Radiate Art Space and Richmond Racial Equity announce the opening of a series of murals on the outside of the Richmond Town Center, “Abenaki Contributions to the Vermont Community,” created in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.
A reception will be held at outside the town center on Saturday June 11, 10:30 – 11:30 am.
Abenaki culture bearer Charles Delaney Megeso will conduct a traditional ceremony to dedicate the work.
Refreshments will be served.
Abenaki artists Lisa Ainsworth Plourde, an accomplished painter with deep knowledge of native traditions, and Vera Longtoe Sheehan, the director of Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, served as consultants on this project.