Bineshiinh Ogitigaan (Bird Garden) New window installation at Eau Claire protects birds with beauty At Heart Berry we love to grow and learn. This past summer we worked with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire to create bird safe windows. What does this mean? As many of you have probably seen, large windows can confuse our feathered friends and often result in them crashing into these unseen surfaces. UW Eau Claire is restoring Native plants to their grounds and with this comes more birds! We were tasked with the fun puzzle of creating huge pieces of art with no more than 3 inches of space between! This seems simple? haha jokes on us. But one of our favorite things is creating...
At Heart Berry we are all about making art for living! We have been creating work for the KwePack since its inception. Our CEO is one of the founding members of this Indigenous Women's Wellness group. The KwePack has been running races from 5ks to 50 milers since 2010. They have represented in the largest numbers as an Indigenous group to races across the midwest. This past May they hit the road for a half marathon on Madeline Island. Madeline Island is one of our pinnacle village and historic sites and the Kwepack was proud to represent Anishinaabeg at this beautiful event. Representing in new floral gear, check out their fun weekend! Want to learn more about the KwePack? Are...
Heart Berry teamed up with Jessie Stomski, Pro Basketball Player, and the University of Minnesota to bring together athletes, our communities, and learning together this past week.
The narrative about Dakota and Ojibwe relations has always been told as singlularly one of conflict. When St Cloud State proposed an art installation in their new American Indian Center, Heart Berry's artist Howes knew right away what she hoped for. "This area is so important as this place between our nations as Dakota and Ojibwe people. I really wanted to work with a Dakota artist on this project. Holly Young and I both loved the idea of sharing the story of the gift of the big drum from the Dakota. The Big drum to me is such an Incredible gift of grace." This pencil to digital collaboration pulls together the old stories with a modern installatin by Turtle Mountain sign...
“The Great Rice Race” Mural by Heart Berry’s Sarah Agaton Howes now at the Duluth Children's Museum Our mural shares the fun and work of wild rice harvesting, canoeing, and the animals that share our ecosystem (our earth) with us. Going ricing is a fun time of community, sharing, full of stories and hard work. “I love to hear the stories the old guys tell of their amazing rice harvests or the time they tipped their canoe, this mural depicts the fun and also the work of this beautiful way of life.” In the Great Rice Race, Rabbit and Turtle playfully race while Bear, tired from a long day naps on the canoe. Fish and Otter watch the excitement while...
