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Upcoming Events


Engaged theatre: is Black and Indigenous theatre inherently an act of activism?


11.12.25 7-9 pm


daphne invites you to a conversation with the University of the Streets Café on December 11th.

Free, bilingual, and open to everyone — come join us! 

December 11 | 7:00–9:00 PM

This month’s theme:
Engaged theatre: Is Black and Indigenous theatre inherently an act of activism?

There’s no need to register — just show up and bring your friends!

More info:
https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/oce/2025/12/11/indigenous-black-theatre.html?c=/about/community/streets-cafe


tsi iotnekhahtentiónhatie - éntie nonkwá:ti [where the water flows - south shore / là où coulent les eaux - rive sud] 

11.09.25 - 24.01.26

daphne is organizing Hannah Claus’ exhibition at the Canada Gallery, Canada House in London, England, as it offers a unique and valuable opportunity to present the work of an established Indigenous artist whose practice is deeply rooted in Kanien’kehá:ka ways of knowing and being. Through her evocative installations, Claus explores complex themes of relationality—both personal and environmental—drawing on more than two decades of artistic inquiry. This exhibition marks an important milestone in her growing international career and aligns with daphne’s commitment to supporting Indigenous artists on both local and global platforms. Presenting her work in London is particularly meaningful, as it brings together intertwined histories and geographies—linking the Thames and the St. Lawrence River as symbolic and physical waterways of connection. The exhibition invites audiences to consider water not only as a vital resource but also as a spiritual and cultural element central to Indigenous worldviews. For daphne, solo exhibitions are essential in establishing and advancing an artist’s career, and this presentation will expand our reach, deepen our professional relationships, and foster new international collaborations. As Quebec’s first Indigenous artist-run centre, daphne remains dedicated to creating spaces where Indigenous artists can thrive, exchange ideas, and be seen.

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Past Events


2025

Giving Tuesday
02.12.25


Have you heard of Giving Tuesday? It is a global day of giving every year, and in 2025 it’s this December 2nd! daphne would love to be the recipient of your generosity.

daphne is Tiohià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal’s only Indigenous artist-run centre. We are committed to the promotion of Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island whether they are emerging, mid-career, or established. Through exhibitions and associated programming, workshops, residencies and curatorial initiatives we create community and encourage a culture of peace through critical, respectful exchange with our Indigenous and non-Indigenous peers and audiences. To learn more about daphne, visit https://daphne.art/Our-Origin-Story.

For our first Giving Tuesday campaign, our fundraising goal is $5000.

Here’s what the money will be used for:

  • A full-sized fridge! daphne regularly organizes feasts as part of our programming for artists and the Indigenous community. We’ve been operating with two bar fridges and we need an upgrade. A dishwasher is also on our wishlist.

  • Lighting! The back half of daphne has very poor lighting. We are growing and using the back areas more regularly for programming, and need to be able to see each other!

  • Signage! Your donations will contribute to the improvement of our visual identity. We will add our logo and wayfinding signs to the front doors and vitrine, so that people better know who we are and where to find us.

All donations are appreciated, whether it’s 5$ or 1000$! Please use this link to donate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/soutien-and-dons

Nia:wen! Miigwetch! Merci! Thank you!

Filmmaking and Cultural Responsibility: A Conversation with Indigenous Artists


28.11.25 5 pm


🎬 When cinema becomes a space for dialogue and transformation

Indigenous voices come together to reflect on the role of film in the processes of decolonization and indigenization — on screen and behind the scenes.

✨ Featuring:

Caroline Monnet, filmmaker, Coop Vidéo member and board administrator

Courtney Montour, filmmaker whose film Rising Through the Frey is screening at RIDM 2025 (Panorama program)

Catherine Boivin, filmmaker in residency at Coop Vidéo

Amanda Lickers, multimedia artist

🎤 Moderated by: Jean-François O’Bomsawin
🌿 Bilingual event with live translation

📍 At daphne, Indigenous artist-run center in the heart of the Mile End
💫 Free event — registration through this link https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphne-x-coop-video-de-montreal?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnOFgpZIOz5XRpWsFOIkkxFIqkeHIeG3fSRIDrGRgpLgdc5SkUYHz7rmFH1M4_aem_I9v_yqhrxc_WTqJBpx_cIg

Presented by Coop Vidéo de Montréal, in collaboration with RIDM

Black Atlantic Networks: Joy as Curatorial Practice


21.11.25 5-6:30 pm


The panelists will be in conversation discussing the joys imbued in curation from their individual perspectives. Each will draw on a particular curatorial project and the ways that joy and other sensibilities resonated through and within that exhibition or project. The panel will also touch on the ways we as cultural workers can be generative in the work we do by being cognizant of care and our individual capacities.

This activity is presented in partnership with daphne.

It is part of the Black Atlantic Networks: Heritage, Knowledge and Solidarity symposium, taking place in Montréal from November 18 to 22, 2025. The symposium fosters transnational dialogue and provides a space for the co-construction of knowledge.

Speakers: Lori Beavis (our amazing executive director) & Anique Jordan

We are proud to partner with Nigra Iuventa for the Black Atlantic Networks Symposium, bringing together artists, scholars, and institutions to explore heritage restitution, knowledge transmission, and
cultural circulation.
November 18–22, Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal.
More info: https://www.nigraiuventa.com/.../joy-as-curatorial-practice

Naabidoo’igan (beading needle): daphne’s Silent Auction

opens November 3rd from 12 pm - closes November 8th 7pm


How to bid on item(s):

Look at the pictures and descriptions and make a bid on the item(s) of your choice.


online/in-person event

Nabidoo’igan is daphne’s annual two-part community fundraiser, consisting of a silent auction of donated artworks and an Indigenous market. All proceeds from the silent auction go directly to daphne, as do the sales of our fabulous cocktails and mocktails. These are served by our lovely volunteer board members during the market, which supports local Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs, with 100% of the funds you spend at their tables going to them. Summary: Auction wins and drink purchases support daphne, purchases from vendors support vendors.

