https://sheilanovak.com Sheila Novak Studios Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:56:38 +0000 https://sheilanovak.com en https://sheilanovak.com/Home Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:00:33 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/Home &nbsp;&nbsp; https://sheilanovak.com/Current-Projects Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:00:34 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/Current-Projects Current Projects https://sheilanovak.com/About-1 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 02:23:44 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/About-1 Sheila Novak <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3e17461cc983051399e52bb4b378cfdc69ca63653def0cca0b69ec0755518f2/Sheila-headshot_B-W.jpg" data-mid="158809500" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3e17461cc983051399e52bb4b378cfdc69ca63653def0cca0b69ec0755518f2/Sheila-headshot_B-W.jpg" /> photo credit: kurt hager artist statement︎︎︎ The grounding presence of natural forms is fundamental to my interdisciplinary creative practice as a proxy to the inextricable connections of bodies, ecosystems, and social phenomena. In a time of great ecological and societal loss, my focus is to create art for inquiry, healing, and connection.As I explore creative engagement with place, collaboration and curation are powerful tools to weave ways of knowing and seeing beyond my own lens. From storytelling projects to co-created public installations, each project holds space to discover and realize those synergies while casting a wide net of creative authorship. &nbsp; &nbsp;bio︎︎︎SHEILA NOVAK (she/they, b. 1990) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator living and working on Gayog̱hó:nǫ́ (NY) and Massa-adchu-es-et (MA), &amp; Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (MN) land. Currently enrolled at Cornell University, Sheila is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Creative Arts. Sheila's honors include a Fellowship with the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities (2024) and a Creative Community Fellowship with National Art Strategies (2018). Sheila has served as an Artist-in-Residence with Pao Art Center (2021), the Urbano Project (2020), Hennepin County Medical Center (2015-2017), and Holden Village (2014). Sheila received her B.A. in Studio Art and Environmental Science from St. Olaf College (2012) Where do the boundaries between “me” and “us” get blurry? When and how do we practice reciprocity with the living world? let’s connect ︎︎︎ ︎ sheilanovakstudios [at] gmail.com ︎ CV ︎ my writing ︎ work for sale ︎&nbsp; ︎ &nbsp;&nbsp; ︎ Subscribe to my (sporadic) newsletter!* indicates required field &nbsp; &nbsp; Email Address * &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; First Name &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Last Name &nbsp; &nbsp; (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); collaboratorsin art, in friendship, in admiration (modeled after&nbsp;Lily Xie) Erin GeniaWen-hao Tien Maria Fong Emilie Bouvier Crysten Nesseth Johannes LehmannPatte LoperMary Ellen StromJuliette WalkerAlex MastnyHeang Rubin Krizstina Mosdossy Robbie LoveRay Theiler Kurt HagerCarrie Christensen https://sheilanovak.com/public-praxis Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:02:47 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/public-praxis Public PraxisMy public, site-responsive, and social practice is rooted in the belief that personal stories and actions have profound implications at the larger societal level. In my work, vulnerability and place-based installations anchor collective action. My artwork creates spaces of connected biopsychosocial healing. ︎︎︎ https://sheilanovak.com/curatorial Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:41:35 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/curatorial CuratorialCultural Equity ◐ Public Art ◑ Spatial Justice My curatorial practice centers on interdisciplinary public art projects and programs developed in partnership with artists, scholars, institutions, and communities. These projects often explore restorative histories alongside creative expression, grounded in visual storytelling to nurture connections between people, public histories, more-than-human participants, and our environment(s).My curatorial work has been presented at The Rose Kennedy Greenway in collaboration with the Pao Art Center, Leslie Condon, Dzidzor Azaglo, Crystal Bi, Letta Neely, Jenny Oliver, and the Design Studio for Social Intervention.