Zoom Engagement Session Saturday, March 6, from 1–2:30pm MST. Join with your laptop or tablet so you can see the people talking.

Topic:
Writing Your Artist Statement

With Ann Mansolino and hosted by Chris W. Carson.

In this session, we’ll talk about how to craft a strong artist statement: what to include, what to leave out, a process for developing and editing your artist statement. This session is aimed both at those who have never written an artist statement and are not sure where to begin, and for those who already have an artist statement, but would like some guidance as to how to make it stronger and more focused.

Bio:

Ann Mansolino is a visual artist whose work explores the relationship between the internal self and external ideas of place through photography, writing, and handmade books. Ann has taught photography at colleges and universities in Canada, the United States, and Singapore, and has exhibited her photographic and book arts work in solo and group exhibitions internationally.

Register through Eventbrite by 11am on Saturday March 6. This session is open to all.

• Members of CARFAC Alberta, CARFAC Saskatchewan and CARFAC National: Please RSVP for each session by following the “Register through Eventbrite” link in each session description.
• Non-members pay $25 per ticket by following the “Buy Ticket” Eventbrite link in each session description.
• The webinar runs from 6:30–8pm MDT/ 7:30–9pm CST
• After presentation(s) run for the first 60 minutes, there will be a 30 minute discussion based on the questions that you & other attendees submit for the presenter(s) to answer
• For more information, contact us.

Our visual arts ecology is changing. New artists and diverse communities are being empowered through education and mentorship. Audrey Dreaver and Toyin Oladele are two artists that use the arts to strengthen our communities. Join us for this important discussion on March 17^th. The two 30 minute presentations will be followed by a 30 minute discussion based on your comments and questions.

March 17

Strengthening Artists’ Practices through Connection and Support

with Audrey Dreaver (artist, curator, lecturer, art consultant, and advisor, Regina)

and Toyin Oladele (performing artist, curator, arts administrator, and founder of Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation, Calgary)

Register through Eventbrite

About Audrey Dreaver

Audrey Dreaver is a nehiyiwak (Plains Cree) artist, curator, lecturer, art consultant and advisor. For the past twenty years, she has served on the province’s various art and culture-related Councils, Boards, and peer assessments. Her work includes involvement in a variety of art and museum initiatives that link fine art, museology, academia, and community from single projects to development of art classes and initiatives within the university system. Along with her own art practice, and curation, she is currently Faculty and Program Coordinator for the Indigenous Communication & Fine Art Department at the First Nations University of Canada where she lectures on Indigenous art histories of the Americas, and teaches studio art.
Audrey Dreaver will be discussing how Art Is Connection.  Audrey’s topic for this project focuses on the importance of valuing the connection of art and community as a means of individual and collective empowerment. Her topic will explore art’s ability to connect us in educating, healing, and strengthening. In the words of Buffy St. Marie, “We carry a medicine in us. Especially the medicine of the arts.” (from “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World“)

About Toyin Oladele and the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation:

Toyin Oladele is an experienced performing artist, curator and arts administrator with a demonstrated history of excellence in programming, community engagement and arts-based event planning and production.  Her professional experience is firmly rooted in her ability to combine the arts with community spaces, which she strives to make connective, inclusive and vibrant through collaborative strategies. Toyin consults for cultural and arts organizations and is an advocate for equity and inclusion in the arts community. Toyin founded the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) in 2019 and is currently the organization’s Executive Director.

The Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) is an arts council based in Calgary, Alberta, founded in January 2019 with the purpose of connecting newcomer artists with the existing arts community in Calgary. ICAI strives to provide resources and information that would help newcomer artists turn their passion and creativity into thriving careers or businesses. ICAI actively encourages diversity of expression and culture through the creation of a safe and welcoming community hub where newcomer artists feel free to express their distinct cultural identities through their arts.
Toyin Oladele will be discussing how mentorship can open doors for diverse communities and strengthen the entire arts community.