BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.6.1//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Opening Reception: "Roots" X-WR-CALDESC:All My Relations Arts X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20260409T060000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20260409T060000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Reception: "Roots" DESCRIPTION:Join All My Relations Arts and NACDI Thursday\, October 8th as we present\, "Roots\," a juried group exhibition.\n\nPart of a new ju ried series\, "Roots" showcases Native artistic voices from across the r egions of Turtle Island\, highlighting and celebrating language\, storyt elling\, culture and heritage. This series aims to shed light on how the Western colonial construct of borders was designed to divide Native nat ions and perpetuate cultural divisions through the systematic removal of Indigenous peoples from their ancestral homelands. By bridging communit ies and challenging these systems of separation\, this exhibit seeks to explore how art can facilitate healing these ruptures.\n\n"Roots" is an assertion that connections to our land\, our ancestors\, and our traditi ons are deep rooted and go beyond simply the place that we occupy. Those connections are the embodiment of where we belong\, ebbed in who we are \, and hold the significance of who we will become. Through photography\ , sculpture\, installation\, painting\, textile work and illustration\, the artists in "Roots" share works through their individual lens that in terpret the concept of our roots and how we are tethered in connection.\ n\nThe first iteration focuses on the Midwest region and showcases emerg ing and seasoned Native artists\, as well as first-time exhibitors from across tribal nations. Whether still residing in the Midwest or having t ribal connections to it\, these artists remind us of the foundations tha t ground us\, of the tendrils that unite us to tradition\, and of our fu ture pathways.\n\n\nFree and open to the public. The reception will feat ure catering by Pow Wow Grounds and a DJ set by Austin Owens.\n\n\nFeatu red artists: Abby Sunde\, Autumn Cavender\, Carrie Bunker\, Chelsea Bigh orn\, Crystal Drake\, Delia Touché\, Janae Grass\, Madelyn Churchill\, Meg O’Sheaheimer\, Nipinet Landsem\, Tamara Aupaumut\, and Wish Garbow \n\n\nProgram Dates: On view: October 8th\, 2026 - December 12th\, 2026 Opening reception: Thursday\, October 8th\, 6-8pmAdditional programming can be found on our website as announced. URL;VALUE=URI:https://allmyrelationsarts.org/exhibitions-events/events/o pening-reception-roots/ UID:urn:uuid:0139fb2a-766a-4d03-b28a-c8127ad88804 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20261113T005011Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T200000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR