Awaken Workshop Series
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February 7 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Black Arts Matter presents
The Awaken Workshop Series
February 7 from 5pm – 8:30pm
February 8 from 12pm – 8pm
at the BK Block (10418 107 Avenue)
A workshop series that asks: what are the elements necessary for a world that honours Black life; and by extension, Black art? Covering topics such as Afro-Indigineity, the business of art, breath work and mindfulness, as well as a networking opportunity for social justice minded artists- we will explore the dimensions of Blackness that create our world. Oh, and we gon eat.
- Open to Black communities only
- All ages welcome
Festival Director – Nasra
Project Manager – Effy Adar
Curator – YEG The Come Up
Curator – Pepper’d
Design – Merlin Uwalaka
SCHEDULE:
Friday, February 7
5pm: Opening Circle with D’orjay the Singing Shaman
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Afro-Indigeneity & Art Medicine with Erin David, Nasra, Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones (storytelling/workshop)
Saturday, February 8
12pm: Sing-a-long Brunch with D’orjay the Singing Shaman
1:15pm: Business of Art with Jerome Morgan (workshop)
2:30pm: Youth Poet Laureate Showcase with Timiro Mohamed (performance)
4pm: Dinner
4:45pm: Activism and the Call to Action (panel discussion & networking)
6:15pm: Breathwork & Mindfulness with Queen Charlene (workshop)