About Tamarack’s Sound Fest (ft. Kayla Bellerson)
Looking to soak up some rays, grab a bite, and enjoy some live music? Check out ‘Tamarack Presents Sound Fest’ at Found Fest! A free outdoor event, centering and celebrating Métis and Indigenous music, arts, and food curated by Tamarack Cunningham and featuring artist Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew)! Bring your friends and family down to Light Horse Park on Friday and Saturday of the Festival
Know Before You Go!
PLAIN LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: Tamarack’s Sound Fest is a two-day music and art event curated by musician Tamarack Cunningham and featuring artist Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew).
AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE: The performance will take place in the centre Light Horse Park. There will not be seating available beyond open grassy spaces and park benches. You are welcome to bring patio/camping chairs or blankets to sit on and view the music. Or, you can stand, move around, and dance however you’d like.
AGE RATING: All Ages!
VENUE ACCESS NOTES: The show will be set up in the centre of Lighthorse Park, between Gateway Blvd and Calgary Trail. There will be no seating added to the park for the performance, but there is plenty of green space. Look for wayfinding signs and the Found Festival information tent!
Creative Team!
Curator and Performer: Tamarack Cunningham
Lead Artist: Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew) is a sakâw nehiyaw iskwew and Métis multi-disciplinary artist originally from Slave Lake in Treaty 8 territory, and is currently based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Beaver Hills House), Edmonton, Treaty 6 territory. Kayla’s family ties are to Bigstone Cree Nation and Sawridge Cree Nation.
The stylistic linework of plant life throughout bb iskwew’s work is rooted in learning cree plant knowledge and is influenced by her family’s beadwork designs and stories. Through the mediums of muralism, beadwork, illustration, and photography, bb iskwew hopes to share visual medicine with the world and contribute to a collective healing and restorative future. Themes portrayed throughout bb iskwew’s murals are rooted in matriarchy, mother earth, and stories shared with her from the community.
Check back for the full lineup of artists!