︎︎︎ <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccd569177049782b3b5eca240a8664f1a2344a908ed5903b0e5b9e6f0aa15969/AAF7C04F-38B5-4170-904A-578111BC8CEB-copy.jpg" data-mid="178494893" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccd569177049782b3b5eca240a8664f1a2344a908ed5903b0e5b9e6f0aa15969/AAF7C04F-38B5-4170-904A-578111BC8CEB-copy.jpg" /> Year of the Tiger by Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong photo credit: The Chinatown Project https://sheilanovak.com/studio-practice Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:57:39 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/studio-practice Studio Practice My studio practice serves as an anchor in my multifaceted artistic process.Studio projects allow me to test materials, ideas, and intuitions. Some studio projects are their own; many inform my public praxis and social inquiry. ︎︎︎ https://sheilanovak.com/Subscribe Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:41:51 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/Subscribe Subscribe to my (Sporadic) Newsletter! * indicates required&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Email Address * &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; First Name &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Last Name &nbsp; &nbsp; https://sheilanovak.com/news-events Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:23:11 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/news-events news + eventscurrent + upcomingCelebrations of Perseverance: Public Art in Chinatown, 2024-2025 Pao Arts Center Curated by Lani Asuncion on view through June 20, 2025 <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1ae0f0aaa8ba066a1d3bd48c9d7cf63631e02380d1ae29e03f8f67f043757bc/IMG_7867.jpeg" data-mid="229284630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1ae0f0aaa8ba066a1d3bd48c9d7cf63631e02380d1ae29e03f8f67f043757bc/IMG_7867.jpeg" /> &nbsp; past <img width="8256" height="5504" width_o="8256" height_o="5504" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27d01adc2bfb577c94e8c1b037a3ccba98c17e5c8fe28422d8e7df287b68e62f/Mike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_Chinatown-0369.jpg" data-mid="229284640" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27d01adc2bfb577c94e8c1b037a3ccba98c17e5c8fe28422d8e7df287b68e62f/Mike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_Chinatown-0369.jpg" /> Abundance Among Us: Puppetry workshopMonday, April 15, 20255 AM - 7 PM Join the abundance among us: dragon and friends team for an interactive workshop! Drop-ins are welcome and will have the opportunity to create their own creatures with a self-guided packet. Dinner will be provided to registered participants only. <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c51a36f0e28fa5c056606c0b9d5a57390a263a45c3f3ff025910002171b4190/Mike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_ChinatownUserssheilaDocuments_STUDIO-PORTFOLIO24_abundance-among-usIce-Cream-Social_August-2024_Mike-Ritter-for-Tufts-UniversityMike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_Chinatown-0068.jpg-0068-copy.jpg" data-mid="229284626" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c51a36f0e28fa5c056606c0b9d5a57390a263a45c3f3ff025910002171b4190/Mike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_ChinatownUserssheilaDocuments_STUDIO-PORTFOLIO24_abundance-among-usIce-Cream-Social_August-2024_Mike-Ritter-for-Tufts-UniversityMike-Ritter_240807_Tufts_IceCreamSocial_Chinatown-0068.jpg-0068-copy.jpg" /> Celebrations of Perseverance: Public Art in Chinatown, 2024-2025Opening Reception and Artist Panel March 20, 2025 6-8 PM Pao Arts CenterCurated by Lani Asuncionon view through June 20, 2025 <img width="6917" height="6917" width_o="6917" height_o="6917" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3681d948edefd19a619029b30ad21531b1a8a324e7770761dba41aac2144816c/save-the-date3.jpg" data-mid="212014170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3681d948edefd19a619029b30ad21531b1a8a324e7770761dba41aac2144816c/save-the-date3.jpg" /> South Loop Community Garden Celebration Celebrate my three new public art projects, including my collaboration with Erin Genia! Event InfoSaturday, June 29 rain date: June 301 - 4 p.m. South Loop Community Garden 2263 E Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN ParkingAddressHometown Church 2300 