Blanket Stories: Marie Watt
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Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
Marie Watt, Sewing circle
Marie Watt is a multidisciplinary artist born to the son of Wyoming ranchers and educators and a daughter of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation (Iroquois/Haudenosaunee). Her work draws from history, biography, Iroquois protofeminism and Indigenous teachings, and addresses the arc of history with the intimacy of memory.
Blankets are everyday objects that carry extraordinary histories of use. As commonplace objects, blankets are conceptually attached to narrative and personal stories. In her tribe and other Indigenous communities, blankets are given away to honor those who witness important life events.
Artist Talk | Thursday, March 16, 7 pm
Join visiting artist Marie Watt as she speaks to her artistic practice and inspiration. Watt’s work–small meditative pieces and large, monumental sculptures–has been featured at the National Gallery of Canada, the Smithsonian, the Tacoma Art Museum and other prestigious institutions.
Conversation: Community-Based Arts | Friday, March 17, 12 pm
Engage in a conversation with Marie Watt around her practice of collaborative sewing circles as a way of interacting with communities. Having compared these daily interruptions to barn raisings, Watt will share what she has learned from the simple comings together of people.
Sewing Circle | Saturday & Sunday, March 18–19, 11 am–2 pm
No sewing experience necessary! Marie Watt invites you to take part in a special community sewing circle at MOA. In an age where so much of our lives are mediated by technology, there is something to be said for gathering in such an ordinary and neighbourly way.
Free with museum admission
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