"The Land is Dancing" Drop-in Maker Session with Betty Carpick

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Join Betty Carpick for a Free All-Ages Drop-in Maker Session on Sunday, October 1 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

This event has a limited capacity, and participation is on a first-come-first-served basis. Register to get a reminder before the event!

Date: October 1st, 2023

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1080 Keewatin St, Thunder Bay

Venue Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible (ring doorbell for entry assistance), Accessible gender-neutral washroom.

Program Description:

Betty Carpick is a multidisciplinary land-based artist, educator, and environmentalist, who offers stewardship of land and water shaped by her Cree and Eastern European heritage. Join Betty Carpick for a Free All-Ages Drop-in Maker Session on Sunday, October 1 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Play with handmade inks made from plants and materials from the wild, built, and hybrid landscapes. View the online digital projection, The Land is Dancing to further discover how plants reveal their stories with the elasticity of water!

About the Artist:

Betty Carpick grew up in Northern Manitoba, and currently lives alongside Gichigamiing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In her work, she is constantly engaging with the natural world. The interdisciplinary and intergenerational ways that she offers stewardship of land and water are shaped by her Cree and Eastern European heritage. Her community’s lived experience with permanent watershed devastation for energy extraction amplifies the ways she uses art to hold conversations on caring for the living planet. Betty's practice includes ink making, textile arts, writing, drawing, sculpture, photography, performance, and installation. She intersects her own practice with communities of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds and invites them to engage the spirit of play, discovery, and collective responsibility for our planet.

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This program is a part of the Creatives In Residence series by Ontario Culture Days.

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Ontario Culture Days

Ontario Culture Days is dedicated to fostering the public’s engagement with Ontario’s arts, culture and heritage as a means of enriching our communities while supporting the vibrancy and sustainability of our sector.

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