East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN <img width="810" height="1246" width_o="810" height_o="1246" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b64b70118eec83a0425c0a2bf6570e557e13156fe4b9895b297a57f8973a6d5b/Screen-Shot-2024-05-30-at-11.40.47-AM.png" data-mid="212014062" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/810/i/b64b70118eec83a0425c0a2bf6570e557e13156fe4b9895b297a57f8973a6d5b/Screen-Shot-2024-05-30-at-11.40.47-AM.png" /> seeding/seepingnew work by Sheila NovakMy upcoming solo show at Cornell University! Opening ReceptionThursday, June 6, 20245:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on viewJune 3 - June 25 <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39e704fd5a560e771b24822085a246e643b9ff6b22815f1f5b4896b363dbd326/Tile1.png" data-mid="212014004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39e704fd5a560e771b24822085a246e643b9ff6b22815f1f5b4896b363dbd326/Tile1.png" /> Yušká: UncoilThe Boston Center for the Arts 27th Drawing Show Opening ReceptionFriday, May 17 | 6-9 p.m.BCA Mills Gallery, 551 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116 on viewMay 11 - August 3 <img width="3300" height="5100" width_o="3300" height_o="5100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43dc4b5aaf518f5106e646b5dc53fb5038f1380281782c640b085aad32b36783/The-Storied-Maple_March-23-Event-Poster.jpg" data-mid="205966425" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/43dc4b5aaf518f5106e646b5dc53fb5038f1380281782c640b085aad32b36783/The-Storied-Maple_March-23-Event-Poster.jpg" /> The Storied MapleA Storytelling Event at a Community Maple Sap Boil The Soil Factory, Ithaca, NY Saturday, March 23, 2024,&nbsp; 1 - 4 PMrain date: Sunday, March 24 RSVP here <img width="2000" height="1545" width_o="2000" height_o="1545" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6855d4aae694f3ff0cb6cf1cee513b5714e768c7c82e46a99f56fd466d33a83/Both-Names---Art-for-Ed-Sake---Flyer.png" data-mid="197869463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c6855d4aae694f3ff0cb6cf1cee513b5714e768c7c82e46a99f56fd466d33a83/Both-Names---Art-for-Ed-Sake---Flyer.png" /> Art for Educations SakeArt inspired by research about the natural world Mix Gallery, Ithaca, NY Presenting Land Medicine Opening ReceptionFriday December 1, 2023, 5-8p <img width="1700" height="2200" width_o="1700" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aedb9030b33bf46d1a9b29a6f290f66e6e412bec905d7a8c7ca6bf2c043a20a0/over_over_flyer_10.10.23_Page_1.png" data-mid="197869547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aedb9030b33bf46d1a9b29a6f290f66e6e412bec905d7a8c7ca6bf2c043a20a0/over_over_flyer_10.10.23_Page_1.png" /> over and overCornell MFA Creative Visual Arts Group Exhibition Opening Reception Thursday, October 12, 2023, 4:30p - 7p Tjaden and Experimental Galleries Cornell School of Architecture, Art and Planning <img width="1274" height="1399" width_o="1274" height_o="1399" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42c88ff16e4fe261f1e0cf16d3fc5b5fe2dd5885a4c50b6b0d199c0fcb08c156/Screen-Shot-2023-09-20-at-10.49.43-AM.png" data-mid="191489419" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42c88ff16e4fe261f1e0cf16d3fc5b5fe2dd5885a4c50b6b0d199c0fcb08c156/Screen-Shot-2023-09-20-at-10.49.43-AM.png" /> At Home in Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective Alumni Spotlight PanelSaturday, September 23, 20231:00 PM -&nbsp; 3:00 PMPao Arts Center99 Albany Street, Boston, MAAs part of our exhibition, At Home in Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective, join us for a Residence Lab artist and resident alumni panel Saturday, September 23, from 1:00 pm –3:00 pm, featuring a discussion on community-engaged public art and the future of Boston Chinatown. Featuring: Maggie Chen, Amanda Beard Garcia, Pihua Lin, Sheila Novak, and Krina Patel, moderated by Lily Song, exhibit curator and urban planner, scholar-activist, and Assistant Professor of Race, Social Justice &amp; the Built Environment at Northeastern University. <img width="2800" height="3492" width_o="2800" height_o="3492" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2c36385b4e0777fce8988e96a57149d9b41e08443879b6bb4efad27b19d4c68/STUDIO.gif" data-mid="181082022" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2c36385b4e0777fce8988e96a57149d9b41e08443879b6bb4efad27b19d4c68/STUDIO.gif" /> It’s an Open Studio Sendoff!Sunday, July 9, 2023 As I pack up my life in Boston, I’m excited to invite you to visit my creative