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Beading Workshop with Adrienne Larocque

  • Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective Society 10124 96 Street Edmonton, AB, T5H 2G5 Canada (map)

Join us Saturday, August 19, 2023, for a beading workshop with Adrienne Larocque in kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan. Adrienne will be showing how to make beaded sweetgrass braids. 

This workshop is free. Spots are limited; please reserve your spot through the Eventbrite.

Please come dressed appropriately for the weather. Refreshments will be provided. If we are experiencing rain or substantial winds, the workshop will be moved inside Ociciwan Art Centre.

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2023, from 1 pm to 4 pm 
Location: In kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan, Next to our building at 10124 96 Street Edmonton, AB (Just a few steps north of Ociciwan)

Registration: Eventbrite

Adrienne Larocque is nêhiyaw from kisipatnahk (Louis Bull First Nation) one of four nations collectively known as Maskwacis in Treaty Six Territory (Alberta). Adrienne is a beadwork artist, emerging curator, Auntie, and dog mom. She recently completed a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies, Curatorial Practices at the University of Winnipeg. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies with Honours from the University of Alberta (2015) and a Fashion Design Diploma from the Blanche MacDonald Centre in Vancouver, BC. Her work is rooted in reclaiming her nêhiyaw culture through traditional and contemporary practices such as hide tanning and beadwork and has been featured in Chatelaine Magazine. Adrienne is currently based in Treaty 6 Territory.