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Opportunity: Craft Hub contributors (Round 2)

Creative Carbon Scotland

Craft Scotland is looking for Scotland-based makers to contribute to Craft Hub Website

Craft Hub is a collaborative three-year project involving nine UK & EU partners including Craft Scotland, co-funded by Creative Europe.

Craft Hub aims to illustrate craft’s importance in our shared European cultural heritage, and its continuing relevance in contemporary practice. The three-year programme includes maker residencies, exhibitions, conferences, events and a new digital platform.

The Craft Hub website is dedicated to preserving craft knowledge, materials and processes for the good of the craft community and to inspire future generations. We are looking to showcase the breadth of Scotland’s disciplines and materials through the entries.

The Craft Hub Material Library is a collection of materials and techniques for all to explore. Makers will document a specific process through images, video and text, preserving craft knowledge across Europe for generations. Each participant will contribute six entries to the library.

Contributors will also create a profile on the Craft Hub Practitioners Library, allowing you to showcase your work alongside European makers and be part of wider European network. The Library also allows makers to share their practice with curators, producers and the European craft community with a short interview.

This is a paid opportunity; each contributor will be paid £150 (inc. VAT) for their contribution to the Craft Hub website (six entries to the Material Library and one profile on the Practitioners Library). This rate is in line with the Scottish Artist Union Rates of Pay 2022.

Once selected, contributors will be supported by the Craft Scotland team to create their Craft Hub entries and provided with guides. This may include supporting you to think through what processes you would like to document and how to use your own existing audio and visual equipment (laptops, mobile phones, cameras etc.) to capture the process.

How to apply?

If you are interested in applying for the opportunity, please fill in a short form by 5pm, Thursday 11 June

Craft Scotland will be in touch to confirm whether you have been successful the end of June.

Eligibility
  • Professional makers, living and working in Scotland
  • Applicants should be working in one or more of Craft Scotland’s eligible disciplines
  • All work should be the design of the maker and made by the maker (or small-batch production under their direct supervision)
  • All work must reflect excellence and the unique vision of its maker, be well-conceived and skilfully made
Criteria

Makers will be selected to ensure there is a wide range of materials, processes, disciplines and Scottish locations represented on the Craft Hub.

Details

All participants agree that the material knowledge and craft process they document for the Craft Hub will be provided under Creative Commons. It is your decision what you feel comfortable sharing, however, you should provide at least enough information to introduce viewers to your process and the materials’ properties.

Deadline for uploading all entries is 5pm, Friday 15 September 2023.

Payment

Payment will be upon completion of the Craft Hub Material and Practitioners’ entries. All entries will need to be verified by one of the Craft Hub partners. Please factor this small delay into your schedule.
Contributors can send an invoice to Craft Scotland upon completion. Craft Scotland’s payment terms are 30 days from receipt of invoice.

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Opportunity: Curatorial Programme Lead

Creative Carbon Scotland

Join Craft Scotland in developing and delivering an exciting new craft curator programme for COMPASS

Craft Scotland is seeking an experienced Curatorial Programme Lead to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of a pilot COMPASS: Emerging Curator Programme.

This role is to start early July 2023 until March 2024 and will be approximately 14 days of work for a fee of £5,000 (inclusive of VAT).

Curators play a key role in sustaining and innovating Scotland’s ecosystem for contemporary craft however, there has been little infrastructure to support their professional development to date.

Following the ‘Sustaining Curatorial Careers Research’ report by Dr Stacey Hunter for Craft Scotland (published April 2022), Craft Scotland will run a pilot learning and development programme for a small cohort of emerging Scotland-based curators. Running from August 2023 until March 2024.

The successful candidate will work with the selected cohort through networking and professional development sessions, travelling as a group to Stockholm Craft Week, connecting with established curators/industry contacts and presenting reflections on the programme back to the sector.

If you think you might be a good fit for the opportunity and would like to find out more, in advance of applying, then please do get in touch. You can contact Jo Scott, Head of Programmes, Craft Scotland, via email at programmes@craftscotland.org

COMPASS: Emerging Curator Programme

Programme aims:

The COMPASS: Emerging Curator Programme seeks to nurture curatorial talent, provide professional development, facilitate knowledge sharing, and sustain international networks. The long-term aim is to support a flourishing sector through empowering craft professionals to create more opportunities to see, buy and engage with craft in Scottish venues.

