<p><b>Winner, Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement (Research) and APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award<br>Longlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award<br>The story of an overlooked group of cultural visionaries<\/b><\/p><p>The \u201cMicmac Indian Craftsmen\u201d of Elsipogtog (then known as Big Cove) rose to national prominence in the early 1960s. At their peak, they were featured in print media from coast to coast, their work was included in books and exhibitions \u2014 including at Expo 67 \u2014 and their designs were featured on prints, silkscreened notecards, jewelry, tapestries, and even English porcelain.<\/p><p>Primarily self-taught and deeply rooted in their community, they were among the first modern Indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada. Inspired by traditional Wabanaki stories, they produced an eclectic range of handmade objects that were sophisticated, profound, and eloquent.<\/p><p>By 1966, the withdrawal of government support compromised the Craftsmen’s resources, production soon ceased, and their work faded from memory. Now, for the first time, the story of this groundbreaking co-operative and their art is told in full. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery opening in 2022, <i>Wabanaki Modern<\/i> features essays on the history of this vibrant art workshop, archival photographs of the artisans, and stunning full-colour images of their art.<\/p><br><p><i><b>Wla atukuaqn na ujit ta’nik mu ewi’tamuki’k tetuji kelulk\u0268pp ta’n teli amaliteka’tijik <\/i><\/b><\/p><p>Wla \u201cMi’kmewaqq L’nue’k amaliteka’tijik\u201d tlo’ltijik Elsipogtog (amskweseweyekk i’tlui’tasik\u0268pp Big Cove) poqji wuli nenupnikk wla amaliteka’tijik 1960ekk. Je wekaw wutlukowaqnmuwow ika’tasik\u0268pp wikatikniktuk aqq ne’yo’tasik\u0268pp ta’n pukwelk ta’n wen nmitew \u2014 je wekaw Expo 67 \u2014 aqq ta’n koqoey kisi napui’kmi’tipp tampas\u0268k koqoey eweketu’tij stike’ l’taqnewi’kasik, napui’kn misekn, wi’katikne’ji’jk, meko’tikl kuntal, kaqapitkl l’taqa’teke’l, aqq wekaw akalasie’we’k eptaqnk. Nekmow na kekina’masultijik aqq melki knukwi’tij ta’n tett telayawultijik, nekmow na amskewsewa’jewaqq l’nu’k tel nenujik ujit ta’n teli amaliteka’tijik ujit Atlantic Canada. Pema’lkwi’titl a’tukuaqnn ta’n sa’qewe’l, ta’n wejiaqel a’tukuaqnn Wabanaki, l’tu’tipp kaqasi milamu’k koqowey toqo eweketu’titl wutpitnual tetuji moq\u0268tekl, ma’muntekl, aqq weltekl.<\/p><p>Wekaw 1966ekk, kpno’l pun apoqnmuapni wla amaliteka’tikete’j\u0268k jel kaqnma’tijik ta’n koqoey nuta’tipp, amuj pana pun lukutipnikk, aqq tel awantasuwalutki’k. Nike’, amskwesewey, wla a’tukuaqn tetuji ms\u0268ki’k\u0268pp wla wut lukewaqnmuwow etel kaqi a’tukwasikk. Wije’tew meski’k neya’tmk Beaverbrook Art Gallery pana’siktetew 2022al, <i>Wabanaki Modern<\/i> na pema’toql wikikaqnn ujit ta’n pemiaq\u0268pp wla tetuji wulamu’k\u0268pp kisitaqnne’l telukutijik, maskutekl sa’qewe’l napuikasikl toqo nemu’jik etl-lukutijik wla lukewinu’k, aqq sikte wultek aqq welamu’k ta’n koqoey kisitu’tij.<\/p><br><p><b>L’histoire d’un groupe de visionnaires culturels ignor\u00e9s<\/b><\/p><p>Un groupe d’artisans mi’kmaw d’Elsipogtog (autrefois Big Cove) au Nouveau-Brunswick se fit conna\u00eetre \u00e0 travers le Canada au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960. \u00c0 l’apog\u00e9e de leur renomm\u00e9e, les Micmac Indian Craftsmen firent l’objet d’articles dans des publications d’un oc\u00e9an \u00e0 l’autre. Leur travail figura dans des livres et des expositions \u2014 dont Expo 67 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al \u2014 et leurs \u0153uvres graphiques furent reproduites sous forme de gravures et de s\u00e9rigraphies, et elles orn\u00e8rent de la papeterie, des bijoux, des tapisseries et m\u00eame de la porcelaine anglaise.<\/p><p>En grande partie autodidactes et solidement enracin\u00e9s dans leur communaut\u00e9, les Micmac Indian Craftsmen furent parmi les premiers artistes autochtones modernes au Canada atlantique. En s’inspirant de r\u00e9cits traditionnels wabanakis, ils fabriquaient \u00e0 la main une gamme vari\u00e9e d’objets raffin\u00e9s, \u00e9vocateurs et porteurs d’un sens profond.<\/p><p>En 1966, toutefois, le gouvernement retira son soutien. Les Craftsmen perdirent leur financement, la production cessa peu apr\u00e8s et leur \u0153uvre finit par \u00eatre oubli\u00e9e. Une nouvelle publication relate maintenant, pour la premi\u00e8re fois, l’histoire compl\u00e8te de cette coop\u00e9rative innovatrice et de ses r\u00e9alisations. Publi\u00e9 dans le cadre d’une grande exposition qui a lieu \u00e0 la Galerie d’art Beaverbrook en 2022, <i>Wabanaki Moderne<\/i> comprend des textes sur l’histoire de cet atelier dynamique, des photographies d’archives des artisans et de superbes illustrations couleur de leurs \u0153uvres.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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