KC Adams is an Oji-Cree, multidisciplinary artist who holds a BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University. Her artistic work investigates the relationship between nature (the living) and technology (progress). She works in various media that include sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking, and kinetic art. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia. Her art is part of the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian. Adams has taught art to children and adults in many different contexts for the past 10 years. She has taught children (K-4) with Learning Through the Arts, troubled teens through Urban Shaman’s Pointing with the Lips program, and ceramics to adults and children at Art City.
THE PROGRAM:
Contemporary and Indigenous Clay Pots: Student will be taught to hand-build a variety of clay pots reminiscent of the indigenous pots found in the Interlake region , and will embellish them with designs inspired by the Anishinabe’s Grandfather Teachings, commonly referred to as the Seven Teachings. Special attention will be placed on the meaning behind the Seven Teachings and the historical context of the pots. Students will be instructed on the techniques of hand building, sculpting, carving, firing, and painting. When the pots are completed, the students will arrange them on rocks to mimic a fire and will be given an opportunity to present their work in a sharing circle.