Artist Talk and Storytelling

Dani Kastelein-Longlade

Learn about elements of the Anishinaabe migration story and how Dani created their work for Journey With Our Kin.

In this program Dani Kastelein-Longlade, a Métis artist, designer, and Drummond Island decendent (Aabitaawizininiwag) from the Georgian Bay and Environs Historic Métis community of Penetanguishene, will walk guests through their work, while sharing elements of the Anishinaabe migration story and the process for creating the artwork. Dani will also speak to Indigenous relationships to the land and water and how those relationships can be honoured through storytelling and knowledge sharing.

Dani Kastelein-Longlade (they/them): is an architectural designer within the Indigenous Design Studio at Brook McIlroy, an architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and planning firm with offices in Toronto, Thunder Bay, and Winnipeg. Dani is also an artist and illustrator who is active in the academic community as a published researcher and lecturer. A registered citizen with the Métis Nation of Ontario, they hold kinship ties that extend from the Red River to the surrounding regions of Georgian Bay as a Drummond Island descendent (Aabitaawizininiwag). Dani earned their Master of Architecture degree in the Collaborative Water Program at the University of Waterloo and is currently residing in Block 2 of the Haldimand Tract, land that was promised to the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Six Nations of the Grand River.

This event takes place during the Opening Reception for Journey With Our Kin. For other artist-led programs make sure to check out the exhibition page.

Cost: Free

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