Naabidoo’igan will be daphne’s third annual Indigenous Artist Market and Silent Auction. Starting November 3rd at 12 noon the auction will be on display at daphne and bids will open online. Bidding closes on November 8th at 7pm.

By buying items at the Silent Auction, you directly support us! This event is being held to raise money for daphne to purchase a new laptop and screen and add new bold designs and signage on our front windows and doors.

How to bid on item(s):

Look at the pictures and descriptions and make a bid on the item(s) of your choice.

Once bidding closes on November 8th at 7 pm, shortly after you will receive an email notifying you if you won your item (or not). Those who are present can pick up their items right away, if not we will reach out to you for pick up or shipping options (at your cost) the following week.

Another part of Naabidoo’igan is the Indigenous Artist Market - featuring local Indigenous Artists showcasing beadwork, prints, apparel, self care and more! Each day will end with a 5 à 7 with delicious beverages. For more information:  https://www.facebook.com/share/1CuLZcmNSu/


Participating Artists:
Caroline Monnet
Cedar Eve Creations / Cedar Eve
Éditions Hannenorak
Flint Arrow Designs / Tyler Diabo
Hannah Claus
Jake Kimble
Jasmin GunnKathleen Dearhouse
Kel Tech Gear / Kelsey DeerLa Gordita Designs / Cristina Flores
Leona Beadwork / Megan Gillespie
Leslee Louise
Linda Grussani
Little Gizis / Iohserí:io Polson
Little Moon Creations / Juliet Mackie
Lotus + Sage / Lauren McComber
Ludovic Boney
Marcy Friesen
Martin Loft
Myriam Landry
Nisnipawset Beadwork / Kateri Nisnipawset Aubin Dubois
R2Bead2 / Eva Mae Angiyou
Sierra Barber
Shelly Niro
Solomon Enos
Tansi Makwa / JC Bear
Wachiya

Drats! The darn transit strike is messing with Naabidoo’igan, our annual fundraiser!!  Part auction, part market and part (licenced!) cocktail party, this event raises money for daphne as well as for the individual Indigenous vendors who gather here for two days. Montrealers, we hope you find other ways to get to us so that you can browse their gorgeous jewelry, crafts, and more in our recently beautified back space where there will also be comfy places to sit and a tiny “bar”! Yes, last year, daphne started a new tradition of serving a signature cocktail and mocktail. Our board volunteers as bartenders and 100% of drinks proceeds go to daphne, as do those from the auction items (niá:wen & miigwech to all the awesome artists who have donated!).  The auction items are on display at daphne, but you can bid on them from the comfort of the internet. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphnes-naabidooigan-silent-auction--2025

Naabidoo’igan (beading needle): daphne’s Indigenous Artist Market


07.11.25: 3 - 7 pm
08.11.25: 1 - 7 pm


In-person event
Friday, November 7th from 3-7 pm & Saturday, November 8th from 1-7 pm

Nabidoo’igan is daphne’s annual two-part community fundraiser, consisting of a silent auction of donated artworks and an Indigenous market. All proceeds from the silent auction go directly to daphne, as do the sales of our fabulous cocktails and mocktails. These are served by our lovely volunteer board members during the market, which supports local Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs, with 100% of the funds you spend at their tables going to them. Summary: Auction wins and drink purchases support daphne, purchases from vendors support vendors.

Naabidoo’igan (beading needle), will be daphne’s third annual Indigenous Artist Market and Silent Auction. By buying items at the Silent Auction and cocktails or mocktails during the event, you directly support us! This event is being held to raise money for daphne to purchase a new laptop and screen and add new bold designs and signage on our front windows and doors.

The Indigenous artist market will feature local Indigenous Artists, showcasing beadwork, prints, apparel, self care and more! Each day will end with a 5 à 7 with delicious beverages.

Schedule
Indigenous Artist Market:
  • Friday, November 7th from 3-7 pm
  • Saturday, November 8th from 1-7 pm
  • 5 à 7 both market days

Another part of Naabidoo’igan is the silent auction - participating vendors and other Indigenous artists have donated items and/or experiences. By visiting the market you will be able to see all the items up close in person, for more details: https://www.facebook.com/share/17CA4ZQZ3r/
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphnes-naabidooigan-silent-auction--2025

Silent Auction: opens November 3rd from 12 pm - closes November 8th 7pm
Online - view items and bid

In-person - see items up close
  • During gallery hours Monday - Saturday 12-5pm
  • During the Naabidoo’igan Indigenous Artist Market

Indigenous Artist Market Vendors:

Cedar Eve Creations / Cedar Eve
Éditions Hannenorak
Flint Arrow Designs / Tyler Diabo
Jasmin Gunn
Kel Tech Gear / Kelsey Deer
La Gordita Designs / Cristina Flores
Leona Beadwork / Megan Gillespie
Little Gizis / Iohserí:io Polson
Little Moon Creations / Juliet Mackie
Lotus + Sage / Lauren McComber
Nisnipawset Beadwork / Kateri Aubin
R2Bead2 / Eva Mae Angiyou
Wachiya

Drats! The darn transit strike is messing with Naabidoo’igan, our annual fundraiser!!  Part auction, part market and part (licenced!) cocktail party, this event raises money for daphne as well as for the individual Indigenous vendors who gather here for two days. Montrealers, we hope you find other ways to get to us so that you can browse their gorgeous jewelry, crafts, and more in our recently beautified back space where there will also be comfy places to sit and a tiny “bar”! Yes, last year, daphne started a new tradition of serving a signature cocktail and mocktail. Our board volunteers as bartenders and 100% of drinks proceeds go to daphne, as do those from the auction items (niá:wen & miigwech to all the awesome artists who have donated!).  The auction items are on display at daphne, but you can bid on them from the comfort of the internet. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphnes-naabidooigan-silent-auction--2025

Nelson White: Artist Talk, daphne Breaths and exhibition opening of Tukien / Réveiller / Awaken


01.11.25 2-5 pm


Please note this event will take place in English.

