Reflections of the Northern Spirit – Strengthening Artist Dynamics with Albert McLeod

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14  |  6 – 8:00 pm  |  Online  |  FREE

This session will explore the perspectives of northern art-making and the various networks and markets available to artists. What is your impetus to being creative and sharing your work with the public in the era of truth and reconciliation? The intrinsic and market value of art will be explored, whether it is a personal journey, a side hustle, a small business, or a professional career. Defining local and regional leadership in art-making and collaboration will be discussed as well as the use of virtual technology in promotion and marketing, and the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the art world.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL 3:00 pm on January 14, 2025. You will receive a ZOOM link to your inbox by 4 pm. Check your junk or spam folders if you can’t find your link!

Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis communities of Cross Lake and Norway House in northern Manitoba.  Albert is a commercial art graduate from Assiniboine Community College in Brandon and an experienced artist in beadwork, Indigenous regalia-making, and leather crafts. He was also a member of the sub-working group that produced the MMIWG – 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan Report in 2020-2021. In 2020, Albert joined Team Thunderhead, the team that recently won the international competition to design the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa. He is a current board member of Winnipeg’s Urban Shaman Gallery: Contemporary Indigenous Art.  Albert lives in Winnipeg, where he works as a consultant specializing in Indigenous peoples, 2Spirit re-emergence, cultural reclamation, and cross-cultural training.   2spiritconsultants.ca