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Experience Lavender Menace by listening in on our conversations with Metis artist, Chanelle Lajoie, who mentored 10 year old Ella G. in photography, and Anishinaabe artist, Kiana Compton, who mentored 12 year old Sadie H.-C. in painting. Both mentorship pairs would gather and meet at The Forks in the weeks leading up to the Fall Solstice, September 20, 2020, opening of the public art exhibition. The artists would knowledge and skill share, while creating content for the shows, either by going on nature walks for content creation, or painting directly within The Forks Plaza Skatepark. While connecting to and relating to the land, the artists also reflected on what The Forks means historically as a meeting place since milennia, and which continues to be a space that Indigi-queer, Two-Spirit individuals deserve to take up, as it is land that has always been theirs, to root in, grow, and thrive as medicine within Treaty 1 Territory.

Curated by Annie Beach
Audio Recording and Editting by Hassaan Ashraf

Thank you to Graffiti Art Programming inc., The Forks, Vantage Print Shop, Richardson Foundation.

Artist Chats w/ Chanelle Lajoie, Ella G., Kiana Compton & Sadie H.-C. ❁ Lavender Menace

Learn alongside the artists and curator as they listen to the knowledge sharing of ogokwe, Elder Alma Kakikepinance from Sagkeeng as they share teaching in conenction to the public art exhibition, Lavender Menace.  Alma shares teachings about the history of this land that is known as Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty One Territory, and specifically The Forks and the history of the area being a meeting palce since milennia. Alma also shares teachings regarding the gifts and roles of Two-Spirit and Indigi-queer beings, within ceremony as well as in contemporary settings, encouraging queer youth to feel celebrated for being gifted with the medicine that they embody, within their homelands.

Curated by Annie Beach
Audio Recording and Editting by Hassaan Ashraf

Thank you to Graffiti Art Programming inc., The Forks, Vantage Print Shop, Richardson Foundation.

Two-Spirit/Indigi-Queer Teachings w/ Elder Alma Kakikepinance ❁ Lavender Menace

Learn alongside the artists and curator as they listen to the knowledge sharing of land defender, Métis ndow Jenna Vandal.  Join us as they share teachings relating to plant life and medicines in the surrounding areas of The Forks, to encourage viewers to connect not only with the public art exhibition, Lavender Menace in The Forks Plaza Skatepark, but to also connect with the land and waters as well. The gifts that Two-Spirit and Indigi-queer beings embody within their homelands is the same medicine that can be found in the plant life below our feet.

Curated by Annie Beach
Audio Recording and Editting by Hassaan Ashraf

Thank you to Graffiti Art Programming inc., The Forks, Vantage Print Shop, Richardson Foundation.