‘daphne breathes’ is back for another edition! Sign up with this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphne-breathes.

Please join us at daphne on November 1st from 2pm-5pm for an artist talk with Nelson White on his art practice and exhibition Tukien / Réveiller / Awaken. The talk will be  followed by a guided meditation from Lauren Karonhiaronkwas McComber, and the official opening of Tukien / Réveiller / Awaken.

‘daphne breathes’ is designed to bring community together around art, and foster wellness through art and mindfulness. Participation is open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Nelson White is a representational painter exploring the power of self-representation and Narrative. He is a member of the Flat Bay First Nation Band (No’kmaq Village) in Newfoundland. Nelson White’s exhibition, Tukien / Réveiller / Awaken is at daphne from Saturday November 1 to December 13, 2025.

Lauren Karonhiaronkwas McComber is a Kanien’kehá:ka woman from Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory. She is the owner of @lotusnsageholistics, a holistic wellness business located in Kahnawake.

The artist talk will last for 30-45 minutes, including a Q&A, and the meditation will be between 15-30 minutes. Yoga mats will be available. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the artist and his work through mindfulness. Sign up through Zeffy https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/daphne-breathes.  We will open the exhibition from 3-5pm. Please join us for light refreshments.

For questions, please reach out to direction@daphne.art For more information about the current and upcoming exhibits at daphne, please visit our website at https://daphne.art/

Nia:wen to the Conseil des arts de Montreal, whose generous support makes this programming possible. This programming is free of charge for registered guests, and donations to daphne are always welcome.

daphne co-presents #skoden with Cinema Politica, Indigenous Student Association McGill, Projet Mikana, Indigenous Futures Research CU and CUTV
27.10.25 19h


Join Cinema Politica for the Montreal Premiere of #skoden followed by a Q&A with director Damien Eagle Bear.

In the age of scrolling and image primacy, this compelling doc tunnels deep into the story of one problematic popular meme and expands into a larger discussion of Indigenous identity and Canadian colonialism.

Monday, October 27 at 7pm — Concordia Hall Building (Room H-110).

Pinhole Photography Workshop with Martin Loft
25.10.25 1-5 pm



The Pinhole Photography workshop with Martin Loft has been rescheduled!

Saturday October 25th
1 pm to 5 pm
16 years and over
Free for Indigenous people
No experience is necessary
Workshop will be in English
Reserve by emailing culture@nativemontreal or following this link (also in bio) https://app.nativemontrea.com/login. Priority will be given to Indigenous participants.

-Participants will construct a pinhole camera using boxes, coffee cans, or other available materials.
-They will become familiar with light-sensitive photographic paper.
-They will load their camera, making it ready to use in the field.
-They will choose a subject or landscape to capture. Composition, lighting, and scene that will result in a successful picture will be considered.
-They will learn about analog processing techniques used to make a photographic negative.
- They will manually process images and evaluate the product.

daphne and Publication Studio Guelph co-present Readings and Conversations


18.10.25 5-7


Join us Saturday October 18th from 5-7 for to meet the authors of “Cautionary Tales” by Haitian-Inuk author Janice Grey and “KINAUVUNGA?” by Inuit writer, visual artist and tattooist Aedan Corey. Readings and conversations will be hosted by Taqralik Partridge.

Book summaries:

Cautionary Tales https://publicationstudio.biz/books/cautionary-tales/

Janice Grey’s debut collection of short stories, Cautionary Tales, centres narratives of contemporary Inuit lives with searing precision. Her witty, compelling voice relays at once both the intricacy of families and the suspense and intensity of supernatural beings and events; mixing as she does dreams, visions, and the everyday in this powerful new work.

KINAUVUNGA? https://publicationstudio.biz/books/kinauvunga/

With striking imagery, KINAUVUNGA? —Aedan Corey’s second collection of poetry, explores contrasting themes of loss and learning, the poignancy of everyday activities, ancestral and family connection, grief and memory, and queer Inuit experience. Illustrations by Aedan Corey.

Pinhole and Large-format Analog Photography Workshop with Martin A. Loft- FULL


11.10.25 13h-16h


In partnership with Momenta, daphne will be hosting Pinhole and Large-format Analog Photography, a workshop with Martin Akwiranoron Loft, whose solo exhibition, “Ne Karahstánion (Pictures),” is currently happening from September 5th to October 25th! Come meet the artist and benefit from his deep mastery of photography. In this workshop designed for beginners, participants will make their own cameras, develop their own negatives in a darkroom, and use their phone to transform their negative into a positive image. They will also have a chance to try large-format portrait photography.

Saturday, October 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Please note that this free (!) workshop will be given in English and is for participants aged 16 and older.
A reservation is required. (Full)

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/fr-CA/ticketing/booking-for-pinhole-and-large-format-analog-photography-workshop

Photo: © Martin Akwiranoron Loft

Performance, Place and Politics: Panel Discussion at daphne


05.10.25 11h-13h


daphne is collaborating with the Flux Festival to offer you three exciting events this Sunday October 5th! Join us for: Poetry, Place and Politics

A series of readings and a moderated discussion. How do poets and their poetry intervene into discussions and activism related to the politics of place?  How might poetry enrich our understanding of place, politics and the ways in which they might intertwine?  This free event will feature several poets whose poetry addresses these questions.  It will involve a brief reading by each poet, followed by a guided discussion.  Come and experience a variety of ways in which poets and poetry can activate our minds and urge us to think and act in new ways when navigating our present most perilous times.

