Beadwork – Radical Practices is an international exhibition which profiles historical and contemporary beading practices of Southern Yukon First Nations (Canada) and the Ndebele (South Africa).
It consists of both historical and contemporary work from the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa as well as historical work from the MacBride Museum and contemporary work from the Yukon Territorial Government Permanent Art Collection both located in Whitehorse, Yukon. Eighty objects and artworks from these institutions will be on display. Beadwork – Radical Practices offers another way of understanding indigenous communities through the intersections of historical context, life experiences and social and cultural transformations. The exhibition provides an opportunity to explore both historical and contemporary beadwork as means of trying to understand the stories of two diverse indigenous cultures.
