Exhibit Tour: Weaving Wholeness Retrospective
F-O-K Studios Gallery
St. Paul, MN
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May 24 - July 8, 2024
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Video credit: Faye & Voelker
Artist Talk: A World Beyond
First Universalist Church
Minneapolis, MN
July 16, 2023
Demo and Performance:
Dancing Willow
Eagan Art House
Eagan, MN
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September 11, 2021
Over a total of 4 in person visits, dancer Shannon Hartle and sculptor Martha Bird created this collaboration that involved each watching the other practice their art. Shannon watching and filming Martha outside, shoes off, sitting on the earth and weaving. And Martha delighting in Shannon’s interpretation of her weaving motions into “motifs” and repeated patterns that would become the foundation of her dance.
Artist Talk: Woven
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Artistry
Bloomington, MN
January 13, 2021
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Video credit: Ben Vinar
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Listen to Martha talk about her art practice while harvesting willow. This recording was shown during her Artist Talk for "Woven" a three person exhibit.
Artist-in-Residence Talk
Anderson Center at Tower View
Red Wing, MN
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August 29, 2019
This is an excerpt from a longer artist talk where Martha is talking about submitting her first sculptural basketry piece to the National Basketry Organization art exhibit.
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Volunteer Talk: YouBetcha
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, MN
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May 9, 2019
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Video credit: Kent Withington
During YouBetcha's creation, Patrick Dougherty, internationally-acclaimed artist, and weaver Martha Bird share about the process of building this large scale willow sculpture. For this 3 week project, Martha was specially invited to work 5 build days with Patrick (the maximum allowed).
Curator Spotlight: Water's Edge
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, MN
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April 6, 2018
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Video credit: Chance Wellnitz
Presentation Trailer:
Reclaiming Basketry to Reach Creative Potential
Kaddatz Galleries
Fergus Falls, MN
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March 20, 2018
This is a 2 minute trailer for Martha's presentation on basketry as a tool for healing and empowerment. Martha shares a history of basketry as both an art form and a therapeutic tool, providing an engaging, far-ranging look at the artform’s history, and challenging the misperceptions and stereotypes about basket weaving in popular culture.
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Artist Talk: To Really See
Minneapolis Central Library
Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2017
Martha talks about "Medicine Basket with Safety Net." This early sculptural basket was later acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and added to their collection.
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