With:
Kaie Kellough
Deanna Smith
Marilou Craft
The event will be moderated by Prof. Amber Rose Johnson

https://artsinthemargins.org/10-05-25-%E2%96%B4-performance-place-and-politics-poetry-workshop-at-daphne-%E2%96%B4-100-pm-300-pm-%E2%96%B4-free/

Performance, Place and Politics: Community Roundtable at daphne


05.10.25 14h30-17h


daphne is collaborating with the Flux Festival to offer you three exciting events this Sunday October 5th! Join us for: Performance, Place and Politics

Venues, art-spaces and cultural organizations have a long history of serving as sites for community activism, the creation of political solidarities, and the enactment of art-actions with intended political impacts and consequences.  Precisely how can, and do, cultural spaces advance causes of social justice? What forms of solidarity across borders of identity and ideology might be needed to collectively push-back against the regressive political forces seemingly on the rise globally? How can networks of progressive cultural spaces be created, sustained and grown even when they each individually may have precise and localised social and political commitments, interests and mandates?  At a moment of time when it seems clear that broad and maximally inclusive networks of solidarity are needed to fight against regressive and pernicious political agents and movements, what role can creative spaces play, and how can they contribute to such networks?  How can networks of care be created by and for such spaces, so that they can act effectively as agents for positive social change?  

This roundtable will be moderated by Mostafa Henaway (Immigrant Workers Centre)
Speakers:
Marlyne (Sweet Like Honey)
Diego Aguirre Fernández (Radio Nopal, Mexico City)
Lori Beavis (our wonderful executive director!)
Nadah El Shazly (independent performer and curator)

https://artsinthemargins.org/10-05-25-%E2%96%B4-performance-place-and-politics-community-roundtable-at-daphne-%E2%96%B4-300-pm-500-pm-%E2%96%B4-free/

Concert: Tanner Menard + Martín Rodríguez at daphne


05.10.25 doors: 19h30 concert: 20h


daphne is collaborating with the Flux Festival to offer you three exciting events this Sunday October 5th! Join us for: Tanner Menard + Martín Rodríguez concert

Buy your tickets in advance (15$) with this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/tanner-menard-martin-rodriguez-au-centre-dart-daphne or buy them in person at the door for 20$. No one turned away for lack of funds.

BIO: Tanner Menard: A vessel for consciousness, carrying sound, vision, and breath as living currents of presence. Here in relation, a transparent ray of lineage, flowing beyond self. THIS open pathway for imaginal becoming—beyond name, beyond nation—with what is shared, resonant, alive. The living path.
Tanner Menard is a multifaceted artist – a poet, composer, and Kundalini Yoga instructor. He is the visionary behind UBU Yogic Tech, an innovative online coaching platform that collaborates with artists to bolster creativity and further human evolution. With a prolific output, Tanner has released eleven albums of experimental music, a chapbook, and is on the verge of unveiling his contrapuntal visual and sound poetry project, ‘the poet’, under the banner of Post Asemic Press and Full Spectrum Records.
Currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Tanner is also deeply immersed in the realm of cultural futurity. As a former tribal council member for the Atakapa Ishak Nation, he has actively contributed to language restoration initiatives and remains a custodian of traditional teachings. His academic pursuits aim to bridge the wisdom of ancient sentience and relationality with contemporary philosophical discourses. Self-identifying as a futurist and radical syncretist, Tanner is profoundly committed to a life of post-polarity-unity.
https://fullspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-poet

As a transmission and sound artist, Martín Rodríguez’s work emerges from his Xicanx upbringing along the Arizona-Mexico border. He employs performance, intervention, and installation as a process for deciphering aural histories and entangled identities.
After recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor, a chance encounter with a radio transmission caught in the pickup coils of his guitar reoriented Rodríguez. Developing his practice from crisis, he examines radio as a transformative medium. Rooting his relationship with radio in healing, his artworks consider transmission as a material through which sound intertwines with affect, acting as a vessel for ulterior forms of communication.
Elements of care and speculative thinking create rhizomes throughout his artwork. Utilizing these broader methods, Rodriguez approaches his work from the Xicanx concept of rasquachismo; this methodology utilizes pragmatic ways of remaking and hacking material and objects to reimagine their function. This is a process born from adapting, merging, and creating something practical and new from scarcity.
Notably, his work has been presented by the Musée d’art contemporain Montréal (CA), Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MX), Darling Foundry (CA), Walking Festival for Sound (UK/PL), Spektrum (DE), as well as various festivals and performance venues across Canada, and the US.

https://artsinthemargins.org/10-05-25-%e2%96%b4-tanner-men-dard-tbc-at-daphne%e2%96%b4-doors-730-pm-%e2%96%b4-tickets-15-advance-20-door-notaflof/

Book launch: “Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey into Our Home and Native Land” by Carolina Echeverría


25.09.25 5-7 pm


Join us for the book launch of "Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey into Our Home and Native Land" on Thursday September 25th!Book

Summary:
“Immigrants are the Last Nations; together, we are the ongoing human flow of the displaced.” —Carolina Echeverría
In this powerful memoir, Native Immigrant, Carolina Echeverría traces her path from Chile to Canada, from exile to belonging. Weaving personal memory with political history and profound cross-cultural friendships—especially with Mohawk War Chief Ateronhiatakon (Franci Boots)—she reimagines identity beyond borders and bloodlines With humor, rage, tenderness, and clarity, she explores what it means to be uprooted, to listen deeply, and to find kinship in unexpected places. A compelling narrative of resistance, remembrance, and radical hope.

Praise for the book:
"Advance excitement!"
Shelagh Rogers, Broadcast-journalist, Chancellor of Queen’s University, founding host/co-producer The Next Chapter, CBC Radio.

