Resistance is an Act of Survival

This exhibition brings together Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island who regularly attend the “Rock Your Beads Night” weekly art making sessions held on Zoom.

Each artists’ practice is unique. All emerge from a history of Indigenous resilience and refusal—a refusal to be erased, silenced, or separated from culture, language, community, and land.

Together, the artists remind us that resistance is sometimes quiet, steady, and deeply rooted. Sometimes, it looks like gathering. Sometimes, it looks like making and creating art together. Always, it is an act of survival.