Tansi! Tawnshi! Tawow! Shé:kon! Annii! Boozhoo! Kwey Kwey! ᐊᐃ

The AACC and Willis College is very pleased to be working on this small conference with friends, artists and community members. Willis College will host the event and they are located at the St.Laurent Mall in Ottawa.

The purpose of this conference is to provide basic art workshops to people who need more access to learning traditional Indigenous art forms, are subject to restricted budgets and cannot normally afford Indigenous arts workshops, or have been disconnected from their family/community and culture and seek to (re)connect with traditional teachings.

Likewise, our focus is on Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs and we intend to provide women with the tools they need for sustainable business practices.

We welcome all who share our concerns for endangered Indigenous art form and artists and thank those who have already offered their support to this small initiative including The Ontario Arts Council, Meridian Credit Union, Zomaron Merchant Services, Willis College, St.Laurent Mall/Morguard, Ottawa School of Art, Kagita Mikam, artists, Algonquin Elders and volunteers.

This project is in it’s preliminary phase and will rely heavily on funding and volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer, please email dawn@passthefeather.org. If you’d like to know more about the AACC, please explore our website.