“Rich and fast-paced, this story moves like a thriller. It’s an eye-opener on social injustices and untold truths, told through the biography of a main character who is both funny and deeply compelling. Set between Chile and Canada, the book lays bare the ongoing struggles of Indigenous peoples. The narrative is powerful—I can easily see it becoming a suspenseful film.”
Michele Setton, Former Canadian Lawyer and Immigration Judge

“Carolina Echeverría’s memoir offers a riveting account of exile and migration in the Americas. This is the story of an artist who has devoted her life to observing and creating from the margins, reveling in the possibility of repair and dialogue. It will break open your understanding of what it means to belong. It will make you laugh as much as it will make you cry. Centering art and curiosity as redemptive forces, this life story proposes paths forward in the face of darkness and uncertainties. Echeverría teaches how to build bridges -- between the north and the south, between cultures and languages, between biological and chosen families. Her memoirs give hope that transcending differences is not only possible, but that in the process of trying lies the ultimate gift: a sense of belonging. Reading this book is food for the heart and soul.”
Geneviève Dorais, Professeure d'histoire à l'Université du Québec à Montréal

About the Author:
CAROLINA ECHEVERRIA is a Chilean-born Canadian artist and writer. Her writing appears in Minority Reports: New English Writing from Quebec (Véhicule Press) and Body & Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers (Caitlin Press). She was a panelist on CBC Radio’s Thursday Think Tank with Shelagh Rogers, offering fresh, unconventional perspectives on national conversations. A cultural mediator, community builder, storyteller, and visual artist, her work is in private collections and has been exhibited in museums and galleries across Canada and internationally. She is the mother of three humans and one short-legged dog. Founder of the Native Immigrant arts collective (2013–2023), Carolina now lives and works in the Laurentians, Quebec.

carolinaecheverria.ca
Instagram: @carolina_echeverria_art
https://www.tiktok.com/@nativeimmigrantdresses
Available for purchase at:
www.livres-agape-books.com

Conversations with Buffalo Boy (aka Adrian Stimson) and members of the MDDT/IF Collective


06.09.25 2-4 pm



daphne, the MDDT/IF Collective and Elegoa Cultural Productions invite you to: Conversations with Buffalo Boy (aka Adrian Stimson) and members of the MDDT/IF Collective

On Saturday September 6, an artist talk and conversation in English with members of the MDDT/IF Collective from 2 to 4 pm at daphne (#103, 5425 av Casgrain, Montreal H2T1X6)

In conjunction with the exhibition ”A prelude for Buffalo Boy’s The American Indian Returns” by Siksika artist Adrian Stimson at daphne, co-curated by MDDT/IF Collective members Lori Beavis and Catherine Sicot, we invite you to a walk-through of the exhibition with the artist. At this time, Stimson will draw the links between the exhibition at daphne and his up-coming large-scale participatory performance in development in La Rochelle, France.

Stimson will be then joined by members of the MDDT/IF Collective – Michelle McGeough, Lori Beavis and Catherine Sicot - to present the collective and pilot projects currently in development in La Rochelle.

Other Collective members include Barry Ace. Georgiana Uhlyarik offered early contributions.



SANAJIIT ᓴᓇᔩᑦ  INUIT MAKERS
07.08.25-10.08.25



In partnership with Isuma and Présence Autochtone, daphne presents the innovative series SANAJIIT ᓴᓇᔩᑦ  INUIT MAKERS, co-created by Carol Kunuk and Gabriela Gamez. A slow TV series seeing Inuit women, men, elders and youth through their talent, craft and skill. Don't miss this opportunity to experience Inuit ingenuity, passion and creativity in a radical new way. You can see it at daphne (5425 Casgrain Ave) August 7 to 10 and at Place des festivals (1499 Rue Jeanne-Mance)  https://www.facebook.com/share/17HFJLc2k6/ 
Schedule: August 7: 2-7 pm, August 8: 2-7 pm, August 9: 1-6 pm, August 10: 1-6 pm

daphne Pow-wow Pop-up with Marcy Friesen: iakotetsenseratétshens / Day Dreamer at Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow, Kahnawake Mohawk Territory

July 12-13, 2025




Printing Workshop with Martin Akwiranoron Loft in partnership with the Suoni per il Popolo festival



The linocut workshop introduces participants to the art of relief printmaking using linoleum printing plates/blocks (battleship grey or speedy-cut). Attendees will learn to carve simple designs with basic carving tools, then apply acrylic (non-toxic) ink and transfer their images onto paper using an etching press, hand-burnishing, or stamping press techniques.

The workshop will cover design (with a soft lead pencil) transfer to printing plate, safe carving methods, inking, and printing. This will allow beginners to create their own unique fine art prints. The workshop is suitable for all skill levels, it encourages creativity while teaching a versatile and accessible form of printmaking.

Participants will gain the knowledge to continue exploring linocut printmaking at home using readily available tools and papers.

All materials will be provided. Approximately 3 hours. Maximum 10 participants.

Artist talk: Raven Chacon and Jarrett Martineau (in partnership with the Suoni per il Popolo festival)

Jarrett Martineau and Raven Chacon @ravenchcn came to talk at daphne on June 27th for the Suoni per il Popolo festival @suoniperilpopolo. Everyone was fascinated by their discussion that covered sound, art, and music.


Conversational exhibition walkthrough with Brenda Mallory & Sierra Barber




daphne is very excited to announce that the talented artists Sierra Barber and Brenda Mallory  are having a conversational exhibition walkthrough on June 21st 2025 from 4-5 pm! This event will be in English only.

Brenda Mallory’s exhibition: ᎬᏅᎯ ᎨᏍᏒ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎣᏨᏍᏏᏰᏗᎢ / gvhnvhi gesv elohi otsvsiyediʔi / Marcher dans un monde entrelacé / To Walk in an Intertwined World and Sierra Barber’s exhibition: Kakaráhtatie / Carrying Stories.

The opening for their exhibitions will begin at 5 pm, right after their walkthrough!

Raised beadwork workshop with Kathleen Dearhouse



Photo credit: Kathleen Dearhouse

daphne will host a raised beadwork workshop with Kathleen Dearhouse! Create a beautiful strawberry pin to celebrate Indigenous People’s day and the summer solstice!

