Glass Art Experience with Tribal Fusion Art

Tribal Fusion Art is hosting a glass art experience at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on Tuesday, July 21. It's a three-hour session that runs from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, and it's part of the Halifax Waterfront events. The whole thing is a collaboration between the artists and the museum, so it's more than just a workshop—it's a full afternoon in the building.

The day starts with museum admission, so you've got the run of the place. From there, the artists take you on a personal tour of Welcome to Turtle Island, the installation they're behind. Having the people who actually made the work walk you through it is a different thing than just reading the plaques; you get to hear the stories and the thinking that went into it while you're standing right in front of it. The tour is the setup for what comes next.

After the tour, you move into the hands-on part: a mosaic glass art workshop. The practice is grounded in Mi'kmaw and Anishinaabe traditions, so you're working with those specific Indigenous ways of making rather than just putting together a random pattern. You'll be handling the glass yourself, and the session is designed to let you get your hands dirty and walk away with something you've actually made. Between the tour and the workshop, the afternoon is built around Indigenous culture, creativity, and storytelling.

It's all happening at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7, on July 21 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The package includes museum admission, the personal tour of Welcome to Turtle Island with the artists, and the mosaic glass art workshop.