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Moving in Mi'kma'ki

Wednesday, May 22 20242:30 - 4:30pm

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, 2021 Brunswick St Suite 209

SIGN UP HERE - This event is free of charge and open to everyone.

Join us for Moving in Mi’kma’ki, a Creating With Community movement workshop with Sali'j Prosper. Sali’j offers: 

"Moving in Mi’kma’ki invites you, a mover, artist, dancer, and person who wants to learn about the land we live from in Mi’kma’ki. Through these classes, the Mi’kmaq language, elder relation teachings, and Indigenous based movement will be an integral component of our welcoming learning space for ALL. Becoming and understanding all of our relations by acknowledging we each have an inherent responsibility to our future history. Piskwa’ ~ Come In." 

Sarah Prosper is a Mi’kmaq Multidisciplinary movement Artist raised in Eskasoni First Nation. An award winner of the 2022 Nova Scotia Indigenous Artist Recognition Award, Prosper performs and creates in community and on National stages in collaboration with renowned artists. Outstanding performance Merritt Award winner for their production SAMQWAN. Prosper's practice encompasses a lens that deepens the threads of respect and reciprocity to dance, movement, Indigenous wellness, social sciences, social justice, mental health & the land.  

Creating With Community is a Treaty Space Gallery initiative funded by Indigenous Youth Roots.

Photo of Sarah far away, siting on mossy grass in the wood.
Image credit: Atlas Studios
Participants in a circle standing pulling imaginary string from head
Image Credits: Cameron Walker
participants siting in a circle stretching arms
Image Credit: Cameron Walker
sarah holding smoking smudge stick
Image Credit: Cameron Walker
2019 Graduation exhibition installation. Small drawings and found objects are on the wall next to a textile hanging.

The Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems is a public exhibition space within NSCAD University, presenting professional exhibitions by established artists alongside graduating student exhibitions.

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Anna Leonowens Gallery

1891 Granville Street, Halifax, NS

Tuesday – Friday

11am – 5pm

Saturday

12 – 4pm

All openings are on Mondays 
at 5:30 – 7pm, unless stated otherwise.

Port Loggia Gallery & Treaty Space Gallery

1107 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS

Thursday – Sunday

12 – 5pm

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annaleonowens@nscad.ca

902 494 8223

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