Mcgill University: Tsang Jackson and Coast Halifax

mcgill university: Tsang Jackson holds a Master's degree in Architecture from McGill University and a Master's degree in Arts in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and her work has been published in Uppercase, Flare, the Chronicle Herald, and The Coast Halifax's Weekly, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Ottawa native, who now resides in Halifax, was also the recipient of the Etsy Canada Award for New Talent in 2016. This year, its keeping the traditional alive as it welcome emerging textile artist Andrea Tsang Jackson as the 2017 Artist-in-Residence. During her summer residency at the museum, she will collaborate with the public on The Here and Elsewhere Bee, which was inspired by the children's storybook Selina and Bear Paw Quilt by American-born writer Barbara Smucker. Visitors will be invited to create a Bear Paw quilt block out of pre-cut fabric with an adhesive backing. The project gives a physical representation of the theme of Arrival in the Canada Day 1 exhibit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.