Blended Value | A Workshop about Socially Conscious Art-Making

With support from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, SQx is presenting a FREE workshops to stimulate discussion about blending art and culture with social innovation and rural regeneration.

The workshops are intended for artists, cultural managers, educators, & pre-professionals from the Columbia Basin & beyond.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

• Jamie Santano, Playwright
• Stephanie Gauvin, Painter
• Carmen Moreira, Cultural Manager & Choreographer (SQx)
• Kaitlyn Bass, Cultural Manager & Dancer (SQx)

THE WORKSHOP WILL

• Spark thought-provoking discussions and collaborative problem-solving
• Increase participant’s capacity to engage local audiences
• Increase participants knowledge and ability to develop partnerships in the Basin and beyond.
• Increase participants interest, knowledge, ability to create socially conscious art for underrepresented populations.
• Increase participants increased knowledge and ability about institutions, resources, funding, and support networks that exist for rural-based artists in the Basin and beyond.