Description: The Northern Indigenous Artist Alliance is a provincial arts service organization whose mandate is to support, promote, and advocate on behalf of Northern Ontario Indigenous artists. Through...
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In 2020 NIAA connected Northern Indigenous artists online with one-on-one mentorship with Jermaine Henry and through zoom gatherings to hangout and connect emerging artists in our first creative online residency.
We are excited to highlight a few artists from 2020’s Online Creative Residency: T heresa Lee Marcia Wemigwans, Selena Wabegijig, and Quinn Organ. First Nations beading artist and instructor, T heresa Lee Marcia Wemigwans, was born April 8, 1981 in Wikwemikoong, Manitoulin Island. She taught herself beading and loom work at the age of 12 and has been actively participating in community beading groups since, learning tricks and tips from other talented beading artists. Theresa’s inspiration comes from the gr
Presenting the Baawating Arts Festival, part of Dream Big 2019. Check out the Facebook event page for more info!