Lectures & Presentations

pARTage: Artistic conversations in French at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

June 18: “Metalsmithing for Daily and Ceremonial Use” Brigitte Clavette, artist and teacher, shares her perspective on creation in contemporary jewellery-making.

pARTage is a free series offered monthly on the 3rd Sunday, from 3 to 5 pm, and an occasion to engage in conversation with artists from the region in a French language setting.

Natalie Sappier – Samaqani Cocahq is a New Brunswick Wolastoqiyik Indigenous artist turned playwright; her debut play “Finding Wolastoq Voice” is featured in Theatre New Brunswick 2017-2018 touring season. She is a fierce voice full of passion and pride of her Wolastoq roots.

Special performance | Performance spéciale : Natalie SappierOn June 21st, National Aboriginal day, Samaqani will share stories through spoken word, traditional song and original music created for this day, on the front steps of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. 

Accompanied by her friend and musician Nate Miller, she will speak of some of the ancestral teachings that have strongly influenced her life and share through her Indigenous spirit her questions of guidance and knowledge she seeks while on the healing path of Truth and Reconciliation.