Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop & Website Launch

Glenn Gear leading the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop held at Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Heather Igloliotre.

Jason Sikoak, Elizabeth Davis, Heather Igloliorte, and Christine working on their brooches at the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Michelle Sones.

Glenn and participants at the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Glenn Gear.

Participants at the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Glenn Gear.

Christine cutting a circle out of sealskin during the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear. Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Michelle Sones.

Glenn Gear teaching Danielle Aimée Miles a beading technique during the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop held at Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Michelle Sones.

Participants at the Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Glenn Gear.

Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Michelle Sones.

Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop led by Glenn Gear, Concordia University, Montreal QC, February 2020. Photo by Glenn Gear.

We celebrated our website launch with an amazing cake from Brittany’s Cakes & Pies, featuring the Inuit Futures logo designed by Sébastien Aubin and Jason Sikoak. Concordia University, Montreal QC, Febryary 2020. Photo by Heather Igloliorte.

Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop and Website Launch

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
The Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, Concordia University

Artist-in-Residence Glenn Gear led a Sealskin Brooch-Making Workshop at Concordia University, marking the beginning of his year-long joint residency between Concordia University and the University of Winnipeg in 2020. Glenn showed participants how to carefully cut, sew, and bead sealskin into their own unique creations. Following the workshop, we celebrated the official launch of our project website with an amazing cake from Brittany’s Cakes & Pies, featuring the Inuit Futures logo designed by Sébastien Aubin and Jason Sikoak.