FEMeeting Tour and Workshop: Waawiiatanong Forever with Art Windsor Essex
June 23rd from 1:30pm -4:30pm
Art Windsor Essex 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON
On Sunday, June 23rd, Art Windsor Essex hosted a FEMeeting tour and workshop, "Welcome to Waawiiatanong Forever." Led by Julie Rae Tucker, the co-curator of Art Windsor Essex, the tour showcased a photography and postcard project celebrating the representation of women and two-spirit folks and their families in the community. Participants enjoyed insights into the rich diversity of Indigeneity, featuring community members alongside street signs bearing their nation's name or significant locations in the Windsor area.
Following the tour, artist Ostoro Petahtegoose led a captivating art workshop, allowing FEMeeting participants to unleash their creativity. Attendees had the chance to create unique jewelry pendants or earrings using sustainably harvested pine needles and wax thread. The workshop was a hands-on experience, providing a platform for artistic expression and meaningful engagement.
Meet Julie Rae Tucker
Julie Rae Tucker is a Windsor-based artist, curator, and cultural worker.
She is the Head of Programs & Projects at the Art Windsor Essex. She holds an MFA from the University of Windsor and a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. Her work as an artist and curator has been shown across Canada and internationally. She is Lunaapeewi from the Munsee Delaware First Nation and is of settler descent.
Meet the Instructor
Ostoro Petahtegoose
Ostoro Petahtegoose is a 2Spirit, Anishinaabe of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. They are a certified Goldsmith with a BA in English, Creative Writing and Visual Arts soon to start their MFA in Visual Arts at York University in the fall of 2024. Their multidisciplinary practice explores materials that are both naturally harvested ethically and materials that are found ubiquitously in our daily lives. Ostoro utilizes various methods ranging from painting; illustration; sculptural; performance; filmography; soundscapes and music. Ostoro's work encompasses a multiplicity of subjects on the topics of the 2Spirit Indigenous experience; community; language; queerness; land; hauntings and monsters. Recently two of their short films has been shown at "My Hands Will Make The Future" TQFF 2022; and at Hemispheric Encounters "PROCESSION: New Queer/Trans Global Cinemas" 2023. In June 2021 Ostoro was awarded a grant through the Arts Culture and Heritage Fund to work on a research project on the Indigenous history of Windsor/Essex county to use in a manuscript of short ghost stories, which continues to be ongoing today (2024).
Image credit
Ostoro Petahtegoose, 2024
