Seniors (65+) are welcome at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a free guided tour, art activity, and refreshments. In this week’s workshop, guest artist Laurel Scott will demonstrate how to create ink and dye from locally foraged and cultivated plants. Explore methods of painting with these natural materials and unleash your creativity!

Laurel Scott (she/her) was born and raised in Mohkinstsis (Calgary) on the traditional lands of the Niitsítapi, Tsuut’ina, and Iyarhe Nakoda. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts with great distinction majoring in Art Studio at the University of Lethbridge in Sikokotoki (Lethbridge). Upon completing her degree, Scott moved to the west coast where she also completed the Documentary Filmmaking Program at Capilano University, within the unceded territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔt (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Upon moving back to southern Alberta, she has been working at Áísínai’pi/ Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park & UNESCO World Heritage Site, while focusing her practice to make art with the land and what it provides.

For more information, contact Bariyaa Ipaa, Outreach Coordinator, at bipaa@saag.ca.