Exhibitions – Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design

Exhibitions

APSKWA’TOQ (Craftivism) Exhibition

Unama’ki Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is pleased to announce a new exhibition called APSKWA’TOQ.
 
The exhibition will be on display in the Loft at Unama’ki Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design beginning February 1, 2024, with an opening reception from 5-7PM that evening. 
 
The show features the work of Deb Kuzyk, Peter Clair, Laura Kenney, Brandt Eisner, Katelin Thériault, Shauna MacLeod, Anne Morrell Robinson, and video interviews by Indigenous comedians Janelle Niles and Tai LeClaire.
 
The title of the exhibition, APSKWA’TOQ, is a word that means “s/he changes it back” in the Mi’kmaw language. This word references the role of artists and craftspeople who use their creative practice to respond to environmental, political, and social issues. By creating dialogue around difficult subjects and inserting creativity into serious issues, such projects shed light on the work people are doing to effect change. The ability of craft and art to be accessible and to evoke emotion has been vital in showing people that their voice and creative practice have power. The works featured in this exhibition provide opportunities for the public to engage with these ideas while inspiring critical thinking and empathy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ANY QUESTIONS:

email: kayla@capebretoncraft.com or text/call: 902-578-4498

We would like to thank TD Bank Group and Canada Council  for the Arts for their support for this exhibition.

For more information, contact 902-270-7491 or INFO@CAPEBRETONCRAFT.COM.


askîy

CARRIE ALLISON

August 28 - November 25, 2023

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is pleased to announce a new exhibition called askîy.
askîy is a Cree word that means “earth” or “land”. Through the time-intensive, repetitive, durational, and thoughtful practice of beading, this exhibition honours the life of plants and Mother Earth’s living beings. Old and new technologies are combined in Allison’s practice to tell stories of the land, continuance, growth, and of healing. By questioning and highlighting colonial histories of domination and control through the use of plants, Allison contemplates each plant’s personal meaning, history, past and future.
We would like to thank TD Bank Group for their support for this exhibition.
Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design acknowledges the support of Craft Nova Scotia and the Mary E. Black Gallery.

askîy will be on display until November 25th, 2023.

For more information, contact 902-270-7491 or INFO@CAPEBRETONCRAFT.COM.


ANKO’TE’N

Shanna Francis, Carley Mullally, Tara Francis, Jennifer Green, Nicole Travers, The Tempestry Project.

April 27 - June 23, 2023

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is pleased to announce a new exhibition called ANKO’TE’N. The opening will take place on Thursday, April 27th from 6-8pm, in the Loft at Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design.

Anko’te’n is a group exhibition that explores the ways in which artists incorporate sustainable practices in their creative work. It intends to inspire public dialogue about the climate crisis and to demonstrate the important role of art in motivating change-making. This exhibition is part of the Sustainable Craft Exhibition Series that will address the legacies of craft production and the issues facing craftspeople through the past, present, and future. 

We would like to thank TD Bank Group for their support for this exhibition.

ANKO’TE’N. will be on display until June 23rd, 2023.

For more information, contact 902-270-7491 or INFO@CAPEBRETONCRAFT.COM.


ASTUA’SIJ (Where Paths Meet)

April 1 - May 14, 2023

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is pleased to announce a new exhibition called ASTUA’SIJ. The opening will take place on Saturday, April 6th from 4-6PM, at the J. Franklin Wright Gallery in the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.  

The exhibition title, ASTUA’SIJ, means “where paths meet” in the Mi’kmaw language. It references the separate journeys of the four emerging Mi’kmaw artists featured in the exhibition coming together to present an array of creative methods that reflect on cultural identity. The artists featured in this exhibition are Marissa Prosper, Laylia Bennett, Tracy Marshall, and Joef Bernard.  

We would like to thank TD Bank Group for their support for this exhibition.

ASTUA’SIJ (Where Paths Meet) will be on display until May 14th, 2023.

For more information, contact 902-270-7491 or INFO@CAPEBRETONCRAFT.COM.


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