Purpose of the programme

  • Furthering curatorial careers within craft through professional development
  • Strengthening the professional framework for curators and curatorial practice
  • Networking and developing connections within the sector at home and internationally
  • Profiling craft curators and their contribution to the sector
  • Making new connections with museums and galleries, and organisations
​​Programme outline

The programme will feature a cohort of up to 4 emerging curators and will take a practical learning approach through a series of workshops, a European research trip, networking events and a final curated show.

The workshops will cover:

  • Creating compelling project proposals
  • Curatorial approaches within artform/cultural context
  • Fundraising and budgets
  • Marketing and PR
  • Equalities, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

​Throughout the programme the Curatorial Programme Lead will offer informal mentoring to the cohort and will attend all the workshop sessions. There will be an evaluation and presentation of findings at the end of the programme.

Curatorial Programme Lead role description
  • Work closely with the Craft Scotland team to help shape the programme content and identify workshop presenters.
  • Prepare and deliver the workshops on ‘Creating compelling project proposals’ and ‘Critical curating’ (this can be alone or co-presented)
  • Be part of the selection process for the Emerging Curator cohort (shortlisting and interviews)
  • Attend Stockholm Craft Week in October 2023 with the cohort and Craft Scotland
  • Be available to the cohort for 1:1 informal mentoring during the programme and for the end of programme exhibition
  • Feed into the evaluation of the pilot programme
Eligibility
  • Have a knowledge of the Scottish contemporary craft sector
  • Be based within the UK
  • Have an in-depth knowledge and strong track record of curating shows and exhibitions that present contemporary craft
  • Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of craft, current themes and trends within craft, and an independent artistic vision
  • Be committed to embedding best practice in terms of fair pay, EDI and sustainability/climate action
​Programme administration

A member of the Craft Scotland Programmes team will provide support specifically with the programme administration. Their responsibilities will include; booking and contracting speakers and facilitators, preparing and sending out joining instructions, scheduling meetings/events/1:1s, booking flights and accommodation, liaising with participants as appropriate, invoicing etc.

Please note that a budget for the programme delivery will be provided to pay for invited guests and speakers, travel etc. This delivery budget is in addition to the fee outlined in this brief.

Programme ownership

Craft Scotland will own all rights to the training programme.

Fee

A fee of £5,000 (inclusive of VAT) is available for this project. The fee is based on 14 days’ work at the Scottish Artist Union rate of £336 per day. The work is outlined above.

Please note that the fee may be paid in stages. The detail of this will be outlined in the contract.

How to apply

Applicants should apply through the Craft Scotland online application form.

Before starting your application, please be aware that you will need to submit:

  • Your CV
  • Images of three events or exhibitions that you have been involved in curating
  • An image of yourself. Preferably this would be a photograph of you at work, at an exhibition or event you have curated or in a work context
  • Answers to specific questions about your curatorial practice including; your previous experience and information about curatorial projects you have been involved in.
  • Reasons why you are interested in this opportunity and how you think your practice will benefit
Key deadlines
  • Deadline for receipt of Curatorial Programme Lead applications: 5pm, Thursday 1 June 2023
  • Curatorial Programme Lead interviews for shortlisted applicants: Thursday 8 June 2023 (time tbc)
  • Applicants notified of the outcome of their application: Thursday 15 June 2023
  • Curatorial Programme Lead and Craft Scotland programme planning meeting: Early July (date tbc)
  • Deadline for receipt of Emerging Curator applications: 5pm, Tuesday 4 July 2023
  • Emerging Curator interviews via Zoom: Wednesday 12 July 2023
  • COMPASS Emerging Curator Programme Introduction and Creating Compelling Project Proposals Workshop: Tuesday 8 August 2023 (full day in person)
  • ‘Critical Curating’ workshop: Tuesday 15 August 2023 (online time tbc) – guest speaker and group discussion thinking through curatorial approaches and ideas; exploring craft within its artform and cultural context
  • Marketing and PR workshop: Tuesday 29 August 2023 (online time tbc)
  • Fundraising and Budgets workshop: Tuesday 12 September 2023 (online time tbc)
  • ‘Embedding EDI into curatorial projects’: Tuesday 26 September 2023 (online time tbc)
  • Research trip to Stockholm Craft Week (includes Curating Craft Conference on Wednesday 4 October): Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 October 2023
  • Workshop/event: Review of Stockholm Craft Week and Initial event planning: Tuesday 17 October 2023 (time tbc)
  • Sector networking event: late 2023
  • Share learnings with sector: during 2024
  • End of programme exhibition featuring contributions from all cohort participants: during 2024

