Gina’matimg: Time of Learning

This exhibition is the culmination of a six-month intensive beading program led by Melcolm Beaulieu at The Collective in Fredericton. 

At the heart of this collection of work is the profound theme of kinship. In gina’matimg, our time of learning, everyone has valuable experience and knowledge to contribute to the whole. Each artist found themselves drawn to honour kinship—through familial ties and intergenerational bonds, through kinship with the land as a living relative, and our shared responsibilities as global relatives.  

This exhibition is a testament to cultural resilience, community, and the enduring power of traditional arts in contemporary Indigenous life as a means of connection.