Sacred spaces are deeply rooted in our lineages as interfaces of our spirits with a place, an ancestor, or the divine. They can be anywhere from a woven textile, a body of water, a bedroom wall, or a built structure where community gathers. They are as much an external space rich in meaning as they an internal release, a place of belonging, or a connection with kin.

This workshop draws from folklore and stories to look at what is held sacred to communities across different cultures, tensions around the co-opted or appropriated, and how we can reimagine sacred spaces in uncertain times.
We will use materials gathered from the land such as dried flowers, moss, seeds and driftwood as well as reclaimed South-Asian fabric, to create intuitive sculptural pieces that can either live within or remind us of our sacred space.
All materials will be provided, however you are welcome to bring a mug or vessel to create your world in, along with any materials of personal significance that you would like to incorporate — a rock, a piece of fabric, a dried flower, or a remnant of a place or person.

This workshop is suitable for ages 16+. Registration required on Eventbrite.
Please feel free to bring your own snacks.

Artist Bio

Nimra (she/her) is a Pakistani community-engaged visual artist and maker of crafts. She grew up in Karachi and currently lives on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Attawandaron peoples, in Cambridge Ontario.

She comes from a lineage of women who crafted with what they had, appreciated and grew plants, and valued the lives and stories of materials. She creates paints, dyes, and sculptural pieces with plants, rocks, shells, and reclaimed fabrics while exploring our layered relationships with materials. She co-leads Reth aur Reghistan with her sister Manahil, a multidisciplinary arts project that engages with folklore from Sindh through artmaking and poetry.