related residency: Janice George & Buddy Joseph Master weavers Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph and Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George lead a weaving workshop for students of the Native Education College and Indigenous youth. Participants learned basic weaving techniques and each created an armband. Native Education College 237 East 5th […]
Read More →Meet the artists: Janice George & Buddy Joseph
February 19, 2020 at 6:00pm The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related residency: Janice George & Buddy Joseph The public was invited to join us in welcoming Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph and Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George to the Blue Cabin for their residency. Master weavers Joseph and George are pivotal figures in the revival of […]
Read More →Artist Talk & Open Studio: Angela George
January 11, 2020 The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related Residency: Angela George Tsleil Waututh artist Angela George presented an artist talk about her large-scale woven governance document, “Weaving Governance.” This monumental panel weaving reflects a foundational governance model for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation that demonstrates evidence of ancient knowledge and connection to the lands, waters and […]
Read More →Danielle Morsette: Coast Salish Weaving Workshop
December 27, 2019 The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Coast Salish weaver Danielle Morsette presented a demonstration of the foundational basics of Coast Salish weaving. This was a unique opportunity to engage with Morsette about the stories and inspirations behind her art. Danielle Morsette is a Coast Salish weaver residing on the Port Madison Indian Reservation […]
Read More →Open Studios: “Weaving Governance” by Angela George
December/January, 2020 The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related residency: Angela George Artist-in-residence Angela George invited the public to the Blue Cabin for a chance to learn more about her “Weaving Governance” project, and help weave and/or bring small projects to weave in the Blue Cabin. George’s “Weaving Governance” reflects a foundational governance model for the […]
Read More →Open Studio: Vicki Couzens
Saturday, October 26, 2019 – 11 am–4 pm The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related residency: Vicki Couzens Possum cloak maker and multi-media artist Vicki Couzens, the Blue Cabin’s inaugural artist-in-residence, is hosting an open studio at the Blue Cabin this Saturday October 26th, 2019. During this final event of her residency, Couzens will show works-in-progress […]
Read More →Possum Armband Making Workshop with Vicki Couzens
October 19, 2019 The Blue Cabin (False Creek) Related residency: Vicki Couzens Vicki Couzens is a possum cloak maker, multi-media artist, and member of the Keerray Wooroong language group of the Gunditjmara of western Victoria, Australia. Couzens is a Senior Knowledge Custodian for Possum Cloak Story and Language Reclamation in her Keerray Woorroong Mother Tongue. […]
Read More →Meet the artist: Angela George
October 3, 2019 at 6:00pm False Creek Related residency: Angela George Join us in welcoming the Blue Cabin’s upcoming artist in residence, Angela George. This event is a chance to meet George and learn about her creative practice, and will take place in the Native Education College Longhouse. Angela George carries two ancestral names, sits’sáts’tenat […]
Read More →Meet the artist: Vicki Couzens
September 26th, 2019 at 6:00pm False Creek Related residency: Vicki Couzens Join us in welcoming the Blue Cabin’s first-ever artist in residence, Vicki Couzens -possum cloak maker, multi-media artist, and member of the Keerray Wooroong language group of the Gunditjmara of western Victoria, Australia. Couzens is a Senior Knowledge Custodian for Possum Cloak Story and […]
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