Details:
  • June 21st from noon-2:00 pm
  • Instruction will be in English only.
  • Must have basic sewing skills: able to thread a needle, make a knot, etc.
  • Supplies provided.

Only 12 spots available, so don’t forget to register through the link in bio, or by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../raised-beadwork-workshop...

Kathleen Kawenniieson Dearhouse is Kanien'keha:ka from Kahnawake. She has a wide range of skills in sewing, beading, quilting, and pottery which she has shared in classrooms and workshops for over 40 years. She integrates traditional materials with pop culture to create innovative works, like spider man moccasins or a Frida cornhusk doll. She is currently giving workshops at the Kahnawake Youth Center in sewing and corn-husk dollmaking.

Conversation & Book Signing: Eternal Sovereigns




Gloria Bell will be having a conversation about her book, Eternal Sovereigns: Indigenous Artists, Activists and Travelers reframing Rome, followed by a Q & A session and book signing, on Tuesday June 17th from 5-7 at daphne! This event will be in English only.

Gloria Bell is an art historian and bird watcher. Bell’s scholarly book Eternal Sovereigns (https://www.dukeupress.edu/eternal-sovereigns) investigates the long history of Indigenous artists, activists and travelers in Rome. They are an associate professor at McGill University in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies. Their art criticism and essays are in publications including Wicazo Sa Review, First American Art Magazine, Journal of Global Catholicism, KULA, and Female Cultural Production in Modern Italy. They have received many prestigious awards including two SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada), Insight Development Grants, an FRQSC (Fonds québecois de la recherche sur la sociéte et la culture) New Researchers Award, and the Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome.

Shimmering and Silent: Freeform creation session




Join us to close Michael Belmore: bzaan-yaa / en silence, immobile / be quiet, be still with a workshop. Drop in on Saturday, April 12, between 2-4 pm, come explore your creativity and connect with the themes of Michael’s exhibition.

Each participant will explore materials using metallic leaf, paint, pastels on natural surfaces. The workshop will offer a hands-on experience where you’ll experiment with different mediums and textures, creating your own unique art inspired by the concepts of silence, stillness, and nature. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, this session promises to be an enriching and peaceful opportunity to explore new techniques in a creative and supportive environment.

Don't miss out—mark your calendar for Saturday, April 12 from 2–4 PM at daphne! We encourage you to come a bit earlier to see the exhibit before the workshop begins. This workshop is free - Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../session-de-creation-libre...

daphne beads x FOFA : beading session and conversation with Jean Marshall & Bev Koski



Image credit: (Left) Bev Koski, fingers, 2024. Photo courtesy of the artist. (Right) Jean Marshall. Beadwork detail, 2019. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Join artists Jean Marshall and Bev Koski for a drop-in beading session and talk at daphne where the artists will be joining us online!Hybrid event - join us online (zoom link will be sent to you if you sign up through evenbrite) or in person:

: daphne, 5425 av Casgrain, Unit #103 Montreal, QC H2T 1X6
: April 3rd , 7-9pm

As part of the current exhibition at the FOFA Gallery, Fil conducteur, daphne invites you to an evening talk beading session alongside two of the exhibiting artists, Jean Marshall and Bev Koski.

Materials are available but you are also welcome to bring your own!
The discussion will be held in English.

Fil conducteur is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous beadwork by artists Carrie Allison, Katherine Boyer, Bev Koski, Jean Marshall, and Nico Williams on view at the FOFA Gallery until May 23rd. Visit the FOFA website to
read more.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Jean Marshall is a visual artist of Anishinaabe/English descent who was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is a member of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, also known as Big Trout Lake, Treaty 9, and currently resides on the lands of the Animikii-Wajiw/Thunder Mountain, also known as Fort William First Nation. For the past 7 years, Jean has been spending time to learn how make leather with moosehide. Hide tanning has brought her to a place of belonging and has given her a purpose that she enjoys. Hide tanning is a beautiful way to (re)connect with culture. She loves to sew with beads and porcupine quills. She appreciates sewing on moosehide that she has made in community with her own hands! Jean is a member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, in Ontario. She presently lives in the territory of Fort William First Nation, Ontario.

Bev Koski is an Anishnabekwe (ojibway) beadweaving visual artist who lives in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art and York University, Ontario. Her work has been exhibited in Canada at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Kamloops Art Gallery, Carleton Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Gallery 44, Richmond Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Canada, Oakville Galleries, Trinidad and internationally at the Documenta 15, Kassel, Germany. Her artwork is in the collections of the Carleton Art Gallery, Ottawa, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, The Canadian Museum of History, Hull, Quebec, Centre national des arts plastics, Paris, France, The Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto and private collections.

Nuit blanche at daphne with Tyson Houseman




daphne in partnership with Nuit blanche 2025 invites you to view Mycorrhizal Dreaming, an exterior projection by Tyson Houseman. We will open the projection on March 1st at 5pm, the projection will be on view on daphne’s front window from March 1st to 9th.

We will be welcoming visitors into our space from 5-7 pm to see the exhibition and to share some tea and bannock. For those who come after 7pm you will be able to view the projection from the street. Mycorrhizal Dreaming is an immersive installation using video projection feedback loops to transform and respond to specific spaces in an infinite loop projection installation, centered around a suspended botanical sculpture.

