An exhibit of contemporary Indigenous beadwork that organizers say is the largest ever curated in North America will be on display at Regina’s MacKenzie Art Gallery until late August.
If it wasn't for pandemic restrictions, a new art exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq might not be what it is today. Kwaata-nihtaawakihk – A Hard Birth got postponed by roughly two years due to the pandemic, but the project’s curators said they benefited from the extra time.
Perdita Felicien s mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter s athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada s greatest track athletes.
My Mother s Daughter is the story of these two women, and how their love for each other got them through difficult times and changed their lives.