More information: https://www.craftscotland.org/community/opportunity/curatorial-programme-lead

Apply now: https://craftscot.wufoo.com/forms/compass-curatorial-programme-lead-2023

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Opportunity: Craft Scotland board members – Finance

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Join Craft Scotland’s Board to support the development of an inspiring and creative sector.

Passionate about Scottish contemporary craft? Join Craft Scotland’s Board to support the development of an inspiring and creative sector.

In this Board recruitment round, Craft Scotland is particularly looking for an individual with experience in finance to join the Board and become a member of the Finance and Remuneration Committee. This may include those with professional qualifications in the area of finance or those with experience in managing the finances of a business or charity.

Relevant experience includes:
  • Financial management, preferably with formal accountancy qualifications
  • Entrepreneurial income generation, commercial or trading activity
  • Fundraising and philanthropy
  • Individuals with CEO or Senior Finance Manager experience at a similar scale or large organisation

The Craft Scotland board is responsible for shaping strategy, monitoring progress and ensuring robust and compliant operation. Together with the director and senior staff we regularly review the programme, explore the wider landscape and jointly develop new strategy and plans.

We are keen to welcome people who can bring fresh perspectives, are passionate about craft, creativity or design, and can help us deliver our ambitions.

We are seeking people with lived experience – being Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and/or a Person of Colour, refugee, d/Deaf, LGBTQIA+, under 50, or living with a disability. Our current Board and team are majority white, cisgender and non-disabled, and we believe our work will be stronger with input from people who bring different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. No-one is expected to represent specific groups, but to bring their full self, life experience and unique lens.

We can find ways to enable participation, including reimbursing appropriate travel expenses, considering caring responsibilities when scheduling, and using online video or conference calling to minimise time, cost and carbon emissions.

We will support you to participate as a board member whether you are based in Scotland, the UK or elsewhere.

Interested but not quite sure?

We also welcome informal conversations with anyone who would prefer to take a little longer to get to know us. Perhaps you would like to take some time to build your confidence, develop your understanding of board roles or the organisation/sector?

Any questions?

If you have questions or would like a brief exploratory chat before applying, please contact:

Sandra Gunn: chair@craftscotland.org
Irene Kernan, Director: irene@craftscotland.org

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Opportunity: Craft Directory – maker open call

Creative Carbon Scotland

Reach new craft audiences and join Craft Scotland’s online Craft Directory.

Our Craft Directory is the go-to destination for craft buyers, curators and media professionals who are passionate about supporting Scottish contemporary craft and looking for beautiful handmade objects.

Join the Craft Directory for £49 annually and showcase your practice to new audiences in Scotland and beyond.

Benefits:
  • A unique virtual portfolio for you to showcase your work.
  • Dedicated marketing support, including spotlights on our website, social media and press features.
  • A streamlined process for applying to Craft Scotland opportunities directly through your Maker Account.
  • Be a part of a vibrant community of makers and craft venues creating work in Scotland.
  • The Craft Scotland Selection Panel will now meet three times a year to review submitted applications.

Summer review deadline: midnight, Thursday 18 June 2023.

Craft Scotland is a registered charity. All income generated from the Craft Directory is reinvested back into our annual programme that supports makers and champions Scottish contemporary craft, including projects that connect local communities with craft.

Need help?

If you have any questions in relation to the Craft Directory or require technical assistance/support, the Craft Scotland team are happy to help. Please email: hello@craftscotland.org.

Please note, that Craft Destinations applications will re-open later this year.

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Opportunity: Apply for Collect 2024

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Craft Scotland is delighted to announce applications are now open for makers, who produce works of collectable contemporary craft, to be a part of our showcase at Collect 2024.

Craft Scotland is looking for makers who produce works of collectable contemporary craft with a demonstrable in-depth knowledge of materials, excellence in making (process and skill), and artistic vision.

