Indigenous Beading Workshop: Orange Shirt Pin

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm Location: Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St. W. Tickets: $65 Join Toronto-based Cree-Métis artist Marissa Magneson for a beginner-friendly beading workshop. Through this hands-on workshop, participants will walk away with a greater understanding of Indigenous beadwork, tools, and techniques as they work to complete a small beaded Orange Shirt pin. No experience is necessary. A note from the artist: “I include ceremonial tobacco in these pins, recognizing that learning and discussing topics including, but not limited to, residential schools is heavy. The medicine is there to help us in navigating those feelings, while marking our commitment to and responsibility of reconciliAction. Likewise, this becomes a part of the ceremony found within this workshop, as the medicine is added in the community, making everyone a part of that work.” Participants are invited to fill their pins with ceremonial tobacco, one of the four sacred medicines, but this step is not mandatory. Agenda 10:00 am – Doors Open 10:30 am to 1:00 pm – Workshop (with a 30-minute break) Recommended for participants 16+. Includes instruction, materials, and access