sanctuary in Jamaica Plain - my studio! I’ll have refreshments, treats, music, and a host of things to sell, barter, or trade. Come by the Fenreffer Studio on Sunday, July 9 (11a-6p) to enjoy some refreshments, music, and tasty treats for this studio open house! Get a little piece of the Sheila Studio for your life, or just come get a refreshment and a hug. I look forward to seeing you! <img width="793" height="612" width_o="793" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aafa0777503cbd8059a2c8177404d2e0123989042ae0b7e52b3ec95d23e9e83a/general.jpg" data-mid="171117683" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/793/i/aafa0777503cbd8059a2c8177404d2e0123989042ae0b7e52b3ec95d23e9e83a/general.jpg" /> A Ritual for New GrowthMay 31-June 14, 2022; RSVP required This project is supported by a Transformative Public Art grant from the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. <img width="2206" height="2813" width_o="2206" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0880c3711d094e01224d32fbc9a0b568d94a49243b70e489cd1bcdd60ce96f12/inPUBLIC-rest_FINAL_with-logos.jpg" data-mid="171117679" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0880c3711d094e01224d32fbc9a0b568d94a49243b70e489cd1bcdd60ce96f12/inPUBLIC-rest_FINAL_with-logos.jpg" /> inPUBLIC: RESTThe Second Wednesday of the Month 12pm - 2pm throughout Boston and beyond!This project is a collaboration between DS4Si, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Franklin Park Coalition, Greenway Conservancy and Olmstead Now Studio visit with Cheryl Wing-Zi WongThursday, March 3, 6-7 PM on Zoom RSVP hereIn a curatorial collaboration between the Pao Arts Center and the Greenway Conservancy, we are producing an architectural installation and performance series for the Year of the Tiger. Join me and the artist for a studio visit with Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, who will be creating the “Year of the Tiger Pavillion” on March 3 to learn more! <img width="2762" height="2065" width_o="2762" height_o="2065" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31b8358f5caf8b8fc6a290e2c585ee6bb5ea11f5eb0dcfb4bd1597c52fd5a176/abundance-among-us-1.jpg" data-mid="171117682" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31b8358f5caf8b8fc6a290e2c585ee6bb5ea11f5eb0dcfb4bd1597c52fd5a176/abundance-among-us-1.jpg" /> abundance among usDisplay in Mary Soo Hoo Park on The Greenway extended until November 30, 2021 Residence Lab 2021: a partnership of the Pao Arts Center and Asian Community Development Corporation <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b938c7ef23e9355d6ee7c156aba1faac29c8a9bdd54059a9b328a69d092f0b77/993601DC-CA78-4CE8-93E7-451F688FFDAB.png" data-mid="171117677" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b938c7ef23e9355d6ee7c156aba1faac29c8a9bdd54059a9b328a69d092f0b77/993601DC-CA78-4CE8-93E7-451F688FFDAB.png" /> inPUBLIC FestivalOctober 29-31, 2021Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA Design Studio for Social Intervention <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/436bbf6ca7b62a364e68946c29b8a47b067cd1cd5105b23ff93a26f272f5e8f1/MSP-.png" data-mid="171117680" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/436bbf6ca7b62a364e68946c29b8a47b067cd1cd5105b23ff93a26f272f5e8f1/MSP-.png" /> Residence Lab 2021 Kick Off Friday August 27, 2021 5:00 - 8:00 PMMary Soo Hoo Park on The GreenwayBoston, MA <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2f057eaab7ea78e08019166bae532e9c3de744b8206ea806b377fc356cb1cce/Rural-Routes-1.jpg" data-mid="171117673" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2f057eaab7ea78e08019166bae532e9c3de744b8206ea806b377fc356cb1cce/Rural-Routes-1.jpg" /> Rural Routes: Rural Public Art Perspectives Reedsburg Arts LinkMay 6, 7-8 PM CSTREGISTER HERE What are the particular challenges and advantages of creating art within rural settings? &nbsp;How is public art in rural places impacting communities? &nbsp;Post pandemic, what new opportunities do leaders in the field see for rural places? The Cake Standan alternative art/project/exhibition/space based in Farmingdale, MaineApril, 20201 View here <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7459a9096d5163f35618225cd8f9d95ac69caf4faf96472dbe0cf1173747004/Fluvial2-e1618939617921-600x600.png" data-mid="171117668" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/f7459a9096d5163f35618225cd8f9d95ac69caf4faf96472dbe0cf1173747004/Fluvial2-e1618939617921-600x600.png" /> Sun Print Banner