piləwihasəwal wəlatahkewαkanal | Transforming Traditions

For the 30th Anniversary of the Hudson Museum’s Wabanaki Winter Market, explore weavers, who are transforming the ancient tradition of brown ash and sweetgrass basketry. This exhibit showcases early and recent works of five pairs of artists who are related – they are sons and mothers, a mother and daughter, cousins, and a father and daughter.

All are engaged in the inter-generational transfer of traditional cultural knowledge in the face of threats to the tradition from climate change and an invasive insect, the emerald ash borer. Each artist is exploring new directions for this artform, such as incorporating non-local weaving materials, creating baskets that are collaborations with other artists, or innovating weaving techniques.