In the Summer 2021, three Kjpuktuk (Halifax) artists were commissioned to create socially engaged artwork, offering their chosen media as a vehicle for community storytelling. They were asked to approach the work as an artist and a field researcher, visually documenting their collaboration process.

Please join us in presenting the work and research of SOW THREAD UNFOLD.

January 13th, 2019 (Artist Talk @ 1pm; Workshop to follow talk after a short break)

Focusing on Winton’s artwork in the social sphere, successes and failures therein and learning she has acquired through these processes. Behind the scenes photos and ideas in progress from concept to project evaluation will illustrate the talk.

December 16th, 2018 (Artist Talk @ 2pm; Workshop to follow talk after a short break)

Brad Jones is a Two-Spirit Anishinaabe interdisciplinary artist whose work examines and critiques notions of colonialism, sexuality and gender. Their work is embodied as the drag persona Jennifer Dafuque. Utilizing drag as an access point, performances become the embodiment of lived experiences that seek to present contemporary queer Indigenous experiences.

December 9th, 2018 (1pm Artist Talk; Workshop to follow after a short break)

Leesa Hamilton is a Halifax based Costume Designer, Community Artist and Educator. Leesa currently coordinates the NSCAD Art Factory is a staff and Instructor at NSCAD University and continues to work in theatre. Leesa will talk about the links between her work in these fields – in particular collaborative approaches to design and program delivery, mentoring and the potential for arts education to create personal change.

In dialogue with Raven Davis: December 2nd (artist talk, 2pm & workshop 3pm)

Raven Davis is an Indigenous, multidisciplinary artist, curator, performer, human rights speaker and community educator from the Anishinaabek Nation in Manitoba. Davis was born and raised in Toronto, and currently works and lives between K’jipuktuk (Halifax) and Toronto. A parent of 3 sons, Davis blends narratives of colonization, race, gender, sexuality, Two-Spirit identity and the Anishinaabemowin language and culture into a variety of contemporary art forms.

Layered Narratives: March 25th 3pm (talk, free) & workshop 4:30 - 6:30pm (by donation)

Jenny Yujia Shi is a painter and printmaker originally from Bejing, China, who has just returned from a visit to her home, and family – who are also practicing artists. In her current residency at the MacPhee Centre, Jenny is continuing her exploration of issues including human migration and border crossings through the visual symbolism of passports, visas and entry stamps.

The first of six in a series of artist talks and workshops hosted by Wonder'neath with a curatorial focus that honours socially engaged practice.

Jeighk Koyote is a white non-binary settler living in so-called Halifax; unsurrendered M’ikmaq territory. They are researching shadow shows, and exploring their fascination with sound, animation and shadow performance. Their work focuses on themes of queerness, mental health and relationships told through narrative. Jeighk is a 2016/17 CFAT Media Scholarship Recipient and has been involved with Inkstorm, part of the Shitty Art Collective, and is an artist facilitator for community arts programming.

Bria's public talk focused on artmaking, her unexpected role as an activist within the arts, and holding space for racialized and LGBTQ+ youth through programming while at Wonder'neath and beyond, including workshops at the Pavilion and throughout the province.