Making Workshop May 22, various times, Reedsburg, WI <img width="3812" height="2838" width_o="3812" height_o="2838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e9e9076633158a2c8da7324e7420567b4be740349006b0a6391717788019c02/IMG_1554.jpg" data-mid="171117667" border="0" data-scale="86" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e9e9076633158a2c8da7324e7420567b4be740349006b0a6391717788019c02/IMG_1554.jpg" /> Open Studio - private visits for COVID safetyApril 3 &amp; 4, 2021In-person in Jamaica Plain or on Zoom <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e27a7a471e7bc62c6f4a387f7e1d21667b70ced05419298145ca49f9e9b5c2b/CURATING-CHINESE-ZODIACS_LIVE.jpg" data-mid="171117674" border="0" data-scale="86" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e27a7a471e7bc62c6f4a387f7e1d21667b70ced05419298145ca49f9e9b5c2b/CURATING-CHINESE-ZODIACS_LIVE.jpg" /> Curating for the Chinese ZodiacJanuary 28, 2021A conversation hosted by the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy watch the recoding here <img width="960" height="540" width_o="960" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50d9bcf65a49936e97ab04bdc9d91aff22830536fb6f8f3a6a6dda6bcd5453b4/FROM-OUR-GARDEN-TO-YOURS.jpg" data-mid="171117665" border="0" data-scale="83" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/50d9bcf65a49936e97ab04bdc9d91aff22830536fb6f8f3a6a6dda6bcd5453b4/FROM-OUR-GARDEN-TO-YOURS.jpg" /> From Our Garden to YoursUrbano Project Youth Artist Virtual Showcase September 23rd, 6:00 - 7:30 PM &nbsp; <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/882ba50fe2404c03255f3e57b1fef2e13b0445e66e35125c9e74834ea2a58d14/DSC00002.jpg" data-mid="171117678" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/882ba50fe2404c03255f3e57b1fef2e13b0445e66e35125c9e74834ea2a58d14/DSC00002.jpg" /> FLUVIAL: 2020 Farm/Art DTOURFermentation Fest Sept 26 - Oct 4 2020 created by the Wormfarm Institute <img width="1078" height="1014" width_o="1078" height_o="1014" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2487ae911eb93a9f43cc3ae27ec7e328849e15602ad839b3bb2de7b46128809f/Screen-Shot-2021-03-29-at-12.17.12-PM.png" data-mid="171117681" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2487ae911eb93a9f43cc3ae27ec7e328849e15602ad839b3bb2de7b46128809f/Screen-Shot-2021-03-29-at-12.17.12-PM.png" /> Gardening for community during a pandemicThe Prosperity Garden Network in conversation with CoVictory GardensJuly 20, 2020 Hosted by theUrbano Project PanelistsKirk Rea, Co-Executive Director for City Repair (Portland, OR)Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr., Artist-in-Residence for City RepairSheila Novak, Artist-in-Residence for the Summer 2020 at Urbano watch the full webinar here <img width="745" height="478" width_o="745" height_o="478" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2537b05ae38589576dce5a716472509a6d57b26b0ad762802a726479509c7888/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-2.26.59-PM.png" data-mid="171117671" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/745/i/2537b05ae38589576dce5a716472509a6d57b26b0ad762802a726479509c7888/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-2.26.59-PM.png" /> Women Eco Arts Dialouge10 artists highlighted during Women’s History Month. April 2, 2020 <img width="576" height="526" width_o="576" height_o="526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9652158e94dfa94ec4fced4e87c5d2508189786819959d5cdf5b17f2075ee30d/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-2.23.48-PM.png" data-mid="171117662" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/576/i/9652158e94dfa94ec4fced4e87c5d2508189786819959d5cdf5b17f2075ee30d/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-2.23.48-PM.png" /> Let Yourself Be Lifted collaboration with Jackie Scott, MFA TX 2020 at RISD, I was featured in the RISD Pandemic Publishing Vol. I. <img width="662" height="193" width_o="662" height_o="193" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d743bf1a95dd3cc88003281ea796e5b988a2f4fbacbf4a456fbb8ed0c484e456/caa-emerging-artists-2019.png" data-mid="171117676" border="0" data-scale="67" alt=" 2019 emerging artists exhibition // Cambridge Arts Association // opening reception july 11, 2019 6-8p" data-caption=" &lt;b&gt;2019 emerging artists exhibition&lt;/b&gt; // Cambridge Arts Association // opening reception july 11, 2019 6-8p" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/662/i/d743bf1a95dd3cc88003281ea796e5b988a2f4fbacbf4a456fbb8ed0c484e456/caa-emerging-artists-2019.png" /> 2019 emerging artists exhibition Cambridge Arts Association opening reception july 11, 2019 6-8p <img width="670" height="319" width_o="670" height_o="319" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c75bef0ba579636a4b5bd9ba2681ee1c8fc3202ffa75cc18097d76a5d74b314/Louise_Installation_detail_web-copy.jpg" data-mid="171117666" border="0" data-scale="61" alt="do you remember? gallery 263 // reception friday march 1, 2019 7-9p // press release" data-caption="&lt;b&gt;do you remember? