First Look: Arctic Highways
 

Photo: The Evening Covers Everything by Marja Helander

Fri, Feb 2, 6–9 pm
American Swedish Institute
Tickets: $25

Be the first to experience Arctic Highways: Unbounded Indigenous People and Mygration at this evening preview party.

First Look attendees will enjoy a special conversation about Arctic Highways and Mygration moderated by Angela Two Stars, Director of Arts at All My Relations Arts, and featuring exhibition artists Tomas Colbengtson, Stina Folkebrant, Courtney Leonard, and Karen Goulet. Following the conversation, attendees can embark upon an exhibition tour led by the artists.

Indigenous musician Keith Bedeau and his Spirit Boy drum group will provide music to open and close First Look.

Visitors will also have an opportunity to make a craft inspired by the exhibition. Bar service and light fare will be available for purchase.

Schedule of Events:

5:30 Doors Open
6:00 Spirit Boy Drum Group and Opening Remarks
6:30 Artist Panel
7:30 Chat with the artists in the galleries
8:30 Spirit Boy Drum Group and Closing Remarks
9:00 Event Ends

In partnership with American Swedish Institute.

Please note that photographs and video footage may be taken throughout this event. These will be used by The Great Northern and its partners for marketing and publicity, our archives, on our website and in social media.

About the Exhibition
Arctic Highways: Unbounded Indigenous People
February 3–May 26, 2024
 
This February, the American Swedish Institute will host Arctic Highways, a special exhibition of art and duodji handcrafts by 12 Indigenous artists from Sápmi (the Sámi people's own name for their traditional territory) and North America that shares stories of Indigenous People who live on different continents yet regard themselves as kindred spirits. The artists tell their own stories, through their own forms of expression, inviting opportunities to explore what it means to be unbounded—not just for Indigenous People, but for all of us. Curated by Indigenous artists Tomas Colbengtson, Gunvor Guttorm, Dan Jåma, and Britta Marakatt-Labba, Arctic Highways will include their own works alongside those of artists Matti Aikio, Marja Helander, Laila Susanna Kuhmunen, Olof Marsja, Máret Ánne Sara, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Maureen Gruben, and Meryl McMaster. The exhibition opens Feb 3, 2024, at the American Swedish Institute. Visit asimn.org for more information.