Richmond Arts Coalition's "Roots Unearthed" Youth Art Exhibition

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'Roots Unearthed' is a an exhibition of visual and performance art created by youth, held at the Richmond Cultural Centre Annex (7660 Minoru Gate) on October 5th from 11am-3pm.

This project is a collaboration between the Richmond Arts Coalition (RAC) and School District 38 (SD38). Prior to the exhibition, professional artists Bea Martin and Johnny MacRae will lead a series of art workshops with students around the concept of understanding where they come from (their Roots Unearthed). Youth artists will work with objects from their own or their family's past, or an object that brings them identity and meaning, and will use that to create visual or spoken word/poetry art!

The exhibition will feature the completed artworks on display, including both filmed performances and physical art creations.

Johnny MacRae is a spoken word (aka. slam) poet living on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh), and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations. Johnny is a versatile artist whose work ranges from a rap about public transit, to quiet reflections on grief, and from evolutionary creation stories, to a history of West Coast maritime disasters.

Through engaging, interactive and creative projects including workshops, classes, community engagement activities and public art, Beatriz (Bea) Martin merges the arts with science and shares her passion for the natural world with her students across Richmond. Her unique approach to arts education is the result of a multidisciplinary background as a character animator, theatre improviser, nature sketcher, certified medical illustrator (CMI), Fulbright Scholar and medical doctor. With genuine curiosity and enthusiasm, Bea thrives supporting the creativity, curiosity and artistic development of people of all ages. Bea received the 2024 Richmond Arts Award for Arts Education.

This event's art supplies are sponsored in part thanks to Crayola Canada.

Richmond Arts Coalition is excited to bring "Roots Unearthed" alive for the 2024 Culture Days!

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• RAC Website richmondartscoalition.com

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Richmond Arts Coalition

The Richmond Arts Coalition (RAC) is a voice for artists and the arts in Richmond. A volunteer-led organization, RAC offers opportunities for artists and the arts within Richmond; informs artists and assists with innovative ideas; connects artists, businesses, and audiences; and engages and advocates for the arts community.

RAC connects artists to opportunities through co-producing and assisting events such as ArtRich, the Richmond Arts Awards, the Maritime Festival, and Songs in the Snow. The organization shares artist calls with its membership, and maintains an informed and up to date hub of information online, including a roster with individual pages for each artist. RAC supports and advocates for the arts with pushes for extra spaces, further funding, and to keep the arts in the conversation as development accelerates throughout the city.

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