Aerius Benton-Banai, of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Tribe, is a featured artist in the exhibition Making a Noise: Indigenous Sound Art. Her passion for reviving traditional arts that bring a genuine sense of identity animates her creative practice. In this combination performance-lecture, Aerius will perform jingle dances, highlight her jingle dress making, and discuss how these practices connect to traditions of the Ojibwe Anishinaabe people, passed down from generation to generation and to her.
In Making a Noise, Indigenous artists merge sound and textile design to create interactive works that explore the connections between humans and the nonhuman world. Through layered cultural meanings, their art bridges tradition and contemporary expression
