Join some of the artists from the exhibit Leading with Our Hearts: Nordic, Sámi, and Ojibwe Designs from Nature for a gallery opening presentation!

Artists presenting at the opening are Alison Aune (Duluth, Minnesota), Laurel Sanders (Duluth, Minnesota), Wendy Savage (Duluth, Minnesota), and Marlene Wisuri (Duluth, Minnesota). Other artists included in the exhibit are Chi Ma’iingan (Cloquet, Minnesota) and Dr. Lisa Savage (Binghamton, New York).

Ojibwe, Sámi, and Nordic artisans have always decorated domestic objects and ceremonial clothing with sacred patterns. Traditional arctic designs, woodland and garden flowers, vines, leaves, and berries symbolize a spiritual relationship with nature. Today, artists featured in this exhibition are preserving, reinterpreting, and revitalizing cultural patterns. They are exploring and honoring their cultural roots and ancestral traditions through art with goals of unity, healing, and celebration.  

The exhibition, first shown at the Nordic Center in Duluth, Minnesota, is curated by Wendy Savage (Duluth, Minnesota) and Alison Aune (Duluth, Minnesota).