Heritage Village

Sampler Café brings its world of wires and electronic music production tools back to Edmonton International Street Performers Festival once again for 2022. Sampler Café is a collective of musicians, producers and artists dedicated to sharing their passion for music technology and performance with people of all ages and from all walks of life. If you make music, are interested in learning more about how to start or just want to make lots of loud/weird noises, bring the whole family out and let Sampler Café show you how it is done!

I am jake and I'd like to welcome you to Craving Color 😊 Here you will find the products of my creativity from jewelry to dreamcatchers and many things in between, all made by me. You can always rest assured that each piece is infused with love and positive energy, and I pour my heart into each project with the best of intentions. My late Grandmother gave me my first beading kit when I was eight years old and I have been hooked ever since. My appreciation of the beauty all around us grows stronger all the time, and I try to incorporate nature and tradition in all of my art, while at the same time trying to be different and unique. My goal is to provide people with the ability to express their individuality and not get caught up in mass-production and fads. I also hope to spread around a little bit of knowledge about my Indigenous culture as I have learned it, which relies heavily on the care and respect for our beautiful world and for each other.

Don't Follow the Flock ... Lead It!
Your Life Craves Color ... Feed It!

My name is Tessa Raye... owner of The Tesserae...not a coincidence.  I thanked my mother for the perfect name for what I do. My career has been in scenic design and technical theatre. I do a little carpentry, sewing, costuming, upholstery, I am a professional glue gun slinger, I can wire up and design with most types of lighting, I am a passionate thrifter and upcycler, I am a painter (of furniture, cabinets, walls, concrete patios... etc) and shocker... I can tile a mean mosaic. I have always used my skills outside the industry, creating window displays, parade floats, commercial installations and specialized event props, but when the pandemic began and theatres closed, I took the opportunity to invest more heavily in these other avenues. And The Tesserae - Creative Construction + Design was born. I look forward to meeting you all and helping you be bold enough to #painteverything.

Jess Sanderson-Barry of JShine Designs is a nêhiyaw-iskwêw, mother, full-time Cree Artist, Designer and Hide Tanner from Chakastaypasin Band, Treaty 6 Territory. Jessica has created her wearable art under the name JShine Designs and is currently working out of Edmonton, Alberta. Her art practice is influenced by her Cree roots, her lived experience and the land surrounding her.

Jessica combines both traditional and contemporary beading styles into her art. Throughout her practice she utilizes elements from the land such as traditionally tanned hides, which she is reclaiming the practice and art of hide tanning. Beading and working on hides has reawakened her spirit and she finds beading as a way to express herself by creating beautiful adornments for everyday wear.

MISSION
Thou Art Here is an artist-driven theatre collective creating audience-engaged immersive experiences.

VISION
Our theatre is authentically and intentionally Edmontonian

OUR STRATEGY
We live and present stories in Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) on Treaty 6 territory on Turtle Island. Our calling is to make theatre in unexpected places, in unexpected way, for and about the people who are here. We will do this through developing cyclical processes for diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our work is based on forming ensembles grounded in the values of community and innovation

CORE VALUES

• Immersive
• Collaborative
• Intersectional
• Educational