Upcoming Events

NOW AVAILABLE FOR MARCH BREAK BOOKING!

Join us Monday March 13 through Friday March 17 for a guided beading workshop facilitated by Woodland staff. This workshop is in conjunction with our new exhibition, By Design: Fashionable Inspiration.

All workshop creations made by visitors will help create our half of a community shawl in partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton. This shawl will come together symbolizing our two communities sharing knowledge, resources and building relationships. Participants will learn basic beading, plant-based fabric dying and traditional ribbon designs.

Explore the history of Indigenous fashion arts and traditional practices in fashion, craft and textile work. This exhibition will celebrate key pieces that created visibility for Indigenous fashion internationally. Experience being involved in a process of design, touching and making with our open studio workspace.

Sessions run from 10am – 12pm Monday to Friday over March Break. Book your spot as space is limited!

NOW AVAILABLE FOR MARCH BREAK BOOKING!

Join us Monday March 13 through Friday March 17 for guided activities using the Scanning Electron Microscope.

WCC has partnered with McMaster University on a very special project from the Canadian Center for Electron Microscopy to feature a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in the museum gallery.

In collaboration with the CCEM, we are offering participants the chance to examine sage, cedar, and tobacco samples. A SEM scans a focused beam of electrons over a sample surface to create a magnified image. SEM images can provide insight into the functions and adaptations of the plant.

Sessions run from 10am – 12pm Monday to Friday over March Break. Book your spot as space is limited!

Join WCC and AGH on Thursday, March 23rd from 7-9 PM for the Radical Design Fashion Show. This event is showcasing Indigenous fashion designers from across Turtle Island and featuring models from the Six Nations of the Grand River Community.

Organized by Woodland Cultural Centre, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Radical Design Fashion Show celebrates the By Design: Fashionable Inspiration and Radical Stitch exhibitions currently running. Also on display at the event will be the shawl of beadwork pieces created by community members across both organizations.

Designers featured in the fashion show include: Jason Baerg, Angela DeMontigny, Dusty LeGrand/Mobilize ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ, and Evan Ducharme. We are also excited to announce special guest, DJ Kyle Joedicke.

The Woodland Cultural Centre is hosting a virtual Stereotypes and Racism workshop on April 19 at 6pm. Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview, celebrating, and sharing Indigenous cultures, languages, and art.

In this presentation we will examine stereotypes and racism and how society shapes and perpetuates stereotypes and racism through advertising, movies, system/institutional racism, and more.

This is the first time we are offering this virtual session to the public! Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of this important discussion centering on stereotypes of Indigenous people and the racism they still face today. Make sure to take this crucial step towards Truth and Reconciliation with the Woodland Cultural Centre!

Cost: $10 donation to the education department at the Woodland Cultural Centre

The Woodland Cultural Centre presents a screening of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview, celebrating, and sharing Indigenous cultures, languages, and art.

The virtual tour video was created with local production company Thru the Reddoor, and it follows the guide, Lorrie Gallant, as she gives a tour of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School. During the video Lorrie provides the history of the institution over its 140 year history. Viewers will get to see the different rooms in the school, from the girls’ and boys’ dormitories, the cafeteria, laundry room, and other rooms throughout the building, as well as hear interviews from five Survivors of the Mohawk Institute.

Cost: $10 donation to the education department at the Woodland Cultural Centre