LodgePole Arts Alliance

06/13/2026

Explore relationships between humans, animals, and the more-than-human world today from 1pm-3pm ✨

Hop on the 12pm (or the 1pm) from ferry from Kingston to meet Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn the artist behind the art installation at Hotel Wolfe Island.

🧀 ☕️ Snacks and beverages provided.

06/12/2026

🎶 Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend with us! 🎶

Lodgepole is proud to co-present two incredible Indigenous artists on back-to-back days.

✨ Saturday, June 20
JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Celeigh Cardinal takes the stage at Hotel Wolfe Island.

✨ Sunday, June 21
Cree singer-songwriter Wyatt C. Louis performs on the Main Stage at Skeleton Park Arts Festival in Kingston.

From powerful vocals and moving storytelling to unforgettable live performances, this is a weekend you won't want to miss.

📍 Hotel Wolfe Island
📍 Skeleton Park Arts Festival, Kingston

Learn more and plan your weekend 👉 www.lodgepolearts.ca/indigenous-music-weekend/

06/11/2026

Art, reflection, and conversation come together on June 13. ✨

Join us at Hotel Wolfe Island for an afternoon with Métis artist Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn as she shares a new installation exploring reciprocity, relationships, memory, and the more-than-human world.

Featuring:
🪶 Always Listen to Heron
🌱 Raspberry Relations: Let’s Reconcile Amidst the Bushes
🍓❤️ Heart Berry..and more!

Drop in anytime between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm to experience the work, meet the artist, and engage in meaningful dialogue.

📍 Hotel Wolfe Island
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026

06/09/2026

We were recently featured in an article in the Kingstonist! Check out the full article exploring the art installation by Métis artist and educator, Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn, and the upcoming Artist Meet and Greet this Saturday, June 13th, from 1-3pm.
Read it here 👉 www.kingstonist.com/news/metis-artist-collaborates-with-lodgepole-arts-alliance-and-hotel-wolfe-island-for-art-installation/

06/09/2026

✨Experience an unforgettable evening with JUNO Award-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter Celeigh Cardinal on Saturday, June 20 at the Hotel Wolfe Island.

Known for her soulful voice, powerful storytelling, and heartfelt performances, Celeigh's music explores themes of resilience, hope, and personal transformation. Fresh off multiple award nominations and national recognition for her latest album Boundless Possibilities, she continues to captivate audiences across Canada and beyond.

Join us on Wolfe Island for an unforgettable evening with Celeigh Cardinal and experience the powerful storytelling, soulful vocals, and heartfelt music that have earned her national acclaim.

🎫Tickets are $30 and available now 👉 www.hotelwolfeisland.com/events/celeigh-cardinal-2

06/08/2026

❤️🍓Heart Berry (2024)

Otihimin(a) (from the root "mitih," meaning "heart") (Île-à-la-Crosse Michif/Nehiyawewin Odeimini ("Heart Berry")
Odeiminidjibk ("Heart Berry Root") (Anishinaabemowin)

Known in many Indigenous cultures as the “heart berry,” the strawberry symbolizes love, healing, and the relationships that connect us to family, community, and land.

In Heart Berry, Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn draws on these teachings to explore healing, reciprocity, and interconnectedness, while encouraging meaningful conversations around decolonization and reconciliation.

✨ Plaster, acrylic, and canvas
✨ Featured in the Making Sense of Decolonization series
✨ Available for purchase

Join us to experience this work as part of Dr. Milburn’s installation at Hotel Wolfe Island
📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00 – 3:00 PM

06/03/2026

🌱Raspberry Relations: Let’s Reconcile Amidst the Bushes (2024)

Through memories of tending raspberry bushes alongside her father, Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn reflects on relationships, care, and our deep connection to the land.

Inspired by the teachings of the raspberry, nurturing, patience, and reciprocity, this work invites us to consider how reconciliation can grow through everyday acts of care and community connection.

✨ Gouache, acrylic, and canvas
✨ Exhibited as part of the Making Sense of Decolonization series
✨ Available for purchase

Experience this piece as part of Dr. Milburn’s installation at Hotel Wolfe Island.

📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00 – 3:00 PM

05/29/2026

🪶Always Listen to Heron (2026)

“Whenever you see a heron, it is said that something good may be coming your way.”

Created by Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn, Always Listen to Heron reflects on wisdom, reciprocity, and the teachings we carry through generations. Inspired by summers spent on the water and the herons that watched over her family, this work invites viewers to consider how we give back to the land and to one another with openness and care.

🎨 Acrylic on canvas
✨ Available for purchase

Experience this work as part of Dr. Milburn’s upcoming installation presented in collaboration with Lodgepole Arts Alliance and

📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00 – 3:00 PM

05/26/2026

Watch the installation come to life. ✨

Join us for an afternoon of art, conversation, and reflection with Métis artist, curator, and educator Dr. Carleigh Candice Mignonne Milburn.

Created in collaboration with Lodgepole Arts Alliance and Hotel Wolfe Island, this installation explores relationships between people, animals, land, and the more-than-human world through works grounded in reciprocity, connection, and care.

Meet the artist. Experience the work. Be part of the conversation.

📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ Drop in anytime between 1:00 – 3:00 PM
📍 Hotel Wolfe Island

05/07/2026

If you haven't already, take a quick minute to vote for Jaylene!
👉 https://peoplesartist.org/2026/jaylene-cardina-yrqY

VOTE FOR JAYLENE: One exceptional North American artist will win $25,000, appear in Artforum Magazine, and display their artwork at The Art of Elysium's Salon in Los Angeles.

Jaylene Cardinal is an incredible Kingston-based Indigenous artist and is currently 3rd in her group. Voting ends Thursday, May 14th at 10 PM.

Voting is easy! Just click here: https://peoplesartist.org/2026/jaylene-cardina-yrqY

The Downtown Kingston BIA has had the privilege of collaborating with Jaylene across two landmark projects.

WAAWAATEG 2023 was a multi-artist Indigenous storytelling initiative that produced five original works celebrating Indigenous culture and community, including The Bear in Me, a painting and story that Jaylene co-created with Dakota Ward, which tells the story of a young cardinal and a bear exchanging their perspectives on life during the cold winter months.

SPIRIT OF WINTER 2025 brought Waawaateg's stories to life through animated projection mapping onto Kingston City Hall and the Bank of Montreal, with Jaylene's artwork narrated nightly in English, French, Cree, and Ojibwe.