St. Marys Museum to host installation by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers

On Monday, August 22, the St. Marys Museum will host Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers as part of her #hopeandhealingcanada project. Members of the public are encouraged to come to the St. Marys Museum on the day of to see the artist at work during the installation.

The #hopeandhealingcanada project consists of a series of site-specific art installations across Canada. Each is made using crochet, knit, and woven red yarns. This ongoing body of work is used to illustrate connections between Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis peoples with Canadians, while also addressing the decolonization of public spaces. Once dismantled, the work is returned to the artist and will be reworked and repurposed at another site somewhere else in the country. The stories gathered from each participating venue will culminate in a book and traveling exhibition.

Tracey-Mae Chambers is a Métis artist and a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Her family is from, and some still reside, in the traditional Métis community in Sault Ste. Marie and Penetanguishene, Ontario. She is traveling across Canada and the United States creating site specific art installations at residential school historical sites, cultural centres, museums, art galleries and other public spaces. More information about Tracey-Mae Chambers’ work is found at www.traceymae.com.

The #hopeandhealingcanada installation will remain on display at the St. Marys Museum until November 22, 2022. Thank you to the Friends of the St. Marys Museum for sponsoring this installation. For more information, please contact the St. Marys Museum at 519-284-3356 or museum@town.stmarys.on.ca. 

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For media inquiries:
Emily Taylor, Curator Assistant at the St. Marys Museum
519-284-2340, ext. 404 | etaylor@town.stmarys.on.ca