04/10/2026
nanâtohkokwâsowak
They sew patchwork blankets
Bidakiigiwewog
They put needles into fabric
May 8 to June 26, 2026
May 8, 5 to 7pm exhibition opening
May 30, artists in conversation
KC Adams, Holly Aubichon, Kishey A., Wally Dion, Norma Houle and Sarah Houle, Niki Little, Bre Little
co-curated by Jen Smith and Tarin Dehod
Quilts preserve our family stories, are physical representations of collaborative making, learned techniques, and tangible representations of the labour of ancestral hands. So often the common narrative centres quilting as a settler tradition, but we know that sewing patchwork blankets was transformed into its own practice by many Indigenous cultures.
nanâtohkokwâsowak | Bidakiigiwewog brings together Anishinaabe, Cree, Métis, and Saulteux prairie artists using quilting as an exploration of relationship building, understanding familial relationships, building new friendships, and the impact of gifting.
Quilting is an action, one of bringing something together, each stitch holds more than the fabric it binds together.
Images:
Slide 1: Holly Aubichon
Slide 2: Sarah Houle, Norma Houle
Slide 3: Wally Dion
