By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com An exhibit at the Toronto\u2019s Bata Shoe Museum titled Brilliant: The Art of Beaded Footwear Around the World includes about 85 pieces and about 25 of them are Indigenous items. \u201cA good percentage of the exhibition is showing and highlighting beadwork from within an Indigenous context,\u201d said Justine Woods, a co-creator of the exhibit. The exhibit opens to the public on Oct. 22 at 327 Bloor St W. It will have an 18-month run and continue until April 2028. Woods, who is M\u00e9tis, worked alongside two other co-curators\u2014Elizabeth Semmelhack, the museum\u2019s director and senior curator, and Nishi Bassi, the venue\u2019s curator and manager of exhibitions. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have played a large role in the integration and incorporation of a series of… <\/p>\n
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com An exhibit at the Toronto\u2019s Bata Shoe Museum titled Brilliant: The Art of Beaded Footwear Around the World includes about 85 pieces and about 25 of them are Indigenous items. \u201cA good percentage of the exhibition is showing and highlighting beadwork from within an Indigenous context,\u201d said Justine Woods, a co-creator of the exhibit. The exhibit opens to the public on Oct. 22 at 327 Bloor St W. It will have an 18-month run and continue until April 2028. Woods, who is M\u00e9tis, worked alongside two other co-curators\u2014Elizabeth Semmelhack, the museum\u2019s director and senior curator, and Nishi Bassi, the venue\u2019s curator and manager of exhibitions. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have played a large role in the integration and incorporation of a series of... <\/p>\n