Collect showcases makers who push the boundaries of their practice. The benefits for participating makers are wide-reaching with many makers receiving commissions at the fair, being invited to exhibit with commercial galleries, having work purchased for museum and private collections, and receiving considerable press and social media interest both before and during the fair.

Deadline for applications: 5pm, Tuesday 6 June 2023

For Collect, makers are expected to be categorised within the following materials/disciplines:

  • Art jewellery
  • Ceramics
  • Fibre/textiles
  • Furniture
  • Glass
  • Lacquer
  • Gold/silversmithing
  • Stone
  • Leather
  • Paper
  • Wood

Makers using digital technologies and modern materials within their work are expected to demonstrate that hand skill and craft knowledge is the lead component in both the concept and finished object.

Applications will not be accepted from makers presenting painting, drawing, graphic design, print making (on paper) or photography.

Individual pieces at Collect are to be sold across a range of price points from a minimum of £500. There is no limit on the maximum price. The average price point of a piece is typically several thousand pounds.

The presence of new and emerging talent is an essential aspect of keeping Collectrelevant and contemporary. We therefore encourage applications from makers who have not previously exhibited at Collect. If you think you might meet the criteria for the fair but would like to find out more, then we have prepared some frequently asked questions (FAQ), which can be found at the end of the application pack.

Additionally, if you are thinking about significantly developing your work in a new direction or making large scale, experimental work and you would like to discuss this in advance of applying, then please do get in touch. We will be holding Collect application surgeries, a 20-minute Zoom call with Jo Scott, Head of Programmes, between 10am and 5:30pm on Tuesday 16 May 2023. Register your place, booking essential as limited availability. Please book one slot only.

Eligibility criteria & selection process

You must:

  • Live and work in Scotland.
  • Produce works of collectable contemporary craft.
  • Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of materials, excellence in making (process and skill), and artistic vision.
  • Be categorised within the following materials/disciplines: art jewellery, ceramics, fibre/textiles, furniture, glass, lacquer, gold/silversmithing, stone, leather, paper and wood.
  • Not be represented by another commercial gallery at the fair.

A selection panel appointed by Craft Scotland will meet to review all applications to shortlist a group of makers. These makers are then required to be submitted to the Crafts Council’s Advisory Panel for final sign-off. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in early September 2023.

Craft Scotland selection panels are made up of national and international industry professionals, such as curators and producers, alongside members of the Craft Scotland team. Applications will be reviewed by the selection panel against published criteria and they will consider the overall group aesthetic and story.

The Craft Scotland selection panel for Collect 2024 will be confirmed in due course.​

Equal opportunities & access

Craft is culturally significant, essential to our economy and meaningful to our communities. Craft Scotland believes that everyone should have the opportunity to see, enjoy, learn about and participate in craft.

We are committed to equality and opposed to all forms of unfair discrimination. We welcome applications from underrepresented in the cultural sector: including but not limited to makers with lived experience of being Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and/or a Person of Colour, Refugee, D/deaf, Neurodivergent, Disabled, and/or LGBTQIA+.

We welcome applications from makers from all backgrounds.

Fees & costs

Successful makers will be required to pay a participation fee of £250 (this fee is towards the cost of the stand, administration, staffing and marketing/PR). This fee is due in October 2023 and may be paid as a lump sum or in three instalments (£85/October, £85/November and £80/December).

Craft Scotland will take 50% commission on individual sales up to £5,000 and 35% commission on the proportion over £5,000.

Craft Scotland will take 10% commission on sales made up to three months after the fair.

How to apply

Applicants should apply through the online application form.

Before starting your application, please be aware that you will need to gather some documents and information. We recommend you prepare your answers on a separate document before beginning your application form, to make sure you have a backup of your responses.

More information: https://www.craftscotland.org/community/opportunity/apply-collect-2024-craft-scotland

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Invitation: Energy Matters Creative Workshops

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As part of Alberta Ecotrust Foundation’s work in the area of energy poverty, we are working with our Artist in Residence, Shumaila Hemani, to explore energy poverty through artistic practice. We are so excited to invite you to Shumaila Hemani’s workshop series: Energy Matters. These series of three workshops aim to create a dialogue about energy accessibility.  

