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Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash) will lead "We Remember," a two-day Beaded Poppy Workshop offering traditional teachings and an introduction to Indigenous raised beading techniques and working with deer hide. Participants will create an embossed beaded pin. While in the museum, workshop participants will experience the exhibition No Word for Art: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of…
On the Fourth Fridays of each month, admission is free to the Civic Museum from 5 pm to 9 pm, with free concerts beginning at 7 pm. Due to high demand for seating, please arrive at the Museum and take your seat by 6:50 pm. Please contact us in advance if you can no longer…
The Spotlight Series centres the work of contemporary artists in dialogue with past and present-day lived experiences in the place we call Guelph. Recognizing that the month of November invites reflections of remembrance, the Spotlight Series broadens understandings of war through the lens of two contemporary conflicts, in Ukraine and Iran. This instillation features the…
The Spotlight Series centres the work of contemporary artists in dialogue with past and present-day lived experiences in the place we call Guelph. Recognizing that the month of November invites reflections of remembrance, the Spotlight Series broadens understandings of war through the lens of two contemporary conflicts, in Ukraine and Iran. This installation by Ukrainian…
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or…
NOTE: This event is officially SOLD OUT! Roxana Bahrami will teach a half-day art class on pointillism (dot painting). Participants will paint a set of four coasters using small dots of colour to create patterns and motifs. Roxana will highlight straightforward design principles and basic colour theory while encouraging participants to find the connection between…
John Norton was born to a Cherokee man and a Scottish woman in 1770, and adopted by the Mohawks in the 1790s. He rose to important military and diplomatic leadership positions among the Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) of the Grand River north of Lake Erie, wrote the most extensive Native-authored text of his generation, and strove…
Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 to 9 p.m., and a free concert starting at 7 p.m. Cash bar. Preregistration is required. Get your tickets on Eventbrite. This Fourth Friday there will also be Public Remarks in the programming room at 7 PM and self-guided tours…
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