“The title Mycorrhizal Dreaming speaks to these different and deeper forms of knowledge that come from the land [...] and medicines, and the research and understandings of different forms of consciousness of the plants and the land.” Tyson Houseman

Tyson Houseman is a néhiyaw/Plains Cree interdisciplinary video & performance artist, puppeteer, and filmmaker. Tyson’s practice focuses on aspects of néhiyaw ideologies and teachings – speaking to Indigenous notions of non-linear time and the interwoven relations between humans and their ecologies. Tyson is from Paul Band First Nation and Ermineskin Cree Nation on Treaty Six territory, where he participates in ceremony and receives teachings from prominent Elder Ken Roan, founder of the okichitawak warrior society. Recently he participated in artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University, and Locust Projects in Miami, FL. Tyson also directs music videos and documentaries, and spends his summers working with the Bread & Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont. Tyson has an MFA in Fine Arts from School of Visual Arts in NYC and a BFA in Performance from Concordia University, Montreal.

daphne is Tiohtià:ke/Montreal’s first Indigenous-led artist-run centre. Our mandate is to exhibit contemporary Indigenous art and artists at all stages of their careers, and to cultivate a culture of peace. We acknowledge the support of all our relations, families, friends, communities, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

daphne breathes with Michael Belmore




Please join us at daphne on January 18th, 2025 at 2pm for an artist talk with Michael Belmore on his current exhibition ‘-bzaan-yaa -be quiet, be still-’ followed by a guided meditation from Lauren Karonhiaronkwas McComber.

‘daphne breathes’ is designed to bring community together around art, and foster wellness through art and mindfulness. Participation is open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Michael Belmore is an Anishinaabe artist based in Toronto. Belmore has been practicing for 25 years and his exhibit at daphne will run from January 18th to April 12th.

Lauren Karonhiaronkwas McComber is a Kanien’kehá:ka woman from Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory, and owner of Lotus + Sage Holistics, a holistic wellness business located in Kahnawake.

The artist talk will last for 30-45 minutes, including a Q&A, and the meditation will be between 15-30 minutes. Yoga mats and light refreshments will be available. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the artist and his work through mindfulness.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1154830953469?aff=oddtdtcreator

For questions, please reach out to daphne.artcentre@gmail.com. For more information about the current and upcoming exhibits at daphne, please visit our website at https://daphne.art/

Nia:wen to the Conseil des arts de Montreal, whose generous support makes this programming possible. This programming is free of charge for registered guests, and donations to daphne are always welcome.

2024


Nuit Blanche - printmaking tutorial with Martin Akwiranoron Loft




Join us at daphne for a short printmaking tutorial by Martin Akwiranoron Loft. This will be a hands-on demonstration of the relief printing method, and an opportunity to print your own work of art. Martin will discuss safety and aesthetics, and you will get a printing block, carving tools, sketching paper, pencil and paper to produce your work. Drop in for this activity on Saturday, March 2nd between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. We are accepting donations for this activity. Spaces are limited, first come first serve, the gallery will be open so those waiting can see exhibits by Greg Staats: nahò:ten sa’tkahton tsi niioháhes? / what have you seen along the way? and Martín Rodríguez: Ehécatl, as the wind blows in all directions.

Martin Akwiranoron Loft was born and raised in Kahnawá:ke, Mohawk Territory, and has been a professional artist for over thirty years. He is a photographer, printmaker, and craftsperson and was a founding member of the Native Indian Inuit Photographers’ Association (NIIPA, 1985-2000). NIIPA is an influential Indigenous artists’ organization that presented Visions, the first international Indigenous photography conference and touring exhibition. Martin has exhibited his photography, traditional crafts, and prints nationally and internationally at the following venues: The National Museum of the American Indian, The Museum of Civilization in Quebec, The Royal Ontario Museum, The Iroquois Indian Museum, The Mashantucket Pequot Museum, The McCord Museum, and The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic, which recently hosted the “On the Paths of the Iroquois” exhibition.

See more Nuit Blanche Programming


daphne breathes - Indigenous art meditations 2024




Join us in-person at daphne for an artist talk from Martín Rodriguez on his current exhibit "Ehécatl, as the wind blows in all directions", followed by a guided meditation. Exploring themes presented in Rodriguez’s work, the meditation will be led by Lauren Karonhiaronkwas McComber (Kanien'kehá:ka, Bear Clan), owner of Lotus + Sage Holistics, a holistic wellness business located in Kahnawà:ke.

daphne breathes is designed to bring community together around art, and foster wellness through art and mindfulness. Participation is open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

The first talk will be presented on Saturday March 2nd at 2pm ET @ 5425 av Casgrain, Unit #103 Montreal, QC H2T 1X6.  Please note, a maximum of 15 spots are available. Sign up through the eventbrite.

The artist talk will be about 30-45 minutes, including a Q&A, and the meditation will be between 15-30 minutes. The artist talk will be filmed. Yoga mats & light refreshments will be available.



Vernissage / Opening - Saturday, February 3, 2-5pm


daphne is pleased to announce the opening of two solo exhibitions with artists:

Greg Staats: nahò:ten sa’tkahton tsi niioháhes? / qu’est-ce
que vous avez vu en chemin? / what have you seen along the way?

Martín Rodríguez: Ehécatl, comme le vent souffle dans toutes
les directions / Ehécatl, as the wind blows in all directions

 exhibition on view at daphne - 3 .2. 2024 - 6. 4. 2024

Greg Staats Artist Statement

I’m interested in diverse layers of communication; paradoxically, of the wordless as an entity—by which I mean, torn from the Skarù:reˀ language of my traditional belonging, I am presented with a void in my practice. Yet I carry a reciprocal responsibility to knowledge, so returning to Six Nations as a participant in the land and an observer of its latent meanings, I have acquired a new enthusiasm through a de-essentialized process—of image gathering and being in a state of constant reflexive return. The dissociation brought about by my dilemma becomes a wandering with purpose that allows the gleaning of images and events as evidence stored within the land. Once this evidence is picked up, I then decode and present what a wordless trauma would look like.

Dissimilar images can also reveal unexpected affinities, as if they shadowed one another.

I exist within the process of transforming belonging by way of selecting more complex images that challenge essential thinking. The images here are of deep personal connections to family, land, and systemic deficits that continue to exist. Working through personal condolence countervails the dragging of an ancestral presence, which casts a traumatic shadow. The idea is to recognize that trauma precipitates a transitional stage of change.

