GIINAWIND CREATIVE SPACE

The Giinawind Creative Space at MacRostie Art Center

Giinawind is an Ojibwemowin inclusive pronoun that means we/us and. It was chosen for the name of this program because it reflects the vision for a space that centers Indigenous art and artists while welcoming the whole community. It is a gathering place for the creative community, an opportunity for cultural connections, and a catalyst for community development through the arts

Exhibitions

Classes

Creative Writing Workshop with Rosetta ‘Rosie’ Peters

Join us for a free creative writing and zine workshop in collaboration with Fire in the Village. Visiting poet Rosetta ‘Rosie’ Peters will share poetry and prompts that focus on the heart and what it needs to heal. Writers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.

Participants from this workshop have an opportunity to share their writing February 25th and open a livingroom concert for Rosetta ‘Rosie’ Peters and JG Everest.

  • Free

  • Feb. 24th

  • 5pm-8pm

Rosetta ‘Rosie’ Peters

Rosetta “Rosie” Peters is a Minnesota-based poet, author, public speaker, storyteller, and activist. She is excited to be a part of the revitalization of her ancestral language, Dakota, which is currently being taught at the University of Minnesota. She is of Yankton, Crow Creek, and Oglala descent. Rosetta hopes to learn the language and pass it on to future generations. She is a single mother of six beautiful children, four daughters and two sons. You can learn more about her on her website and hear poetry from her chapbook album with JG Everest, The Hummingbird's Dance, on Bandcamp

Livingroom Concert with Rosetta ‘Rosie’ Peters and JG Everest

Presented by Fire in the Village

Rosetta Peters and JG Everest performing

Poet / storyteller Rosetta "Rosie" Peters and composer / musician JG Everest will perform their live poetry + music storytelling collaboration, featuring brand new material, as well as pieces from their acclaimed 2022 chapbook album, The Hummingbirds Dance.

Writers from the 'Paper in Fire' community writing circle will open the show, sharing poetry and spoken word. If you would like to be a part of the opening please sign-up to read with Shanai via email shanai@fireinthevillage.org

  • Location: Room 203 (Fire in the Village) | Old Central School

  • February 25th

  • 6pm

More information about the livingroom concert: https://www.fireinthevillage.org/events/rosetta-rosie-peters-jg-everest