From THE ARTS AT BGSU
The “In The Round: A Six-Part Speaker Series of Native/Indigenous Creatives at BGSU” will continue with a public lecture by graphic designer and educator Sadie Red Wing Thursday, Sept. 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Bowen Thompson Student Union.
Red Wing will speak on “Designing for Sovereign Tribal Nations in Higher Education Spaces.”
Sadie Red Wing is a Lakota graphic designer and advocate from the Spirit Lake Nation of Fort Totten, North Dakota.. Her research on cultural revitalization through design tools and strategies created a new demand for tribal competence in graphic design research. Red Wing urges Native American graphic designers to express visual sovereignty in their design work, as well as, encourages academia to include an indigenous perspective in design curriculum.
Currently, Red Wing serves as an Assistant Professor at OCAD University (Toronto, ONT).
“In The Round” features Native American creatives who work in the areas of the arts here at BGSU: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Music, Creative Writing, Film, and Theatre. The series offers opportunities to enrich the learning, experiences, and perspectives of all members of our campus and local communities.
By engaging contemporary Indigenous and Native American Artists, this series challenges erroneous and harmful stereotypes that continue to permeate American society today. Exposure to the artists’ works and techniques through which they share their experiences, worldviews, and reactions to the cultural and historical moment in which we all find ourselves facilitates growth and dynamic learning opportunities for students, staff, and faculty.
The “In The Round” series seeks to render visible—to the BGSU and local communities—the artistry, activism, and presence of contemporary Native American artists. This series is an extension of the recently-developed BGSU Land Acknowledgment, which provides a foundation upon which the university can build purposeful and sustained practices that seek to decolonize our institution.
The lecture is free and free parking is available in Parking Lot N near Jerome Library.
