Tinworks Art: In Conversation brings together artists, writers, scientists, and creative thinkers from various fields to discuss the topics of our time. Monthly from March through June, Tinworks will convene thought leaders from the region and beyond for a pilot series On Food and Farming. The conversations have been developed in consideration of artist Agnes Denes’ new work, Wheatfield—An Inspiration. The seed has been planted, which will be presented at Tinworks Art for the 2024 exhibition season. Development and speaker invitation for this pilot series has been in collaboration with sustainable food systems, food security, and community leader advisor Mary Stein.

Tinworks Art: In Conversation are ticketed evening events, open to the public, hosted at the Rialto Theater in downtown Bozeman. Tinworks Art is an artist- and community- centered nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural and social fabric of greater Bozeman by supporting inclusive and immersive contemporary art experiences for artists and audiences in non-traditional spaces.

Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) grew up in Northwest Montana. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home where she developed Indigikitchen. Mariah has been recognized as a "Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow" through the First Nations Development Institute, a "Culture of Health Leader" through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and an MIT Solve Indigenous Communities Fellow. She serves on the board of the FAST (Food Access and Sustainability Team) Blackfeet. Mariah completed her Master's Degree at SUNY - ESF through the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

Jill Falcon Ramaker (Anishinaabe: Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) is Assistant Professor of Community Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems. She directs the Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative at Montana State University, an education and research initiative in support of intertribal food sovereignty aligned with the Buffalo Treaty. The initiative serves the Buffalo Nations biocultural region of the Northern Plains and Rockies including three Canadian provinces and five US states, including through the new Indigenous Foods Lab founded this year in Bozeman. Her research lies in the restoration of balance in human-natural systems, buffalo return, Indigenous land practices, heirloom seed propagation and stewardship, the buffalo culture seasonal round, cultural identity, Indigenous wellness, and biocultural diversity. She is a mother of three and a member of Minweyweywiigan Midewiwin Lodge, Roseau River First Nation, MB.

For questions, or to request sponsored (free) tickets for yourself or your students contact info@tinworksart.org. Committed attendance requests only please.

May 15 - Tinworks Art: In Conversation - Mariah Gladstone & Jill Falcon Ramaker

Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Cultural Revitalization through Food