City Hall, Miyo Wâhkôhtowin (Good Relations)
SITE #2: CITY HALL
1 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
Arsene Joseph Alexander Arcand
Miyo Wâhkôhtowin (Good Relations)
EXHIBIT DATES: June 13 - July, 2026
Monday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Tuesday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday: 8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am-6:00pm
**This exhibit is part of the Indigenous Artist in Residence-Edmonton Arts Council 2025-26.
Arsene Arcand, Moss Bag. 2025-2026
Celebrate the culmination of nêhiyaw (Cree) artist Arsene Arcand’s residency at the final showcase and opening reception of his new exhibition, Miyo Wâhkôhtowin.
Arcand, a stone carver from Alexander First Nation (Treaty 6 Territory), will share a stunning new body of work inspired by the traditional teachings of the moss bag — symbolizing protection, warmth, and human potential.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Arsene Joseph Alexander Arcand is a Nehiyaw (Cree) Indigenous Artist from Kipohtakaw (Alexander First Nation #134) in Treaty no.6 Territory. Arsene utilizes his background of traditional and cultural experience to draw inspiration into his art form and style. He was introduced to soapstone carving from his uncle, artist - Leo W Arcand; and has utilized many different forms of art since his childhood, including painting and sketching.
Arsene was raised with the Nehiyaw (Cree) way of life by his late grandfather, spiritual leader and hereditary chief of Alexander First Nation, Arsene Joseph Arcand Sr. Since then, Arsene has had multiple carvings commissioned from organizations and various other projects for personal collections. Arsene’s work has been commissioned and gifted to various individuals such as the former Chief of Assembly of First Nations - Perry Belgarde to the Honorable Judge Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay to other individuals like Director Jim Whitaker (Producer - Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy). Arsene continues to work with a soapstone medium to express the story of each stone as it comes to be told and shared with others around Turtle Island.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arsenearcandart/