Relation: Black Material Life & Memory on Mi’kma’ki - Panel Discussion

As part of In Relation: Black Material Life & Memory on Mi’kma’ki, join us for an evening of panel discussion on the significance of craft as a means of remembrance, resistance, and passing on knowledge among Afro-diasporic communities on Treaty Land. The evening will feature curator Nahom Assefa and artist Sylvia D. Hamilton in conversation, moderated by Pamela Edmonds, the Director/Curator of Dalhousie Art Gallery. 

The discussion will explore the background of the works in the show and their cultural and historical significance among Black communities that migrated, were displaced, and settled through various histories and routes of migration on unceded land, and the significance of exchange as a means of survival among communities. The curator and artist will share their unique experiences, from the story of generational Black community ties in the province, to later arrival in the 21st century, and the parallels they share. Join us as we explore what it means to remember the relationship that once helped us survive to now help us thrive.