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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Exploring Reconciliation Through Creativity
Livestream
Indigenous Intercultural Painting Storytelling Visual artsDate and time
Location
Livestream Only!
Ymir, BC
Directions: Those looking to sign up for the on site event should contact the organizer directly for special instructions.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
This activity will involve a very short exploration (1 hour) of some of the history and hardship felt by First Nations Peoples across the country in order to provide context for some of the difficult relationships that have occurred between First Nations Peoples and government, police, institutions of learning, religion, and the descendants of those who settled Canada. The following hours (1-2) will be used to create art together with the intention of exploring diversity and personal story and how we can use this as fuel for reconciliation and building good relationships with one another. Book online here
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/exploring-reconciliation-through-creativity-tickets-121444681311
**UPDATE** We will no longer be holding the course in person. I have an in person contingent that will be participating that exists within my Covid bubble.
This is in response to comfort and ability to provide a thoroughly safe experience for all involved. **UPDATE**
The course will be offered as a Livestream exclusively.
Those looking to sign up for the on site event should contact the organizer directly for special instructions.
Organizer
Damian John
Damian John is an acrylic/graphic painter and poet with a focus on how to create beauty in the world. He has spent the last five years exploring art as a delivery system for beauty and cultural reflection, and it is a place of deep inspiration and solace for him. He is self-taught and inspired by nature, movement, and all his various cultural inputs. He is a member of the Tl’azt’en First Nation and his art reflects the deep influence of his First Nations culture in his life. He proudly represents his people in his art, always trying to bring to the table the quality of hard work and high level craftsmanship. His art reflects his mind in all its wildness and emotion, and tries to create a mirror in which the viewer can explore that same range of emotion. Jiu jitsu, growing food, creating good relationships, and exploring wild spaces fill his free time.