Are you a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community?
Do you love creating — crafting, costumery, sculpture, drag, props, and more?!
Do you enjoy taking photos and/or having your photo taken?
almost-body: in and out of touch is a creative workshop, with artist Amy Ash, for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, at Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen, Université de Moncton. The workshop will be held on Saturday, March 19, from 1 – 4 p.m.
We have been in and out of touch, both literally and metaphorically, a lot lately. Between government restrictions and anxieties surrounding the pandemic, there have been many barriers to togetherness and, especially, touch. Communities for whom the concept of « chosen family » is
crucial have been especially affected by the events of the past two years. So, let’s get together,
safely, and make something of all of this.
almost-body: in and out of touch is a curiosity-driven event where we will come together to make and document experimental artworks that engage the body in fun, safe, and unusual ways.
Encircling ideas of identity, collectivity, and care, this workshop will be organized less like a class and more like a collaborative art lab — a place where all your wildest, queerest, crafting dreams come true! — where everything becomes a material for making, a possibility, an experience. Let us create a safe space for play, absurdity, connection, contemplation, and the celebration of our community. No prior experience is required to participate.
· Masks and proof of vaccination are mandatory for all participants.
· In participating in this workshop, you are also agreeing to photograph and be photographed. Your collaboration will assist the artist in the creation of new work. This workshop will be documented, and images of hands at work may appear in future art projects by Amy Ash. (Please see the registration consent form distributed when you sign up for more information.)
To register please email Alisa Arsenault, Curator of Community Engagement at alisa.arsenault@umoncton.ca