This program is presented in conjunction with the museum's First Fridays. A lite reception is included with the ticket purchase, as well as access to the entire museum.
Conversation with artists Courtney M. Leonard and Holly Mitituq Nordlum
Friday, October 4, 2024 | $10 for Members, $20 for non-members
Join us on Friday, October 4th for a special edition of the New Bedford Whaling Museum's First Friday series, featuring artist conversation, full access to the museum, a light reception and more.
COURTNEY M. LEONARD, a multi-media artist and filmmaker from the Shinnecock Nation, will discuss the installation of her BREACH: Logbook 24 | SCRIMSHAW exhibition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which explores the multiple definitions of “breach”, cultural and historical ties to water, whales, and material sustainability.
Leonard will be joined by HOLLY MITITQUQ NORDLUM, an Iñupiaq artist, graphic designer and public art contractor from Alaska working to revitalize traditional Inuit tattooing. Leonard and Nordlum will reflect upon their respective practices and discuss how their work is rooted in cultural revitalization and healing in their communities after colonization.
Presented in conversation with the exhibition, BREACH: Logbook 24 | SCRIMSHAW on view June 1 to November 3, 2024. Q&A to follow.
The BREACH: Logbook 24 | SCRIMSHAW exhibition catalogue includes perspectives from both Nordlum and Leonard and will be available for purchase!
This program and corresponding exhibition and publications and contributions was made possible through major support from The Henry Luce Foundation and The Terra Foundation for American Art; and contributions from The CIRI Foundation, The Decorative Arts Trust, the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund, Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, and a National Maritime Heritage Grant, administered by the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, through the Massachusetts Historical Commission