As a person who cares deeply about energy affordability and is eager to find more creative ways to make a change in your community, we invite you to become part of a collaborative process that harnesses the power of art to move others to action toward energy justice. In these fun and engaging workshops, you will have an opportunity to step back and explore how energy relates to you, your community, and your vision for the future. 

Read more about Shumaila and her work here: https://albertaecotrust.com/news/artist-as-changemaker-residence

If you are interested in attending, please email Shumaila Hemani (cc-ed here: shumaila.hemani@gmail.com) with your expression of interest, including the following information:  

i)  Name

ii) Position within the Organization

iii) Your Role in Addressing Energy Poverty

iv) A sentence or two about your interest in the workshop

Organizations are welcome to send more than one participant, so please feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues. Exact workshop schedule will be determined by a Doodle Poll sent to interested participants. 

The present series that will be held in May is supported by the Trico Changemakers residency and ICASC residency. Energy Matters Creative Workshops would not be possible without the generous support of these organizations.

If your organization are interested in supporting future Energy Matters workshops, please reach out to Shumaila (shumaila.hemani@gmail.com).

Conscient Podcast: e118 toilet – where does your shit go?

Conscient Podcast, podcasts, shit

Note : Une version en français de cet article est disponible sur : Français

(bell and breath)

where does your shit go?

(toilet flush 1)

where does your shit go?

(toilet flush 2)

where does your shit go?

(toilet flush 3)

where does your shit go?

(toilet flush 4)

where does your shit go?

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These four toilet flushes were recorded in Peterborough, Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario 

Thanks to the sanitary workers around the world who clean up our shit. 

I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this episode. (including all the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation and infrastructure that make this podcast possible).

My gesture of reciprocity for this episode is to the Ecology Ottawa.

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About the Concient Podcast from Claude Schryer

The conscient podcast / balado conscient is a series of conversations about art, conscience and the ecological crisis. This podcast is bilingual (in either English or French). The language of the guest determines the language of the podcast. Episode notes are translated but not individual interviews.

I started the conscient project in 2020 as a personal learning journey and knowledge sharing exercise. It has been rewarding, and sometimes surprising.

The term “conscient” is defined as “being aware of one’s surroundings, thoughts and motivations”. My touchstone for the podcast is episode 1, e01 terrified, based on an essay I wrote in May 2019, where I share my anxiety about the climate crisis and my belief that arts and culture can play a critical role in raising public awareness about environmental issues. The conscient podcast / balado conscient follows up on my http://simplesoundscapes.ca (2016-2019) project: 175, 3-minute audio and video field recordings that explore mindful listening.

season 1 (may – october 2020) : environmental awareness and action Season 1 (May to October 2020) explored how the arts contribute to environmental awareness and action. I produced 3 episodes in French and 15 in English. The episodes cover a wide range of content, including activism, impact measurement, gaming, arts funding, cross-sectoral collaborations, social justice, artistic practices, etc. Episodes 8 to 17 were recorded while I was at the Creative Climate Leadership USA course in Arizona in March 2020 (led by Julie”s Bicycle). Episode 18 is a compilation of highlights from these conversations.

season 2 (march – august 2021 ) : reality and ecological grief Season 2 (March 2021 ) explores the concept of reality and is about accepting reality, working through ecological grief and charting a path forward. The first episode of season 2 (e19 reality) mixes quotations from 28 authors with field recordings from simplesoundscapes and from my 1998 soundscape composition, Au dernier vivant les biens. One of my findings from this episode is that “I now see, and more importantly, I now feel in my bones, “the state of things as they actually exist”, without social filters or unsustainable stories blocking the way”. e19 reality touches upon 7 topics: our perception of reality, the possibility of human extinction, ecological anxiety and ecological grief, hope, arts, storytelling and the wisdom of indigenous cultures. The rest of season 2 features interviews with thought leaders about their responses and reactions to e19 reality.

season 3 (october 2021 – february 2022 ) : radical listening Season 3 was about radical listening : listening deeply without passing judgment, knowing the truth and filtering out the noise and opening attention to reality and responding to what needs to be done. The format is similar the first podcast format I did in 2016 with the simplesoundscapes project, which was to ‘speak my mind’ and ‘think out loud’. I start this season with a ‘soundscape composition’, e63 a case study (part 1) and e64 a case study (part 2), a bilingual speculative fiction radio play, set in an undergraduate university history seminar course called ‘History of 2021 in Canada’. It concluded with a soundscape composition ‘Winter Diary Revisited’.

