Event
Black to the Roots
From L-R: Chloe Bramble, Nailah Tataa, Jordan Johnson, Kwame Owsu Brobbey, Ryn Harris, Jean Serutoke. Photo by Aaliya Fawkes.
A project by Black Artist Initiative, Jean Mary Serutoke, Jordan Johnson, Chloe B, Nailah Tataa & Kwame Owusu Brobbey
Join us for a drop-in artist talk and tour of the Black to the Roots exhibition.
Amidst the Dalhousie Indigenous Pollinator Garden, enjoy DJ sets by exhibiting artists Ryn Harris and Nailah Tataa, light refreshments, and a chance to engage with the artists at the centre of the exhibition space.
This event includes a short guided tour of the exhibition, where attendees will learn about the individual pieces, the collaborative process, and the ways each artist engages themes of nature, community, and ancestry in their work.
Black to the Roots is a collaborative exhibition presented by the Black Artist Initiative (BAI), Community Garden Kjipuktuk (CGK), and Dalhousie Art Gallery (DAG), featuring six emerging Black artists from Kjipuktuk (Halifax). This site-specific exhibition explores the relationships between nature, agriculture, ancestry, and community through work that reflects on the interconnectivity of generational traditions and emotional nourishment.
Taking place within the Dalhousie Indigenous Pollinator Garden, this project sought to foster collaboration between Black artists by making their work accessible in a space that nurtures community building and dialogue. This exhibition offered the artists a unique opportunity to reflect on their relationship to the land on which they live. As a result of this, their work is co-creative at its core, borrowing themes of nourishment, ancestry, and cultural continuity from the garden itself. By acknowledging that each piece of art, like each of us, has been shaped by the garden, Black to the Roots encourages viewers to think deeply on their existence in this time and place, and their connection to the natural world.
