Poetry SLAMS
Watermark’s Poetry SLAMs are competitive events in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. Poets are not required to memorize their poems and are welcome to use notes.
StorySLAMS
Share your personal stories from memory at Watermark’s Story SLAM events.
Aanikoobijiganag – Generations
EXHIBIT Jan 9. Spanning 3 generations with varied individual aesthetics, these artists share common threads of Ojibwe culture woven into their works.
Minwaajimowinan – Good Stories
EXHIBIT Jan 9. RECEPTION Feb 14. Each community has a story to tell. Our story is about resilience, and being able to create beauty from nature. This exhibition will introduce you to a few faces, stories, and artists from this little village, my home, in the heart of the White Earth Reservation.
Joy and Magic in Saturated Color
EXHIBIT extended to mid-February: Color is more than just visual: it’s emotional. There is magic in color; a kind of spell woven through light and perception. Saturated colors (bright, vivid, and pure) don’t just catch the eye- they uplift the soul. Whether it’s the golden glow of a deep yellow or the bold intensity of crimson red, colors often evoke joy, excitement, and vitality.
Mikwendamosewinan – I See Epiphanies, Eliza Klarer
EXHIBIT October 24. RECEPTION Nov 1. Eliza Klarer, a life long artist with foundations inspired by her grandmother, reconnects with her roots in traditional woodland pottery.
My Wanderlust – Cam Zebrun
RECEPTION August 15, 5 – 7pm. EXHIBIT August 15 – October 25. Zebrun’s work is neither wholly paintings nor sculptures; pieces are made from wood and painted with oils and watercolors. They embody the color and textures offered by their wooden surfaces.
Gekendamaang – What We Know
EXHIBIT EXTENDED to October 17. RECEPTION June 20, 5-7pm. Gamache (White Earth Nation) is inspired by preserving authentic native culture. This exhibit includes two series. The 13 moon series depicts Anishinaabeg life prior to colonialism. The doodem/clan series portrays the animals representing what’s known as the five original doodems.
The Internal Affairs of Mr. Invincible by Lou Ferreri
EXHIBIT May 23 – September 19. This exhibition features 25 prints from a series of hundreds of drawings done on editorial pages of the New York Times produced by Ferreri between 2010–2017.
Mayaadaaboonojig – The Ones Drifting Off on the Current
RECEPTION/STORYTELLING TBD. EXHIBIT through FEB 8. Canoe building is not just building a canoe. It is bringing life into the world and honoring the gifts that the trees give us for life.
For the Love of Trees – Sue Rauschenfels
EXHIBIT July 12 – Sept 28, 2024. OPEN HOUSE July 12, 5-7pm. Sue Rauschenfels’ For the Love of Trees paintings are created from the heart and rooted, grown and developed from a childhood spent exploring outdoor play. Her rendering of this new trees series using vibrant color, mark making, textural elements of collage and mixed media.
Bi-mawadishiwewaad – When They Come to Visit
EXHIBIT May 17 – August 17. RECEPTION June 28. Zimmerman reimagines the symbolism of the Ojibwe clans while incorporating the landscape of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
Reassemble
EXHIBIT Jan 22 – Mar 23 (updated). In taking apart and making anew, Breen addresses the need to create more just and sustainable systems. Her work reflects on the collective power needed to change the garment industry and protect the planet.
Endanakiiyaan – “Where I am on Earth”
RECEPTION Dec 9, 2-4pm. EXHIBIT Nov 18 – Feb 9, 2023. Land, sky, and water are often the subjects of Estey’s paintings. Bold and bright colors reflect his feelings and emotions as he captures the beauty of his surroundings.
Lake Itasca: True Source of my Inspiration
RECEPTION Friday December 1, 5 – 7pm. EXHIBIT Dec 1 – Feb 24, 2024. Bedford is moved by the significance of living close to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. Her paintings, full of color and emotion, have an expressive quality and also an abstract nature, yet refer to an image or scene from her new home in the North Woods of Minnesota.
