About this Event
BIG BEADED BLING Beading Workshop
Join us for our 3rd ANNUAL Big Beaded Bling Beading Workshop
This is an Indigenous-led workshop for ALL community members by Zee Zee Theatre in collaboration with Alysha Collie.
Come celebrate our intersectionalities by kicking off Indigenous People’s Day, Indigenous History Month and Pride Month with your own new stunning pair of earrings.
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Zee Zee is thrilled to be offering this workshop on Saturday, June 13th in recognition of National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, curated by the amazing Alysha Collie.
Alysha Collie, a Coast Salish youth Artist from the Soowahlie Nation, will facilitate her hands-on ‘Big Beaded Bling’ beading workshop. Whether you’re wanting to update your drag wardrobe, appreciate contemporary Indigenous beadwork or learn a new art form, this workshop will celebrate our intersectionalities through the creation of sparkly earrings.
The workshop will take place in Green Thumb Theatre’s Studio A from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Space is limited to 25 participants. All workshop supplies needed to complete the earrings will be available to participants in a take home kit with a video tutorial to accompany.
Light refreshments of bannock with jams and Indigenous teas will be offered to all participants.
Come out to kick off Indigenous History month, Pride month or whatever you happen to be celebrating with your own new pair of stunning earrings.
If you’d like to participate in this workshop at your own pace in your own space (meaning you will not be attending the workshop in person), please email [email protected] by June 8th, 2026 to arrange pick up of your beading kit. Up to 5 take home kits will be available for pick up.
This community workshop is open to everyone, however, early sign up tickets are reserved for self-identifying Indigenous community members. Tickets for non-Indigenous community members will open on May 19!
Event space donated by Green Thumb Theatre.
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Additional Event Information:
- Green Thumb Theatre Studios are fully wheelchair accessible.
- Free Parking is available at Green Thumb Theatre Studios.
- Previous beading experience is a benefit, but not necessary.
- We will be learning the two needle beading method, however you are welcome to use your own method if you prefer the one needle method
- Limited bead colors will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own beads if you have a personal preference.
- Ages recommendation: 13+. There will be a use of strong adhesives, needles, scissors and other sharp metal tools. Caution is advised.
- Unfortunately there will be no childcare available on site. Please plan accordingly
- Masks are not mandatory in this space, and your personal choice to wear or not wear them will be respected
- Space limited to 20 participants. An additional 5 kits available for pick up for folks who are unable to attend in person or who want to complete the earrings in their own space at their own time. They can be shipped if you purchase via eventbrite and let the orgnaizer know.To inquire about one of the take-home kits, please email [email protected]. They will be offered on a first come first served basis.
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ALYSHA COLLIE (SHE/HER)
Alysha Collie is a Coast Salish artist, workshop facilitator, storyteller and filmmaker from the Soowahlie First Nation mixed with European settler and African ancestry.
She works at 3 Crows Productions where she shares educational Indigenous stories through the mediums of theatre and film. She has also worked this year as the Indigenous Community Engagement Manager at Zee Zee Theatre and Touchstone Theatre, both of which have 2SLGTBQIA+ focusses and uplift voices of historically excluded communities through live theatre productions and community-based events.
Alysha runs her own company called The Collie Collective (@Collie.Collective on Instagram) where she focuses on decolonization and reclaiming her ancestral roots through her beaded jewelry, Salish art and apparel creations.
In recent years, Alysha in partnership with local theatres has raised over $4,500 for local Indigenous non-profits in Vancouver who support healing initiatives for the multi-generations that have been affected by the Residential School system.
When Alysha is not working, you can usually find her creating in one of her many disciplines of art beside her cat or nestled in the living room of her grandparent's house.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Green Thumb Theatre, 5522 McKinnon Street, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 25.00
