We are delighted to present the Art for Social Change Workshop Series. This workshop series is led by local artists and activists exploring the power of art to create inner and outer change. We are so grateful to OPIRG Guelph for supporting this series.
Reimagining Public Spaces
July 8th + July 15th, 5-8pm, in-person at 119 Wyndham St. N, Guelph ON
Join us for this free, two-session workshop centered around artivist mixed media photography. Participants will have the opportunity to photograph public spaces in Downtown Guelph, reimagining them through an activist lens. Once printed, participants can activate these photos using the mixed media art forms of embroidery, painting and collage.
In the first session, folks will explore Guelph’s downtown core, photographing public spaces, and reimagining them through an activist lens. In the second session, printed photographs may be activated through embroidery, painting, collage, and other media.
Love & Protest: Revolutionary Songwriting
July 22nd + July 29th, 6-8:30pm, in-person at 119 Wyndham St. N, Guelph ON
In this free two-session workshop, singer/songwriter & community musician, Joni NehRita will lead participants through creative exercises to help uncover:
* What is really important?
* What does your voice long to say?
* Where do our wishes and offerings differ and where do they overlap?
Through circle practices, music improvisation games, and free writing with prompts, I will help guide you to writing your own revolutionary song. Even if you don’t complete the song during our time together, I hope that you will leave feeling more connected to your creativity and to harnessing hope through music.
Joni NehRita is a singer/songwriter, performer, arranger, choir director and music facilitator/educator. Her socially charged music invites people to feel, move and think more.
