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Indigenous History & Fashion Exhibition at the American Museum & Gardens, Bath
Mar 19, 2022

Location The American Museum & Gardens, Bath, UK

Description The American Museum & Gardens and the Treatied Spaces Research Group at the University of Hull present Dress to Redress, an exhibition of the work of contemporary Anishinaabe artist Celeste Pedri-Spade, from 19 March to 3 July 2022.

Featuring a series of spectacular wearable-art pieces, personal artefacts and photography, alongside historical items from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition will demonstrate the continuing legacy and profound importance of visual and material culture. This is the first time Celeste Pedri-Spade’s work will be exhibited in Europe.

Dress to Redress will focus on the role of strong women in community, using fashion to explore how stories and experiences of Indigenous and European women both connect and disconnect. Inspired by various designs and materials Pedri-Spade uses her work to remedy the past, revising male-dominated historical narratives, that fail to recognise the powerful role that women have played in their respective communities.

“In order to move towards something other than colonialism, we need to encounter it in the present, making the present connect to the past. But I also think we need more than that. We need to imagine and fashion something radically different. It is my hope that Material Kwe creates a space for this creative, decolonial work.”
Celeste Pedri-Spade
Related Events

Celeste Pedri-Spade will be visiting the UK for a residency at the American Museum & Gardens at the end of May, during which a series of exciting public events and workshops will be offered to both school groups and the public. More information coming soon.

This exhibition, which is part of the project 'Brightening the Covenant Chain', has been made possible through partnership
with the Treatied Spaces Research Group, with funding provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom
(Standard Research Grant AH/T006099/1).

People Joy Porter

Themes Social Justice and Responsibility

Research Centres/Groups Treatied Spaces

URL https://americanmuseum.org/exhibitions/

Location	The American Museum & Gardens, Bath, UK
Description	The American Museum & Gardens and the Treatied Spaces Research Group at the University of Hull present Dress to Redress, an exhibition of the work of contemporary Anishinaabe artist Celeste Pedri-Spade, from 19 March to 3 July 2022. Featuring a series of spectacular wearable-art pieces, personal artefacts and photography, alongside historical items from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition will demonstrate the continuing legacy and profound importance of visual and material culture. This is the first time Celeste Pedri-Spade’s work will be exhibited in Europe. Dress to Redress will focus on the role of strong women in community, using fashion to explore how stories and experiences of Indigenous and European women both connect and disconnect. Inspired by various designs and materials Pedri-Spade uses her work to remedy the past, revising male-dominated historical narratives, that fail to recognise the powerful role that women have played in their respective communities. “In order to move towards something other than colonialism, we need to encounter it in the present, making the present connect to the past. But I also think we need more than that. We need to imagine and fashion something radically different. It is my hope that Material Kwe creates a space for this creative, decolonial work.” Celeste Pedri-Spade Related Events Celeste Pedri-Spade will be visiting the UK for a residency at the American Museum & Gardens at the end of May, during which a series of exciting public events and workshops will be offered to both school groups and the public. More information coming soon. This exhibition, which is part of the project 'Brightening the Covenant Chain', has been made possible through partnership with the Treatied Spaces Research Group, with funding provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom (Standard Research Grant AH/T006099/1).
People	Joy Porter
Themes	Social Justice and Responsibility
Research Centres/Groups	Treatied Spaces
URL	https://americanmuseum.org/exhibitions/

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