This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Courtesy of the artist
Ashley Manitowabi's "LAND SPEAKS"
In-person
Indigenous History & heritage Interdisciplinary Nature & outdoors Performance Sculpture & installationDate and time
Location
Debajehmujig Creation Centre
43 Queen Street
Manitowaning, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Ashley Manitowabi, from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, is a Land-Based Arts Facilitator and Artistic Director at Debajehmujig Storytellers, who creates interactive land-based art installations deeply rooted in Indigenous values and teachings.
Ashley will participate in the Ontario Culture Days festival through a featured presentation
in Debajehmujig’s 6 Foot Festival. This festival invites artists to explore their practice within
a defined 6x6x6-foot piece of land, fostering intimate, site-responsive installations. In his
role as Artistic Director, Ashley will help guide the overall artistic vision of the festival while
also contributing his own creative work.
Ashley’s individual contribution will be a land-based installation created within one of the
festival’s designated 6x6x6 spaces. Drawing on Indigenous teachings and utilizing natural
materials, his installation will offer an immersive and tactile experience that connects
audiences to the land, its story, and its community. In addition to the installation, Ashley
will engage the public through interactive programming, deepening cultural awareness and
participation.
The installation will be located inside the Debajehmujig Creation Centre from September 24th to October 3rd.
Presented in partnership with Debajehmujig Storytellers.
This program is part of the Ontario Culture Days 2025 Creatives in Residence series.
Links
- Richard Ashley Manitowabi - Creatives in Residence onculturedays.ca
Organizer
Ontario Culture Days
Ontario Culture Days is a not-for-profit organization that celebrates artists and cultural groups in our communities.
The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, we work with organizers of all disciplines to produce this province-wide festival. Organizers host programs throughout Ontario and invite the public to participate for free.
Ontario Culture Days lives at the local level. We support organizers from the smallest hamlets to the largest cities, while coordinating with other national and provincial Culture Days partners. We support the success of our sector colleagues through resources and network development, while highlighting the breadth and heterogeneity of Ontario’s arts and culture to the wider public.