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gallery263.com/do-you-remember/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;gallery 263&lt;/a&gt; // reception friday march 1, 2019 7-9p // &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gallery263.com/do-you-remember/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;press release&lt;/a&gt;" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/6c75bef0ba579636a4b5bd9ba2681ee1c8fc3202ffa75cc18097d76a5d74b314/Louise_Installation_detail_web-copy.jpg" /> do you remember? reception friday march 1, 2019 7-9p press release gallery 263 <img width="1190" height="575" width_o="1190" height_o="575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe231443c00efae78a48c50f345590e7155484f231cd0f65773f963e834a11fc/collage-2017.png" data-mid="171117670" border="0" data-scale="71" alt="collage // A R E A (SoWa) // boston // 2017" data-caption="&lt;b&gt;collage&lt;/b&gt; // &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.area.gallery/collage&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;A R E A (SoWa)&lt;/a&gt; // boston // 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe231443c00efae78a48c50f345590e7155484f231cd0f65773f963e834a11fc/collage-2017.png" /> collageA R E A (SoWa) // boston // 2017 <img width="1226" height="481" width_o="1226" height_o="481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b66c1a3086108afaaef32004a10a792755293da1deb6f73624075144b692fbf/Screen-Shot-2016-05-17-at-10.33.05-PM.png" data-mid="171117656" border="0" data-scale="69" alt=" watch a brief interview filmed by JAMM which details some of the concepts, processes, and motivation behind my work" data-caption=" &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTG_94MIq3s&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;watch &lt;/a&gt; a brief interview &lt;/b&gt; filmed by JAMM which details some of the concepts, processes, and motivation behind my work" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b66c1a3086108afaaef32004a10a792755293da1deb6f73624075144b692fbf/Screen-Shot-2016-05-17-at-10.33.05-PM.png" /> watch a brief interview filmed by JAMM which details some of the concepts, processes, and motivation behind my work <img width="1200" height="1051" width_o="1200" height_o="1051" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/761031c54cb8938f28b21266fa50ae80b1da461399be1547be090f87526387fd/Colgada.jpg" data-mid="171117654" border="0" data-scale="60" alt="Colgada // Rochester, MN // news" data-caption="&lt;b&gt;Colgada&lt;/b&gt; // Rochester, MN // &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/art-boosts-slatterly-neighbohood/article_c1fd0f82-dfeb-5fae-a2a4-6334e0b6659c.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;news&lt;/a&gt;" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/761031c54cb8938f28b21266fa50ae80b1da461399be1547be090f87526387fd/Colgada.jpg" /> Colgada &nbsp;Rochester, MN news <img width="938" height="670" width_o="938" height_o="670" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89b173206855aa656a18c0c137c1bd37833dc8ca57f7454fc90a30a244f8fcb8/oviovaovum_flyerfront.jpg" data-mid="171117664" border="0" data-scale="60" alt="2016" data-caption="2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/938/i/89b173206855aa656a18c0c137c1bd37833dc8ca57f7454fc90a30a244f8fcb8/oviovaovum_flyerfront.