season 4 (1 january – 31 december 2023) : sounding modernity

About

I’ve been retired from the Canada Council for the Arts since September 15, 2020 where I served as a senior strategic advisor in arts granting (2016-2020) and manager of the Inter-Arts Office (1999-2015). My focus in (quasi) retirement is environmental issues within my area of expertise in arts and culture, in particular in acoustic ecology. I”m open to become involved in projects that align with my values and that move forward environmental concerns. Feel free to email me for a conversation :

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Reorienting practice: The role of artists in the climate adaptation emergency

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Start: Thursday, June 01, 2023 • 4:00 PM • Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

End: Thursday, June 01, 2023 • 5:00 PM • Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

Virtual event: A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP

Host Contact Info:  info@scale-lesaut.ca

le français suit l’anglais

Thursday, June 1

Webinar, 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET 

With award-winning artist-researcher Dr. Jen Rae

About the event

Climate change poses challenges that are more severe and complex than anticipated, and existing systems and ways of thinking are poorly equipped to manage them. Finding new ways to collaborate, experiment, plan and shift the paradigm of climate emergency engagement and disaster resilience is an urgent matter. At the same time, the climate emergency presents the greatest threat to the arts and culture ecosystem. As practitioners, we are in a critical time that calls for us to reconsider how we might reorient our practices, bolster our capacities and voices to adapt to the challenges ahead, and how to untether from conventional ways of working within and across institutional structures. 

Join us on June 1st for an inspiring talk with Dr Jen Rae, where she will share experiences and lessons learned through Art House’s REFUGE – a multi-year transdisciplinary project exploring the role of artists and cultural institutions in times of climate catastrophe through multifaceted, context-specific disaster exercises. 

This event will be held in English. 

About the speaker

Dr Jen Rae is an award-winning artist-researcher of Métis and Scottish descent living on unceded Djaara Country, north of Melbourne, Australia. Her research-creation expertise is in the discursive field of contemporary environmental art and arts-based environmental communication. It is centered around cultural responses to climate change/emergency (a.k.a. ‘everything change’*), specifically the role of artists. Her work is engaged in discourses around food justice, disaster resilience and speculative futures predominantly articulated through transdisciplinary collaborative methodologies and community alliances. Jen creates and contributes to experimental multi-platform collaborative projects, including being a core artist of Arts House’s multi-year REFUGE project (2016-2022) – where artists, emergency service providers and communities work together to rehearse climate related emergencies and explore the impact of creativity in disaster preparedness. She is a co-founder of the Centre for Reworlding (C∞R), a collective of Indigenous, people of colour, settler and LGBTIQA2S+ artists, scientists, thinkers and change-makers with a track record of collaboratively working at the intersections of art, the climate emergency leadership, speculative futures and disaster resilience. 

Through their Creative Resilience Lab, events, workshops and projects the C∞R aims to bolster inclusive collaboration and creative leadership in climate emergency response and action. Jen is also a board member of the International Environmental Communication Association and the Creative Recovery Network (AUS).

www.jenraeis.com

www.centreforreworlding.com

Réorienter la pratique : le rôle des artistes dans l’urgence de l’adaptation au climat

Jeudi 1 avril

Webinaire, 4:00 -5:00 pm HAE

Avec artiste-chercheur primée Dr. Jen Rae

À propos de l’événement

Le changement climatique pose des défis plus graves et plus complexes que prévu, et les systèmes et modes de pensée existants sont mal équipés pour les gérer. Il est urgent de trouver de nouveaux moyens de collaborer, d’expérimenter, de planifier et de modifier le paradigme de l’engagement dans les situations d’urgence climatique et de la résilience aux catastrophes. Dans le même temps, l’urgence climatique représente la plus grande menace pour l’écosystème des arts et de la culture. En tant que praticiens, nous vivons une période critique qui nous appelle à reconsidérer la manière dont nous pouvons réorienter nos pratiques, renforcer nos capacités et nos voix pour nous adapter aux défis à venir, et comment nous détacher des méthodes conventionnelles de travail au sein et à travers les structures institutionnelles.

