Join us for a dynamic interdisciplinary conversation exploring a range of themes in the exhibition Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone. The first Black and Indigenous woman sculptor to achieve international acclaim, Lewis broke social, racial and geographical boundaries through her art. From her childhood navigating the U.S.-Canada border with her Mississauga relatives to her career as a professional artist in Italy, Lewis used art to forge new networks and solidarities that transcended time and space.

This panel considers the communities Lewis was a part of during her own lifetime and her enduring legacy today, and highlights new perspectives and discoveries about her that continue to emerge even after the opening of PEM’s exhibition.