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="647" width_o="1000" height_o="647" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77da5e5e496c55030ff864778ccba4e8afa8ab0dc4f3e65fba3810039cb71ebb/Time-Travel_finalposter-1_o.jpg" data-mid="171117661" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77da5e5e496c55030ff864778ccba4e8afa8ab0dc4f3e65fba3810039cb71ebb/Time-Travel_finalposter-1_o.jpg" /> <img width="851" height="315" width_o="851" height_o="315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d97f3dcffd0a85971c09fc3bf2d2eee2a5dd96e41ac97a29b06bd36c02d2c6a0/Small Works Show_o.jpg" data-mid="171117675" border="0" data-scale="67" alt="Chait Galleries Small Works Show// Iowa City, IA // 2014" data-caption="&lt;b&gt;Chait Galleries Small Works Show&lt;/b&gt;// Iowa City, IA // 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/851/i/d97f3dcffd0a85971c09fc3bf2d2eee2a5dd96e41ac97a29b06bd36c02d2c6a0/Small Works Show_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1324" width_o="2048" height_o="1324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04927fd403c140cb274359104260c472ae580536859fa68c67a23e738ff3389d/MNGoodbyePoster_o.jpg" data-mid="171117658" border="0" data-scale="69" alt="2013" data-caption="2013" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04927fd403c140cb274359104260c472ae580536859fa68c67a23e738ff3389d/MNGoodbyePoster_o.jpg" /><img width="607" height="1000" width_o="607" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6eef95762b8a4d7418f14c9e9f9195ed40d24556100dcf17a68bd7c1e3770a0/906418_10151532588368480_1099394681_o_11_o.jpg" data-mid="171117660" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/607/i/d6eef95762b8a4d7418f14c9e9f9195ed40d24556100dcf17a68bd7c1e3770a0/906418_10151532588368480_1099394681_o_11_o.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="971" width_o="1500" height_o="971" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3b89e5adb0e08e21984afe40e56a085ff7e7e650187f2c4a59fb0cc091fcac9/Sunday Night Supper Club_o.jpg" data-mid="171117657" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3b89e5adb0e08e21984afe40e56a085ff7e7e650187f2c4a59fb0cc091fcac9/Sunday Night Supper Club_o.jpg" /> <img width="938" height="601" width_o="938" height_o="601" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f51c6fd18ee8226d44f3c3182fddf067e4adeb7c594ddf720df4704e10adce8/Chalk Slam_o.jpg" data-mid="171117672" border="0" data-scale="81" alt="Held at the Weitz Center at Carleton College" data-caption="Held at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://apps.carleton.edu/arts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Weitz Cente&lt;/a&gt;r at Carleton College" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/938/i/9f51c6fd18ee8226d44f3c3182fddf067e4adeb7c594ddf720df4704e10adce8/Chalk Slam_o.jpg" /> <img width="425" height="657" width_o="425" height_o="657" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e649f5be830f0c37f119efae48bd67d2d128a58fc9167e8790c2d019a7d6cfc/index-seniorshow1_o.jpg" data-mid="171117653" border="0" data-scale="99" alt=" The exhibition of my series, ROOTED, wilds unseenApril 22-29, 2012" data-caption=" The exhibition of my series, ROOTED, wilds unseenApril 22-29, 2012" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/425/i/5e649f5be830f0c37f119efae48bd67d2d128a58fc9167e8790c2d019a7d6cfc/index-seniorshow1_o.jpg" /> https://sheilanovak.com/Singing-Sap Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:56:38 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/Singing-Sap <img width="2659" height="2664" width_o="2659" height_o="2664" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25a91a15a96473d175fd7b7752a69db3a66e14187479dbe9ff5ba56a10e73a52/Singing-Sap.jpg" data-mid="245531991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25a91a15a96473d175fd7b7752a69db3a66e14187479dbe9ff5ba56a10e73a52/Singing-Sap.jpg" /> THURSDAY, SATURDAY &amp; SUNDAY AFTERNOONSMARCH 7 - 21, 2026 TODAY THE SAP ISSINGING The next date for maple sugaring is: THURSDAY,&nbsp;MARCH 19,&nbsp;1-5 PM About Singing SapSinging Sap is an invitation to join community action in maple sugaring. Facilitated by artist Sheila Novak, this project proposes the sugarbush as a multispecies collaboration. Recognizing the local role of the Maple as the "leader of the trees" in Haudenosaunee culture, Singing Sap is an artwork and sensescape led by Maple, and open as long as spring sap flows. All are invited to join in this hands-on multisensory experience, to make maple syrup, and to honor the gift from our arboreal neighbors. