Textile Center

Have you had a chance to stop by and see TWO-SPIRIT STORIES? This exhibition showcases the work of emerging Two-Spirit Native artists residing in Minnesota!

Serving as Curator for Community Collaboration, Penny Kagigebi, (White Earth Ojibwe), invited Minnesota artists from tribes across the Upper Midwest to tell their stories. What is your story?

The result is an exhibition celebrating traditional and contemporary handwork. The exhibiting artists affirm Indigenous and q***r identity using themes of ceremony, community, and ancestral tradition.

In an interview with MPR last month, Penny shared: “What I feel like they really brought forward was the idea that by making art, they're healing not just themselves, but also their community.”

"My primary work is always with Two Spirit and Native q***r artists to affirm them and to celebrate the community. And being able to work together and do something side by side is a way to build relationships and to provide grounding in identity.”

Visit this beautiful exhibition at Textile Center through July 11, 2026.
https://textilecentermn.org/two-spirit-stories/

Listen to the MPR interview here: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/04/13/beading-weaving-and-animal-hides-new-exhibitions-showcase-diversity-of-native-textile-art

Featured work by:
Raul Aguilar Jr., Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, and Mexican
Trevvy B, Oneida Nation, Stockbridge Munsee Mohican Nation
Chewiemonster, White Earth Nation
Alicia de la Cruz, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (enrolled) and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (descendant)
Tylar Larsen, Bdewakantunwan Dakota from Cansa’yapi (Lower Sioux)
Awanaabe Syverson, White Earth Nation

Photos by TJ Turner and Rik Sferra

Calling those with a green thumb, an eye for weeds, or those who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty: Textile Center is seeking volunteers in our Garden to Dye For!

🌱 Upcoming volunteer opportunities:
Tuesday, June 9 • 10 am - 12 pm
Thursday, June 18 • 4 - 6 pm
Saturday, June 27 • 10 am - 12 pm
Tuesday, June 7 • 10 am - 12 pm
Thursday, June 16 • 4 - 6 pm

Sign up at textilecentermn.org/volunteer

Textile Center offers our volunteers select opportunities to harvest natural dye plants for their own use, as well as opportunities to engage in dye garden related educational programming at discounted rates! 🌷

Learn more about A Garden to Dye For online at textilecentermn.org/dyegarden

You're invited to an Artist Reception tomorrow, June 4 (5:30 - 7 pm) at Textile Center! Join us in viewing and celebrating these two fantastic exhibitions that showcase Native textile work in Minnesota.

Featuring distinguished Dakota and Anishinaabe artists working today, 𝐌𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐨́𝐭𝐚: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐅𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 highlights practices that extend ancestral forms through contemporary expression. Beadwork, cloth, fiber, hide, quilting, weaving, and mixed media reveal technical mastery, material understanding, and cultural responsibility.

Join us in the galleries at 6 pm, where Curator Delina White will give a brief introduction to the show.

𝑻𝑾𝑶-𝑺𝑷𝑰𝑹𝑰𝑻 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 showcases the work of emerging Two-Spirit Native artists residing in Minnesota. In a celebration of traditional and contemporary handwork, these artists are affirming Indigenous and q***r identity using themes of ceremony, community, and ancestral tradition.

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