Artmaking takes time, labour, finances, and resources, and when faced with the realities of life, especially those that involve caring for others, access to the time needed to develop and maintain an artistic practice can become strained. In this workshop, we’ll spend time thinking through strategies for aligning artistic practice with the realities of one’s life; we’ll ask ourselves what we want to be doing with our (limited) time and how that may, in turn, align the focus of one’s practice. An emphasis on ‘taking care’ will drive our discussion—taking care of others, taking care of ourselves and taking care to consider the potentials of artistic practice.

As part of this workshop, we’ll spend time making postcards to later mail to one another as reminders to take care. Postcard-making packages will be mailed to participants in advance of the workshop—supplies are limited and will take some time to travel to you.

Please note, participants must be based in Canada in order to receive mail-out supply packages. Registration closes on September 21st.

This workshop is made possible by the Iva Speers Fund for Art Education.

ABOUT CHRISTINA BATTLE

Christina Battle is an artist, curator, and writer based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), within the Aspen Parkland: the transition zone where prairie and forest meet. Her practice focuses on thinking deeply about the concept of disaster: its complexity, and the intricacies entwined within it. She looks to disaster as a series of intersecting processes including social, environmental, cultural, political, and economic, which are implicated not only in how disaster is caused but also in how it manifests, is responded to, and overcome. Battle’s practice prioritizes collaboration, experimentation, and failure; she has exhibited internationally in festivals and galleries as both artist and curator.