Craft Hub @ the Tett

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À propos

12:30pm-2:00pm – CRAFT HUB with Ollin.ca

Where: Rehearsal Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 203

Create your own worry doll or Ojos de dios at the Tett Centre Creation Hub! Ojos de dios are an indigenous craft from Mexico using various yarns and ribbons. All ages welcome, by donation.

VALUE

Through drumming, singing, dancing, creative arts and teachings, Ollin develops and delivers meaningful sessions, workshops, events and arts projects that reflect inclusion, diversity, unity, equity and community engagement with Mother Earth through authenticity, compassion and meaning.

ABOUT

Yessica Rivera Belsham is the founder and heart of Ollin.ca, an organization which promotes growth within individuals, families, and communities in a compassionate and embracing manner with workshops, events, festivals, services and more which are all fostered in inclusion, diversity, and equity within the Kingston and Ottawa area. The common thread of all our events are focused on caring for Mother Earth, Celebrating Life, Honouring our Ancestors and loved ones that have passed, holistic health, and embracing cultural diversity.

A variety of friends and family make up the Ollin.ca Team depending on the festival, event, initiative. Our key collaborator is the wonderful Theo Paradis and the Iskode drum. Together Yessica and Theo collaborate with indigenous drumming and singing across Turtle Island, as well and grow the message of bringing together all people from all directions of the world, in community with compassion and care.

Links

• View the full schedule here tettcentre.org

Organisateur

Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning

The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning is a Not-for-Profit, charitable organization that operates an historic city-owned building on Kingston’s waterfront. We provide professionally equipped and affordable space to artists and arts organizations for artistic creation. We are home to eight tenant arts organizations, eight resident artist studios, and three multi-use rentable public spaces. We are a dynamic arts hub that coordinates and creates high-quality, accessible, arts-focused programming for all levels of artistic abilities and experience. Our partners include artists, arts and community organizations, The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, and the City of Kingston’s Department of Cultural Services. As a unique cultural landmark for Kingston residents and area visitors, we enhance learning and public participation in the arts.