(Kanien'kéha translation by Wilhemina Beauvais)

Ne kenón:we’s ne nia'te tsi ní:ioht tsi taktháren, takté:ni nahò:ten kén:tons, ne iah teiowén:nonte tsi ní:ioht ne óia'k thikaia’tó:ten — ne kí:tons tsi é:ren iontia'tenhawíhton tsi nonkwá:ti ne akahronkhátshera
 Skarù:re? tánon tsi niionkwarihò:ten, thénon ki’ tióto'ktetsi watió'te. Ne ki’ sháka kháwi tsi wakaterihwaién:ni ne nahò:ten aonkaterién:tarake, tho ki’ionsáke ne Six Nations wa’katiá:taren akkaén:ion ne ohóntsa tánon nahò:ten kén:tons.Sénha onke’nikonhrá:reke tsi iah kwahk tekari'wanóntha tsi nakaié:ren —akaró:ron thénonaiontkátho tánon tiókonte tsi thénon taierihwa’será:ko. Tsi iá:we wahentó:ren’ne, é:ren wahéhte, thénon ki’ nontié:ren tsi wátons aieró:roke ne thénon aiontkátho tánon tsi niiá:wenskarihwahní:rats nahò:ten ká:ien ne ohóntsake.

Nónen tenhonnéhkwe nahò:ten karihwahní:rats, thóne ónen tenkté:ni nahò:ten kéntons, tánon entekhé:ion ne iah teiowén:naien tsi naiá:wen’ne tho naióhton.

Ne ó:ia’ ní:ioht tsi aiontkátho óni enwáton ne aontotáhsi ne iah tetísahrhá:re ne teskontié:rentsi ní:ioht ne iotahsá:tare.

Ónen ki’ tho í:ke ne takté:ni tsi akerá:ko ne wentó:re naiontkátho kwah wentó:re tsi enhsanonhtonniónhwe. Ki tsi ensatkátho ne ki’ ne tsi ní:ioht tsi teiakwá:neren ne kahwà:tsire, ohóntsa tánon tsi tió:niote sótsi ken’ niwá:’a tánon shékon iónhnhe.

Watio'tátie ne í:i tsi wakanitenrátskon tewakniotátie tsi kháwe tsi ken’ rón:ne’s ne ronatohétston, iakohteronhkwén:ni tsi watahsatáhrha. Ne ki’ kéntons aieién:tere’ne ne thénon aontaiontónrnekené:ne thénon tewatteniónhe.

GREG STAATS

Greg Staats acknowledges the support of: The Ontario Arts Council and The City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Curator Talk with Guy Sioui Durand


daphne will kick-off the first of our 2024 curator’s talks on Saturday January 20th at 2pm.

Join us for the talk with independent curator, Guy Sioui Durand.

Guy Sioui Durand is a Wendat (Huron) based in Wendake, Québec. He is a sociologist (Ph.D), art critic, independent curator, renowned speaker, performer, author and teacher. His specialty is in Contemporary Indigenous Art and Contemporary Art. On one side, he focuses on the subject of the decolonization of minds by the rewilding of our imaginations and the renewal of relationships. On the other hand, he suggests that we must change the world through art, and art through living Indigenous art.



          Guy Sioui Durand (photo Martin Loft)

This event is part of our Kaié:ri Year 2 Programming, with funding from the CAM’s Indigenous Arts Project Support. This event is the first of a 4-part series of Curator Conversations. These talks will introduce our members and audience to curators who will talk about their approaches to curation that directly considers and reflects on their experiences of Indigenous art practices and their own Indigeneity.  We believe it is important to hear the curator's voice and have them tell their story to reinforce the knowledge, creativity, and intellect rigour they bring to this work.


2023

daphne beads: perler / parler
Artist talk with Jean Marshall


November 30th from 7-9pm at daphne

Jean Marshall is a bead worker, quiller & aspiring hide tanner. Making her own materials to sew with is important because it is how she (re)learns the life ways of my Anishinaabeg ancestors, utilizing knowledge keepers and participating in the continual reciprocity of knowledge transference. She creates to connect with community, as developing relationships is integral to her arts practice. She is interested in our (re)connection to the land, water & traditional food ways. It is a process of ‘coming back home’. This is what she has chosen to do with her life; to become a master hide tanner and pass down this knowledge. She is also the founding member of the Anemki Art Collective.


On November 30th join Jean in conversation on her efforts to revitalize moose hide tanning in her community.  She will discuss how community & identity are integral to her arts practice as a beadworker. 


On November 30th, Jean Marshall  will give an artist talk at daphne beads: perler / parler at 7-9pm.




naabidoo’igan: daphne's 1st annual Indigenous Beadwork Artist Market and Silent Auction


December 1st from 3-7 PM and December 2nd from 11-5 PM.

Silent Auction: Saturday December 2nd, 2023 from 5-8 pm


December 1st from 3-7 PM and December 2nd from 11-5 PM.

Silent Auction: Saturday December 2nd, 2023 from 5-8 pm

Silent auction items on view from Monday, November 27




Audie Murray, Artist-in Residence

October 9 - November 3, 2023



During the residency at daphne, artist Audie Murray will be creating multiple feet of chain links out of glass beads. This chain will eventually be exhibited alongside her current body of work exploring the ways in which we share out practices with audiences, especially when based in cultural knowledge and personal experience. Using a variety of mediums and processes to conceal and protect, these visual abstractions act as a point of sovereignty for the artist. Through the construction of this chain, Audie will be reflecting on her relationship with beadwork which can feel constraining and heavy. This piece will mark a transformational exploration in the artist's studio practice.

daphne acknowledges the support of the Conseil des art de Montreal for this  artist residency.




daphne operates on unceded lands. We are proud to be a part of this urban island territory, known as Tiohtià:ke by the Kanien’kehá:ka and as Mooniyang by the Anishinaabe, as it continues to be a rich gathering place for both Indigenous and other peoples.

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