Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy, a featured artist in the Abbe Museum’s latest exhibit wolankeyutomon will be hosting a basketmaking demonstration on Friday, May 17 from 1:30 - 3:30 PM. This demonstration is part of a series of events from the Abbe Education Team celebrating the kick off of the Abbe Museum Indian Market (AMIM).

Frances grew up learning the traditional art of brown ash and sweetgrass basketry from her grandmother, Molly Neptune Parker. Frances uses her artwork as a way to connect with her grandmother, the ancestors who came before her, and Creation. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College where she earned her degree in Sociology with a minor in Anthropology. Frances has interned with the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (MIBA) and completed a fellowship in the Development Department at the Peabody Essex Museum. Frances works at Wabanaki Public Health currently and will be an artist at the Abbe Museum Indian Market.

This program is free with the cost of admission and is open to the public at the Abbe Museum’s downtown location. Questions? Please contact us at educator@abbemuseum.org