By Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Auroran A healing journey came full circle at the Aurora Cultural Centre recently as Indigenous artist Sharon Rigby brought the curtain down on her first solo show, \u201cStories Woven Through Fabric.\u201d The exhibition, which took pride of place throughout Aurora Town Square this fall, was centred on the medium of ribbon skirts, garments which hold \u201cdeep cultural significance\u201d for many Indigenous communities across North America. Rigby, a Mohawk\/Ojibwe artist from the Akwesasne Reserve in Quebec, who now calls Peel Region home, says ribbon skirts are symbols of identity, connection to heritage and the land, as well as serving as tools for healing. The show was envisioned by Rigby as a way to \u201cfoster a sense of healing and understanding\u201d around the time… <\/p>\n
By Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Auroran A healing journey came full circle at the Aurora Cultural Centre recently as Indigenous artist Sharon Rigby brought the curtain down on her first solo show, \u201cStories Woven Through Fabric.\u201d The exhibition, which took pride of place throughout Aurora Town Square this fall, was centred on the medium of ribbon skirts, garments which hold \u201cdeep cultural significance\u201d for many Indigenous communities across North America. Rigby, a Mohawk\/Ojibwe artist from the Akwesasne Reserve in Quebec, who now calls Peel Region home, says ribbon skirts are symbols of identity, connection to heritage and the land, as well as serving as tools for healing. The show was envisioned by Rigby as a way to \u201cfoster a sense of healing and understanding\u201d around the time... <\/p>\n