This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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Patchwork Poetry - Poetry for Your Ancestors
In-person
History & heritage Poetry & spoken word Storytelling Visual arts InterculturalDate and time
Location
Bayanihan/ Filipino Community Centre (Traditional and unceded territories of the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich), Lekwungen (Songhees), and Wyomilth (Esquimalt) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation.)
1709 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC
Directions: Parking is limited at the venue. There are only 4 available spots. The remainder of participants will have to find street parking if choosing to drive.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible, has gender-neutral washrooms, is a relaxed performance, and will have a sign language interpreter.
If you would benefit from ASL interpretation, please let us know by registering before September 18. Participants have a choice to read their poetry open mic style.
About
Judy will guide participants of various levels of experience in creating multi-lingual collage-style, Cento poetry. This workshop will encourage participants to explore their own ancestry while building connections between individuals. There will be an opportunity for participants to share their work, open-mic style at the closing of the workshop.
The term 'Cento' is Latin for patchwork. This poetry and collage workshop will explore themes of personal ancestry and intercultural communication including oral traditions. A Cento is a poem that's composed much like collage, featuring original lines of poetry mixed with images and phrases from the other poems, creating a wholly new artistic work.
Special thanks to our community partners and collaborators, Bayanihan Community Centre | Victoria's Filipino Community, Victoria Literacy Connection, Pandora Arts Collective Society, Art by Nabes, and SUPPLY Victoria Creative Reuse Centre.
Please note that this event is open to ages 16+
Registration Deadline: September 18, 2024
Event capacity: 15
Due to limited capacity of this event, if for any reason you are unable to attend, please notify us via email as soon as possible at: [email protected].
Links
- Register Here forms.gle
Organizer
Judy Woo - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Judy Woo is a multidisciplinary, disabled, and emerging artist. She/they were born and raised on Vancouver Island, the unceded territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ, Songhees, and Esquimalt Nations. Judy is interested in street art culture, exploring their heritage as an artist Indigenous to Hong Kong. Her work spans many mediums including murals, installation work, painting, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, and creative writing. Judy is a founding member of the intergenerational BIPOC arts collective, Meltshot Brownie that reimagines spaces for disabled, BIPOC, and non-binary artists. They are a self-taught artist who believes that both the production and enjoyment of art should be accessible to all.
This event is part of a hub:
Intercultural Interplay
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