The Future: Edmonton Edition
locations
Online (Zoom)
ONLINE SESSION DATES
October 24, 2020
November 7, 2020
And more dates in November 2020
(During the era of this pandemic, community organizing is more difficult than ever and we will be posting sessions as they are confirmed.)
Organizing Team
Kathryn Lennon
Kristin Cheung
Jamelie Bachaalani
Carolyn Jervis
Program outline
Overview:
The Future is You and Me: Edmonton Edition is a free workshop-series, hosted by ‘The Future’, in partnership with the Mitchell Art Gallery. These workshops are for those at any stage in their arts career or practice and aim to build community and connection, and support professional development. The program also aims to build connections between creative communities and individuals in Vancouver and Edmonton.
Program Description:
The workshops are free, offer knowledge applicable to any artistic discipline, and aim to build a community of support by breaking through feelings of isolation.
We will explore three themes: Life and Livelihood, Care and Community, and the Future.
Who: These workshops are for artists and cultural workers at any stage in their arts career or practice and aim to build community and connection, and support professional development. We hope that these workshops will offer space for BIPOC Women and people who have lived experience of misogyny, inclusive of cis and trans women, as well as non binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women.
This is inclusive of all self-identifying Black, Indigenous and People of Colour cis and trans women, as well as Black, Indigenous and People of Colour non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that decentres whiteness and misogyny, and centres the experiences of women and BIPOC people (in all the diversity of those experiences).
This project is based in Vancouver and is working in collaboration with Mitchell Art Gallery. Fall sessions are co-organized by Kathryn Lennon and Kristin Cheung.
Why: The program also aims to build connections between creative communities and individuals in Vancouver and Edmonton.
We aim to create safer spaces for artists and cultural workers to candidly explore ideas of identity and share their experiences. While “discipline-specific” mentorship programs currently exist, ‘The Future’ embraces creative humans whose practice and artistic expression has many forms, who may pursue multiple disciplines during their careers, and/or who are in the process of exploring arts career options.
** The Future is free. There is no fee to participate.
Online Sessions
1.
THEME 1: LIFE AND LIVELIHOOD
We’ll explore how to develop creative careers as women of colour artists, who may also share duties as mothers, child carers, and how to manage an arts career.
October 24, 2020: Living a Creative Life
Time: 2:00-4:30pm MST (1:00-3:30 PM PST)
Speakers:
Nisha Patel - Spoken word poet
Clare Yow - Visual artist
Elsa Robinson - Mixed media artist, sculptor and painter
Tiffany Shaw-Collinge - Interdisciplinary artist, curator and registered architect
2.
THEME 2: CARE, MUTUAL CARE & COMMUNITY
These sessions will explore themes of creating our own safe spaces, decentring whiteness, creating a community that is reflective of us and the intersections with community organizing.
November 7, 2020: Making Space/Creating Our Own Spaces
Time: 2:00-4:30pm MST (1:00-3:30 PM PST)
Co-organized with Making Space !
Speakers:
3.
THEME 3: THE FUTURE
We’ll end our sessions with how we work towards the future. The challenges of working and living as a women of colour artist / cultural worker —- how to navigate power, white supremacy, decolonization in the arts.
Generously supported by Canada Council for the Arts