The Place We Left

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Richmond Arts Centre presents a virtual exhibition of recents works from Richmond-based visual artist Keely O'Brien as part of Culture Days.

The Place We Left is an ongoing interactive community art project, creating illustrations for participants representing places they have left or lost. It could be either in the context of the current moment (for example, a place one can't visit due to pandemic safety measures) or in the broader context of one's life (for example, a childhood home). One copy of the drawing is mailed to each participant as a keepsake and connection to the place they left, and another copy is collected as an archive of left-behind but cherished places and the diverse experiences of the people leaving.

The exhibition comprises 17 works and the corresponding texts submitted to the artist by community members.

View the online exhibition at behance.net/richmondartscentre from September 25 to October 25.

O'Brien will be facilitating an October 1 workshop titled Creative Memory Mapping that explores participant's interest in memory mapping processes.

For more information or to submit your own place, visit: www.keelyobrien.ca

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• Richmond Arts Centre Online Gallery behance.net

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Richmond Arts Centre

The Richmond Arts Centre provides high-quality arts education opportunities in a wide variety of disciplines, including visual arts, dance and movement, music and theatre. The Centre is also home to 12 local arts organizations known as the Resident Art Groups. The vision for the Richmond Arts Centre is to be the hub of artistic opportunity within Richmond, activating and inspiring artists and community members to connect through the arts. The creative contributions of Richmond residents, through dance, theatre or visual arts have a significant positive impact on community health and celebrate the vibrancy of Richmond as a diverse and dynamic city. The Richmond Arts Centre is also home to the Children's Arts Festival and hosts the Bamboo Theatre and Cinevolution Media Arts, components of the Richmond World Festival. Located on the second floor of the Richmond Cultural Centre, the Richmond Arts Centre shares its vibrant location with the Richmond Library, Richmond Museum, Richmond Archives and the Richmond Art Gallery.