Indigenous Attractions Speaker Series
First Talk to feature Justin Schapp
Join Indigenous Attractions on Friday, November 3rd at 6pm for the first talk in their upcoming Speaker Series. The first speaker to be featured is Justin Schapp. Justin Schapp, LLM, is a Deer Clan citizen of the Seneca Nation from Ohi:yo’, and is a Professor of Indigenous Studies St. Bonaventure University. The title of his talk ‘My Friends, the Pretendians.”
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Meet & Greet w/Native American Artists Presents Bradley Jimerson
Starting November 2, 2023 | At Indigenous Attractions
Join Indigenous Attractions for their monthly Meet & Greet with Native American artists on the first Thursday of each month, beginning November 2023 (Native American Heritage Month) through August 2024.
The theme of the series is “Belonging”. A universal human need is to belong—to have cohesive bonds and connections with people and places. Addressing the topic of belonging necessarily requires expanding our understanding of what is belonging, exclusion and barriers to belonging, created and contested spaces of belonging, and how ideas of belonging reinforce historical patterns. Our historical social framework is built on a scaffold that pre-determines who belongs, and who has value and power. These systems continue to produce unjust and inequitable outcomes for people and the planet.
November 2023’s featured artist is:
Bradley Jimerson – Seneca/Heron Clan
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, beginning at 6pm.
Media: Painting, Web Developments, SEO and Jewelry
Artist Statement: I earned my degree in 1989 from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Visual Communications program in the field of commercial arts. I use it to showcase my ongoing portfolio of design work that I’ve created over the years. I have held vast in-house positions from entry level to advanced graphic designer positions, in a wide range of industries such as paper industries, academic field, advertising, web development and search engine marketing. As a freelancer, I have been honing my skills as a graphic designer, web application developments and search engine marketing within the WNY area. I own ‘Just U Pose’ Photography and specialize in family portraits, events, wedding, photo-retouch, solitude, corporate and many more occasions. My motto is ‘Just U Pose’! Currently, I am exhibiting my paintings at the Native Artists Gallery at 75 Main St, in Salamanca, NY. Recently, from May-June 10th, I exhibited my three paintings in the Native American Art at the Friends of the Burchfield Nature & Art Center in West Seneca, NY. I also entered the 2023 Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art show, exhibited my acrylic painting entitled “Kaleidoscope Corns, Beans and Squashes”, 20×16.” I am a member of the Native Roots Artist Guild, see the website: nativerootsartistsguild.com and am a board member of the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, in Salamanca, NY.
