Beading Workshop with Jennine Krauchi
Monday, March 2, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Indigenous Student Services Centre Lounge, Room 2L02
For UWinnipeg Community (students, faculty and staff)
Presented by the University of Winnipeg's Indigenous Student Services Centre and the Manitoba Métis Federation's Métis Inclusion Office.
Master beadwork artist Jennine Krauchi will present a two hour interactive workshop, sharing the traditional two needle beading technique. Examples of finished beadwork will be available to view as well. Admission is free and supplies will be provided. Light refreshments will be offered as well. This workshop is presented in conjunction with the Gallery 1C03 exhibition Beading Métis Resurgence.
For further information, please contact Red River Métis Inclusion Coordinator Candice Allard.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jennine Krauchi is an internationally recognized Métis artist and citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation, whose work is profoundly rooted in her culture and community. As an artist, teacher, mentor and advocate, Krauchi has championed the shared inheritance of Métis beadwork, and her work connects its rich past to contemporary concerns. A descendant of Pierre McLeod and Jane Monkman, she learned beadwork from her mother and sewing from her father, and later spent many years learning from her Métis and First Nations elders. Her media include beadwork, quillwork, embroidery and textile design. Her work has been shown and collected by museums and galleries in Switzerland, Ireland, Scotland, France, United States, and Canada. Krauchi also works as a historical consultant for museums in both Europe and Canada. Her art has been included in exhibits at the National Gallery of Canada, Remai Modern, Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Textile Museum of Canada and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, among many more. She was commissioned to design a commemorative silver coin honouring the Métis Nation for the Royal Canadian Mint. Krauchi is currently working on a major permanent outdoor beadwork façade for the Red River Métis National Heritage Centre in Winnipeg. In 2024, she received the Manitoba Arts Council Award of Distinction, the Winnipeg Arts Council Making a Difference Award, and an Indspire Award. She devotes significant time to leading workshops and mentoring emerging artists to share her expertise.
GETTING HERE AND ACCESSIBILITY
The Indigenous Student Services Centre (Room 2L02) is located on the second floor of Lockhart Hall at the University of Winnipeg. Lockhart Hall is adjacent to Centennial Hall (see campus map, buildings marked "L" and "C"). Take the Lockhart Hall elevator to the second floor and exit to the right. The ISSC's entrance door is equipped with an auto-opener. Proceed down the hall to the open area which is the Lounge. Gender-inclusive, accessible washrooms are located on the main floor of Centennial Hall.