Rejoignez-nous le 1er juin pour une conférence inspirante de Dr. Jen Rae, au cours de laquelle elle partagera les expériences et les leçons tirées d’Art House’s REFUGE – un projet transdisciplinaire pluriannuel explorant le rôle des artistes et des institutions culturelles en période de catastrophe climatique par le biais d’exercices de désastre à multiples facettes et spécifiques au contexte.

Cet événement se déroulera en anglais.

À propos de l’orateur

Dr. Jen Rae est une artiste-chercheuse primée, d’origine métisse et écossaise, qui vit dans la région non cédée de Djaara, au nord de Melbourne, en Australie. Son expertise en matière de recherche-création se situe dans le domaine discursif de l’art environnemental contemporain et de la communication environnementale basée sur l’art. Elle se concentre sur les réponses culturelles au changement climatique/à l’urgence (alias “tout changement “*), et plus particulièrement sur le rôle des artistes. Son travail est engagé dans des discours sur la justice alimentaire, la résilience aux catastrophes et les futurs spéculatifs, principalement articulés à travers des méthodologies collaboratives transdisciplinaires et des alliances communautaires. Jen crée et contribue à des projets expérimentaux de collaboration multiplateforme, notamment en tant qu’artiste principale du projet pluriannuel REFUGE d’Arts House (2016-2022) – où les artistes, les fournisseurs de services d’urgence et les communautés travaillent ensemble pour répéter les urgences liées au climat et explorer l’impact de la créativité dans la préparation aux catastrophes. Elle est cofondatrice du Centre for Reworlding (C∞R), un collectif d’artistes autochtones, de personnes de couleur, de colons et de LGBTIQA2S+, de scientifiques, de penseurs et d’acteurs du changement ayant une expérience de travail collaboratif aux intersections de l’art, du leadership en matière d’urgence climatique, des futurs spéculatifs et de la résilience aux catastrophes.

Grâce à son laboratoire de résilience créative, ses événements, ses ateliers et ses projets, le C∞R vise à renforcer la collaboration inclusive et le leadership créatif dans la réponse et l’action en matière d’urgence climatique. Jen est également membre du conseil d’administration de l’International Environmental Communication Association et du Creative Recovery Network (AUS).

www.jenraeis.com

www.centreforreworlding.com

THE INDIGENOUS YOUTH, ART AND WATER INITIATIVE

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This initiative is the first phase of the Indigenous Water Allyship, a meaningful partnership between the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), the One Drop Foundation and partners from the private sector to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada by helping to improve living conditions and health through water and art. 

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The Indigenous Water Allyship is co-designed and implemented with, by and for First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth and their communities from 2023 to 2030. 

Its first phase, led by CIER, empowers Indigenous youth to express their voice and vision around water-related challenges through art and community-based approaches. The second phase is to develop a long-term program to improve living conditions and health in First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada through increased knowledge, leadership, and equitable access to safe water.

Are you interested in collaborating with Indigenous Youth to co-create impactful social art that promotes the significance of water? Are you open to exploring innovative collaborative efforts to challenge the current state of water issues in Canada, particularly those that disproportionately affect Indigenous communities?

The Indigenous Youth, Art and Water Initiative offers technical assistance and financial support of up to $50,000 for organizations interested or actively engaged in social art projects addressing water issues by Indigenous communities and collaborators.

For more information on this opportunity please contact: 

rterbasket@yourcier.org or tmckay@yourcier.org

Please submit your application by June 11, 2023!

CCTA 2023 Virtual Meetup

CCTA

Let’s meet!

Are you considering organizing an event for Climate Change Theatre Action 2023? Whether you have participated in CCTA before or are planning your first event, join us for the CCTA 2023 Virtual Meet-Up! Hear about the project, learn from previous participants, and get a chance to ask questions.

The Meet-Up will be hosted by Chantal Bilodeau and Julia Levine from the Arts & Climate Initiative, and Ian Garrett from the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts. Three previous organizers – Nassim Balestrini (Austria), Shana Bestock (U.S.), and Clare Preuss (Canada) – will present about their 2021 event, and discuss what worked and what didn’t.

Saturday, May 20
9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern
Online

RSVP NOW

This event is free but you must reserve in advance in order to receive the Zoom link. Running time is approximatively 75 minutes.