Creative Minds: Gordon Sparks and Jordan Bennett
Schedule
Thu Oct 30 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:15 pm
UTC-03:00Location
1723 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 1V9 | Halifax, NS
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Join us for a conversation between Mi’kmaw artists Gordon Sparks and Jordan Bennett! From different regions of Mi’kma’ki*, Sparks and Bennett will speak to overlapping themes in their practices, including land-based inspirations and traditional Indigenous tattoo culture.Gordon Sparks' hand-carved wooden masks are on view in the Mi'kma'ki Artist Spotlight within the exhibition Ta'sikatik sipu'i | Confluence and Jordan Bennett's work is on view in the exhibition From One to Many Natures.
Admission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday, however registration is encouraged as there are limited seats available.
This event is in partnership with Prismatic.
About Creative Minds:
The Creative Minds series hosts community leaders and creatives to respond to current events, exhibitions on view, or artworks in the Gallery. Through conversation, music, poetry, or movement, these events aim to provoke new ideas, explore the unexpected and create more understanding for everyone involved.
*Mi’kma’ki: The territory of the Mi’kmaq Nation. Provinces that stretch across Mi’kma’ki are Nova Scotia, PEI, and parts of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, and the northeastern region of Maine.
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