The community installation piece is finally getting hung by my amazing team. This list of names honors loved ones we have lost. Native community offered names and I have had to honor to trace them and during the installation this weekend we will paint the names together. ❤️❤️❤️
Next week come check out my show I have been working on for four years! So honored to be able to tell these families stories!
They Didn’t Deserve to Die is a poignant documentary installation that highlights the heart-wrenching stories of seven Native families from across Turtle Island, who have lost loved ones to police brutality. Through a blend of memories, personal stories, and home videos, these families honor the lives of their relatives beyond the tragic circumstances of their deaths.
The installation features a dynamic mix of film, storytelling, altars, writing prompts, with grief and healing circles. It includes a series of seven distinct documentary episodes, each focused on the story of a different Native individual killed from police violence. The featured stories are those of Dwan M. Belgarde, Paul Castaway, Richie Estrada, G. Ryan Gipp, Braven Glenn, Travis Jordan and Cole Stump.
FREE EVENT join us at any of the open hours come and go as you need.
WHEN:
Thursday October, 17 5PM-8PM
Friday October, 18 5PM-8PM
Saturday October, 19 10AM-6PM
Sunday October, 20 10AM-6PM
WHERE:
Northrup King Building 1500 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Please arrive to Public Functionary Studio 144.
ASL INTERPRETERS PROVIDED. Angela Blackdeer and Cindi Martin will be there for all the open hours.
Calling all friends! I need help painting these names of honoring loved ones lost for my film installation next week.
On Sunday Oct 13 from 10AM-10PM we will be in my studio 400-1 at the Northrup King Building. Stop by anytime we could use as many hands a possible. Come through for even 30 min would be so helpful! ❤️❤️❤️
Come join me on SATURDAY, we will come together to honor and celebrate the lives of those who have touched our hearts but are no longer with us. Join us for Communal Grief through Collective Art, an artistic gathering dedicated to remembering our loved ones through the honoring and stenciling their names on one large canvas 🕊️ Their names would be displayed in a popup film installation, called They Didn’t Deserve to Die.
🗓 Date: Saturday, August 24th 🕒 Time: 11:00AM — 4:00PM 📍 Location: Northrup King Building, Studio 400-1
✨ Light food and beverages would be provided.
This special event will be an opportunity for us to reflect, connect, and express our memories through creativity. We invite you to participate in a collective art project where we’ll create a collective canvas piece and create space together. Let’s create something beautiful in their memory and find solace in our shared creativity.
Bring your family, friends, and an open heart as we come together to honor and remember through the transformative power of art. This event is to honor the lives of relatives that are murdered and missing in our communities and all others who we may have lost.
With deepest sympathy and gratitude,
#ArtOfRemembrance #CommunityArt #HonoringLives #CreativeTributes #MMIR #MMIWG2S