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sugaring &nbsp;Sat March 7, CANCELED DUE TO RAINSugaring SUN, MARCH 8,&nbsp;1-5 PM&nbsp;Sugaring TH, MARCH 12,&nbsp;1-5 PM&nbsp;Community Celebration SAT,&nbsp;MARCH 14, 1-5 PMSugaring SUN, MARCH 15,&nbsp;1-5 PMSugaring TH, MARCH 19,&nbsp;1-5 PM BEFORE YOU ARRIVEWEATHER AND CANCELATIONS All events are weather- and sap-flow-dependent. Any cancellations will be announced 24 hours in advance and noted on this webpage and my Instagram. LOCATION (parking) AT Ramble On (Farm) 3383 Colegrove Rd, Trumansburg, NY ACCESSIBILITY Ramble On (Farm) is located a 15-minute drive outside of Ithaca, NY, and is accessible by bike, just 1.5 miles west of the Black Diamond Trail. All guests are asked to park at the Ramble On barn and walk the 0.2-mile farm road to the forest SW of the barn. The road and If you desire to attend but the conditions pose a challenge, please reach out to me for accommodations: sheilanovakstudios [at] gmail [dot] com <img width="2524" height="1418" width_o="2524" height_o="1418" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d5f875c3507037672c9d3ddead2a8a273fc38601ea1cd19eda809873ca2accd/Screenshot-2026-03-12-at-1.16.14AM.png" data-mid="245920515" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d5f875c3507037672c9d3ddead2a8a273fc38601ea1cd19eda809873ca2accd/Screenshot-2026-03-12-at-1.16.14AM.png" /> https://sheilanovak.com/Kaskanskan Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:44:13 +0000 Sheila Novak Studios https://sheilanovak.com/Kaskanskan Kaškáŋškaŋ City of Bloomington Department of Creative PlacemakingErin Genia and Sheila Novak 2023 About Kaškáŋškaŋ Dakota peoples have lived in Mnísota Makhóčhe, today known as Minnesota, for thousands of years. The corridor surrounding the confluence of the Ȟaȟáwakpa/Mississippi River and the Wakpa Mnísota/Minnesota River is home to many culturally significant sites to Dakota peoples. During colonization, Dakota peoples were forcibly removed from Minnesota and sent to a diaspora of reservations. And yet, Dakota people remain here. These banners contain Dakota imagery, like the áŋpo wičháŋȟpí́́/morning star, susbéčhá/dragonfly, as well as a fancy shawl, eagle feathers and corn to center and celebrate Dakota culture and people at this site. Kaškáŋškaŋ is a Dakota word meaning movement, to be shaken up, moving with a gust of wind – as the banners do – to&nbsp; express a need to shake things up, to help people change our relationships to the land towards reciprocity and recognize the interconnectedness of all things. To learn more about Dakota presence in this region please visit DakotaLandMap.com Restoration Through Reciprocity As you view Kaškáŋškaŋ, you are surrounded by newly restored prairie. The reintroduction of these native plants is creating a home for wildlife - insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals of all sizes - who cannot survive in turf grass lawns. To heal this landscape, we are restoring the ecosystem that supported vast life before European settlers transformed the landscape, destroyed habitat, and eroded the inherent cultural connection to the land, contributing to the existential threat of climate change. The Dakota concept of mitákuye oyásiŋ is a way of life based upon the interconnectedness of all life. Animals, plants, water, and earth are not viewed as lesser than human beings: we treat them as relatives, with respect and reciprocity. These banners and this park offer a reciprocal way of seeing the world: one where landscape restoration happens alongside cultural healing. Rejecting colonial patterns and ending institutional racism are essential to healing the ecosystem and restoring native lands. Making Kaškáŋškaŋ Cyanotypes are photographs: light-sensitive chemicals on paper or cloth capture the details from the shadows. When laid out under the bright sun, the shadows of objects like plants and eagle feathers protect the fabric from the sun, while the fabric turns blue in the sun's rays. Exposing these many elements into the fabric, we quilt ideas together to tell a larger story. About the Artists Since 2019, Erin Genia and Sheila Novak have collaborated on projects focused on pollinator caregiving and gardening during COVID-19. Our projects consider how today’s environmental degradation and cultural trauma are linked to settler colonialism, Indigenous erasure, and oppression. In our work together, we hope to create spaces of multi-species ecological and cultural healing, focusing on the present and future thriving of Indigenous more-than-human communities. Erin Genia (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate/Odawa) is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and community organizer. Erin specializes in Native American and Indigenous peoples arts and culture. Sheila Novak (she/they, b. 1990) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. Sheila’s work focuses on ecological healing, spatial justice, and social equity. more public praxis projects