11:00am-2:00pm

3:00-4:00pm

Stories of The Land: Exploring displacement, cultural memory and belonging through painting, printmaking and research-based practice. 

3:00pm-6:00pm

Drop-in to share your scrap fabric and stories while the artists teach basic stitches and weaving methods. Patrons are welcome to use donated fabric supplied by the artists or to bring pre-cut strips, scraps, or pair-less socks to weave in their own personal touch. The artists will not receive fabric donations at the festival. 

1:00am-4:00pm

11:00am-3:00pm

Join Diana Ohiozebau for a creative workshop inspired by the exhibition Not Alone As Such. This interactive workshop invites participants to engage closely with selected fragments from the exhibited artworks. Drawing from themes of identity, collective presence, African mask traditions, and sculptural forms, participants will transfer and paint a small section of an artwork onto canvas, to create their own interpretation through colour, texture, and line. Through the process of focusing on a single fragment, participants are encouraged to reflect on how individual parts contribute to a larger whole.  This event is suitable for all ages. No prior painting experience is required. 

6:00-7:00PM

Viewers will be able to interact with the bodies in different ways that center their own art-making. Through drawing and writing messages on the bodies or adorning them with jewelry or other objects, the public will experience collaborating with strangers on the collective construction of an artwork. They can see their own artwork and messages on the sculptures and feel like they are participating in the festival. 

9:20PM-10:00PM

Join Instant Places in their daily performance.

3:00-5:00PM

Join Darren Kooyman as he paints 56” x 42” works on canvas live on site using his previously created 9” x 12" works on paper as studies. As he translates his studies to a larger canvas, Kooyman will work to maintain as much of the improvisational quality of the smaller works as possible. Attendees can experience what it is like to paint a large acrylic painting using an assortment of tools and acrylic paints. They are welcome to ask questions and may be invited to help paint some smaller works on paper.