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9:00 - 9:15
Auditorium:
Welcome!
Lobby/Hall:
URBAN IMAGINARIES #1: Wall of Cooperation
Discussion around the question "what is cooperation within a community?"
9:15 - 10:00
Auditorium:
SOWING MACHINES
Panel with A7G to learn from Indigenous creators about their approach to sustainable slow-fashion.
10:00 - 10:55
Lobby/Hall:
URBAN IMAGINARIES #2: Wall of Intention
Discussion around the question "what does it mean for art to work with intention within and for a community?"
Auditorium:
UNSUNG SPACES
Panel on what we can learn from artist-run and artist-centred spaces, and how can artists best advocate for themselves and our invaluable creative hubs.
Drama Room:
HUMAN DIGITAL STRATEGY
This informative presentation will demystify an approach to digital strategic planning that puts people first, not technology.
11:00 - 12:00
Backstage:
An inter-disciplinary roundtable discussion and networking opportunity for artists to identify specific challenges or obstacles they face in their practice.
Greenhouse:
BRIDGING SCIENCE X ART With Valérie Chartrand
and Dr. Heather Kharouba
Engage in a cross-disciplinary discussion about the decline of insect populations due to climate change, habitat loss and introduced species.
12:00 - 12:45
Lobby/Hall:
Lunch and Networking
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URBAN IMAGINARIES #3: Wall of Care
Discussion around the question "what is care within a community?"
Auditorium:
BIODATA SONIFICATION
12:50 - 14:00
Auditorium:
Presentation examining MDE’s global movement, and how these approaches towards the climate crisis can be transposed into other creative disciplines.
14:00 - 15:00
Backstrage:
Artist Talk with XAVIOR KAYVON
This session will identify the intersections between community identity, art-making, and solidarity through celebrating our diverse histories within Ottawa.
Drama Room:
URBAN IMAGINARIES #4: Workshop
Participants will develop prototypes using the prompt: “How the arts community can contribute to the local community, which can be seen as a garden, promoting cooperation, intention and care, through their art?”
15:00 - 16:00
Auditorium:
To end the day, we will hear from creative entrepreneurs and community-enthusiasts who will pitch their ideas and project proposals that respond to the topics and challenges addressed in this year’s Conference.