ARTIST WORKSHOP: VIOLET DRAKE Art as a Tool for Change Symposium March 4, 12-1:30 PM Online Event Click here to register (10 Spaces Available) Developing Queer Poetics at the Atlantic Edge. This workshop will explore how to develop your own poetic voice as 2SLGBTQ+ islanders here in Ktaqmkuk (colonially known as Newfoundland & Labrador). How do… Read More
BODY HOUSE, WITH BRUNO VINHAS & VALENTINA GAIA LOPS March 3, 6-8 PM Art as a Tool for Change Symposium In-person, 72 Harbour Drive Body House is a collaboration between St. John’s-based textile design – theatre artist Bruno Vinhas and Italian visual and dance artist Valentina Gaia-Lops to create a multidisciplinary installation that draws from… Read More
PANEL: MAKING AND MATERIALITY WITH LARRY WEYAND Featuring: Bruno Vinhas, Nicole Travers, and Nico Williams Art as a Tool for Change Symposium March 3, 1-2:30 PM As part of the Art as a Tool for Change Symposium March 3rd, 2022 Materiality influences making. Materiality is a tangible way to relate. Materiality plays a crucial… Read More
ARTIST WORKSHOP: NASMI MAKAREMI NIA Art as a Tool for Change Symposium March 3, 11-12PM 72 Harbour Drive Nasim Makaremi Nia will facilitate an embroidery workshop where participants will learn about traditional Persian carpet-making and patterns while discussing the censorship of menstruation and womanhood in different cultures. Inspired by the artist’s work, participants will hone… Read More
The distance that has defined the last 2 years has also brought to light just how interconnected we all are. It’s also instilled new ways of considering the lives and safety of others. A single infection could echo through a community, going unnoticed by some, while forever changing the lives of others. During these challenging… Read More