| Last chance to register for a virtual conversation with Erica Lord and Maggie Thompson, two artists exploring their cultural identity through modern craft. Thursday, September 7, 7 p.m. ET |
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| Exploring Identity Through Modern Craft |
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Virtual Artist Conversation with Erica Lord and Maggie Thompson
Thursday, September 7, 7 p.m. ET
Online
Free | Registration requiredDon't miss your chance to join artists Erica Lord (Athabaskan/ Iñupiat) and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) in an engaging conversation with guest curator, Lara Evans (Cherokee Nation). Both artists are featured in SAAM's exhibition Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023, currently on view at the Renwick Gallery.
Thompson, a fiber artist and designer who derives inspiration from her Ojibwe heritage, explores family history and broader themes relating to her Native American experience in her work. Lord is a multimedia artist who crafts beaded burden straps and sled-dog blankets with abstracted representations of the diseases that disproportionately impact Native and other marginalized communities. They will discuss the importance of cultural identity and how it informs their creative practice. |
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Program Credit: Media sponsorship for Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 programing is provided by the American Craft Council.
Image Credits: Erica Lord (left) and Maggie Thompson (right), Photos courtesy of the artists
Erica Lord, Leukemia Burden Strap, DNA/RNA Microarray Analysis, 2022, glass beads and wire, 7 1/2 × 94 1/2 × 1/4 in., Courtesy of the artist and Accola Griefen Fine Art. Photo by Addison Doty |
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