Tracey-Mae Chambers: Artist Talk

Tracey-Mae Chambers is a sculptor who explores relationships between human beings and the natural world using organic mediums including beeswax and wool. A proud member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, whose ancestors hail from the Drummond Island community, she has been reconnecting with her heritage through site-specific installations in public spaces, historic sites, and cultural venues across North America.

Join us for an artist talk where Tracey-Mae Chambers will discuss the significance and meaning behind her artwork as it relates to the discovery of mass graves at residential schools, the overall reconciliation process, and the ways in which it dis/connects to the often-colonial viewpoints expressed through institutional exhibits such as those found in many Canadian museums.

Part of the artist’s #HopeAndHealingCanada project has travelled the length and breadth of North America. The installation in red yarn is part of a healing process in response to mass graves found on the sites of Canadian residential schools.

Please note that space is limited. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.