Ojibwe Floral Designs with Nicole Richmond - Celebrate Culture Days at the AGB

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Celebrate Culture Days at the AGB – 50 Years of Art, Learning, and Community

This fall, the Art Gallery of Burlington invites you to experience Gikinoo’amaatowin – This Is All Learning, a powerful exhibition and series of programs that honour Indigenous artistry, storytelling, and intergenerational knowledge.

From September 19 to October 12, 2025, join us for hands-on workshops, inspiring conversations, and immersive experiences as part of Burlington’s Culture Days celebrations—coinciding with our 50th anniversary.

Curated by Albany Sutherland, Gikinoo’amaatowin – This Is All Learning showcases the work of acclaimed Anishinaabe artists Jean Marshall and Nicole Richmond, whose beadwork, jingle dresses, and floral designs carry teachings from the land, community, and ancestral traditions.

These Pay-What-You-Can and free events invite you to learn directly from the artists, explore the cultural significance of their practices, and connect with the themes of healing, resilience, and shared creativity.

Program Highlights:

Ojibwe Floral Designs with Nicole Richmond – Sept 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Led by artist Nicole Richmond, this workshop offers a process-based approach to learning that centers creativity, reflection, and wellness. Participants will be guided through an Ojibwe floral design activity, learning to trace, layer, and compose their own visual expressions inspired by Anishinaabe Woodland art techniques. This hands-on session explores Indigenous artforms in a supportive, low-pressure environment. The workshop will also include a meditation practice, encouraging participants to consider self-care as it ties to art making and spiritual restoration.

Whether you join us in person or online, you’ll be part of an inspiring exchange of ideas, stories, and traditions that continue to shape our shared cultural future.

Celebrate with us. Learn with us. Create with us.

Full details at www.agb.life | @artgallburl

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Art Gallery of Burlington

The Art Gallery of Burlington delivers thought-provoking exhibitions, learning opportunities, and public programs that spark meaningful connections for people to learn, see, think, and make. We activate our collection of contemporary Canadian ceramics and explore the intersection of contemporary art and craft.

The AGB commits to fostering a fair, diverse, and inclusive environment where everyone is respected and valued, regardless of their background. We do not discriminate based on sex, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, or socioeconomic status. We embrace diverse life experiences and honour their value to our organization. We aim to set a positive example and promote best practices for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the not-for-profit sector.

The AGB is grateful to acknowledge that we are on Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the ancestral territory of many Indigenous Nations, including the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Métis peoples.