2024 Final Showcase Schedule
When: May 3 & 4, 2024
Location: Alexandra Centre Society - 922 – 9 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 0S4
Cost: Free with registration
Opening Evening
Artist Showcases
Opening Evening - Friday, May 3
6:00pm: Doors Open
6:30pm: Welcome
6:45pm: AAC Documentary Screening
7:45pm: Artist Fellow Kevin Jesuino Presentation
Artist Showcase - Saturday, May 4
9:30am: Doors open, registration, coffee and tea
10:00am: Welcome
10:30-12 pm: 2x2 Open House
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:00pm: 2x2 Open House
2:00-2:15pm: Break
2:15-3:15pm: 2x2 Open House
3:15-3:30pm: Reflections and Wrap Up
Friday, May 3
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Welcome: 6:30 pm
Artist as Changemaker Documentary Screening: 6:45 pm
Discover what has been happening behind the scenes - Sam Obadero from Motif Photography has curated a documentary screening chronicling the journey of the Residency and Fellowship project over the past two years.
Artist Fellow Presentation - Kevin Jesuino & The Alex: 7:45 pm
ROOT FOOD - Exploring the Impact of Root Food Connection on Land Connectivity
Kevin’s work delves into the complex and interwoven nature of information food systems, emphasizing the critical role of the relationship with the land in maintaining their resilience.
Kevin Jesuino
Saturday, May 4
Doors Open and Registration: 9:30 am
Register, make a name tag, and settle in for the morning sessions.
Welcome: 10 am
Welcome by Sally Njoroge, program lead for Art for Social Change Initiatives for Trico Changemakers Studio.
2x2 Artist Presentations: 10:30 am - 12 pm
Choose which one of the following 105-minute sessions you want to attend:
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Artist Fellow Presentation - Skye Louis
Artist as Changemaker Card Deck
Skye’s work throughout the fellowship was the creation of the Artist as Changemaker Card Deck. She will be holding a workshop to show how the cards work in the community.
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Artist Resident Presentation - MelVee & Action Dignity
How we can use art as a tool to understand the mental health of racialized people
MelVee will be performing a spoken word piece and engaging with participants for a workshop about how we might transform the mental wellness of BIPOC communities through arts and culture in healing and constructive ways.
Lunch: 12 pm - 1 pm
Free lunch is provided! We’re crossing our fingers for nice weather so we can take advantage of the picnic tables and park right outside.
2x2 Artist Presentations: 1 pm - 2:00 pm
Choose which one of the following 60-minute sessions you want to attend:
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Artist Fellow Presentation - Melanee Murrary-Hunt & Action Dignity
Secret Society Meritocracy
Melanee’s work centers around empowering college-aged students to articulate their perceptions of their place in the world. She will be holding a screening of her work and running an interactive workshop to follow.
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Artist Resident Presentation - Ado Nkemka (/A.N.) & The Alcove Centre for the Arts
Letters to My Younger Self
Ado (/A.N.) will be performing a song and engaging with participants through conversation and reading letters from her installation at The Alcove. Her work focuses on how we might reduce barriers to accessing safe, collaborative learning environments and showcase opportunities in the arts.
Break: 2:00-2:15pm
2x2 Artist Presentations: 2:15pm-3:15pm
Choose which one of the following 60-minute sessions you want to attend:
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Artist Resident Presentation - Tito Gomez & Deaf & Hear Alberta
Tito’s work centers around the challenges of navigating a hearing-centred world. He will be holding a screening of his work and facilitating a conversation to follow.
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Artist Resident Presentation - Shumaila Hemani & Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
Deep Listening
Shumaila’s work focuses on how we might fight the stigma of energy poverty amongst individuals living on a low income in Alberta. She will hold a deep listening workshop for participants to engage in her music.
Reflections & Wrap: 3:15 – 3:30pm
We will gather to reflect on the presentations and wrap up at 3:30pm.
In the Community
Some of the artists have chosen to hold their community showcases in the communities that they worked in throughout their residency. Please find more information about their events below and support them!
Louie Fermor & Rainbow Elders
May 10, 2024 - 8pm-1am at Sunalta Community Association
As a part of the Artist as Changemaker program, Louie has been working with members of the Rainbow Elders to explore how art can create intergenerational connection, save lives, and generate collective liberation. Louie has been painting portraits, but for the residency’s end showcase, they’re going to have a big party and paint a one-night collective portrait of joy and liberation with YOU!
Join us all under twinkly lights and disco balls, and dance to the sounds of ’70s groove and disco while we throwback to Calgary’s first gay bar: Club Carousel.
Stephanie Banszky & City of Calgary - Village Square Community Hub.
May 16, 2024 - 6pm-7:30pm at Village Square Leisure Centre
Join the Village Square Fabric Art group and Artist as Changemaker Resident, Stephanie Banszky, on May 16 for the showcase of their piece titled "Tree of Life and Community." They will discuss the story and meaning behind the project and showcase the physical fibre art piece and accompanying digital component. Listen to talks from the artists. Share your own stories of connection and disconnection that we can add to our digital quilt!
Apiow Akwai & Centre for Newcomers
May 25, 2024 - Time TBD at Centre for Newcomers
Celebration for the Arts will shed light on different arts programming at CFN such as Ballet, Breakdance & hip-hop etc. Both groups will be performing, and the instructors, Edward Campbell and Helen Cox from the Alberta Ballet Association, will present their program and organization. More details to come
Barbara Amos & Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners
Barbara will not be hosting a Community Showcase. Her amazing work focused on drawing as an Expression of Creativity. She explored the role of drawing in promoting balance, joy, and brain development in later life. The Zentangle Method, a pattern-based drawing approach, was introduced, offering therapeutic benefits and enhancing confidence.