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Decolonize This Place

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Event Details:
📍 Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON K1E 0A1
Exhibition will be open from September 21 to November 13
November 14 | Beading Workshop with Stephanie Tenasco and Charlene Tolley | 2–4 PM
Join Algonquin beadwork artists for a hands-on introduction to the art of beading. 
October 2 | Vernissage | 6–8 PM
Celebrate opening night with art, conversation, and community. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.​

Featured Artists

Look beyond conventional ideas of what Indigenous artistic expression is

Bringing together 10 artists from Kitigan Zibi and Timiskaming First Nations, this exhibition honours ancestral art practices while showcasing the many ways these practices continue, evolve, and find expression today.

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Stephanie Tenasco

Bead work artist

beadwork artist and Algonquin language advocate from Kitigan Zibi who stitches together culture, stories, and a little bit of magic—one tiny bead at a time.

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Tammy Pizendewatch Twashi

Hide tanning and artisan

Anishinabe hide tanner and artisan from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg.

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Jay Odjick

Artist and writer

artist and writer from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Algonquin community.

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Shawnesia Ottawa

Multidisciplinary artist

Anishinabeikwe traditional and contemporary multidisciplinary artist

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Simon Brascoupé

Bead work artist

Anishinabe artist practicing in community-based or community-engaged public art.

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Craig Commanda

Multi-disciplinary artist

Anishinaabe multi-disciplinary artist from Kitigan Zibi First Nation.

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Wayne Mckenzie

Painter

 Algonquin/Cree painter from Timiskaming First Nation.

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Emily Akikodjiwan Brascoupe-Hoefler

Mixed media artist

Mixed media artist and educator who creates pieces of art inspired by her family, community teachings and her experiences on the land.

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Claude Latour

Artist

Claude Latour is an Algonquin artist and member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation.

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John Tenasco

Contemporary artist

John Tenasco is an acclaimed contemporary Algonquin artist from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg reserve in Quebec.

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Charlene Raven Tolley

Multidisciplinary artist

Charlene Raven Tolley is an Algonquin artist from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg.

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Tracie Budge

Visual artist

Tracie has been drawn to experimenting with macro photography, developing a particular fascination with the delicate interplay of window frost, texture, and light.

We would like to thank our funders, whose financial contribution made this project possible.

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Special thanks to our partners:

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