Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Seniors Program: Art Journaling with Visual Storyteller Mo Thunder
Time and Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2024, 1pm-3pm
Location: Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor, ON, Education Studio, 2nd floor
Cost: Free with regular gallery admission ($10, pay on-site), online pre-registration required. Free for AWE members. Become a member!
Open to Adults and Seniors (55+ only).
Blend collage, painting, and writing to create a visual narrative in your personal journal! Art-maker and visual storyteller Mo Thunder (they/them) will share their creative process on how to create a visual art journal. Journaling has been an imperative part to their healing and learning. Mo has extensive experience using journals as creative outlet and holds workshops to share this gift with others. Join us as we listen and learn from this incredible visual storyteller and see how we can use this skill to integrate in our own lives.
About: Mo Thunder (they/them)
Mo (they/them) is a nonbinary/fluid, neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist and facilitator who grew up in a small town along the St. Clair River, they currently live in T’karonto (Toronto), which has been home for over a decade. They are Haudenosaunee (Oneida Nation of the Thames), French-Canadian and Anishinaabe (Aamjiwnaang First Nation).
Mo holds a BFA in studio art with a focus on drawing, silkscreen printing, photography and video from Fanshawe College and the University of Lethbridge, however, they are also self and community-taught. In June 2022, Mo graduated from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute (TATI).
Through their multidisciplinary art practice (painting, murals, mixed media, beading, journaling, poetry and textiles), they create visual stories about their lived experiences in connection to their personal healing. Mo is also inspired by intergenerational connections and healing, family and memories, personal and collective empowerment, and all of creation, especially skyworld.
About: Nii Ndahlohke / I Work
Nii Ndahlohke / I Work brings together existing works and new commissions by First Nations artists. The show explores the forced labour of students at Mount Elgin Industrial School (1851-1946). Participating artists are Kaia’tanoron Dumoulin Bush, Jessica Rachel Cook, Nancy Deleary, Gig Fisher, Vanessa Dion Fletcher, Judy McCallum, Donna Noah, Mo Thunder, and Meg Tucker.
FAQs
Online pre-registration is required. Spots are limited! Click HERE to register Online or email shinch@artwindsoressex.ca
Bring an apron, messy or comfortable clothing, and a water bottle. All art supplies and light refreshments will be provided.
AWE is an accessible facility. For access needs, please contact shinch@artwindsoressex.ca. To learn more about AWE’s accessibility, click here.
Entrance on Chruch St. Limited parking onsite, 2 accessible spots. Additional municipal and pay-and-display lots on Bruce Ave. And Caron Ave.