Depository Park is a workshop for visual artists and creative thinkers, in which participants will develop a responsive archive of Odell Park in Fredericton, NB.
During a one-day intensive workshop, Depository Park will see a variety of immersive experiences intended to promote the activity of observation and response. Using Odell Park as a departure point, participants will develop an archive of reflections— a collective depository of images, text, and memorabilia that speaks to participants’ relationship to urban nature.
Registration cost is $12 for non-members / $10 for members and students. All materials will be provided. Prior to the workshop, participants will receive readings and an information pamphlet prepared by workshop leader. A potluck lunch will be shared, please let us know if you have any food allergies/intolerance or dietary restrictions.
Space is limited, please register by e-mailing info@connexionarc.org before March 3rd, 2018.
About the Artist
D’Arcy Wilson (MFA University of Calgary ’08, BFA Mount Allison University ’05) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work probes ecological angst and anxiety through the lens of Settler culture, often considering Western Culture’s fraught relationship with wildlife. D’Arcy has collaborated with wildlife rehabilitation centers, natural history museums, school choirs, and more. She has participated in numerous artist residencies and exhibitions across Canada. In 2016 she initiated and curated Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival; a festival of performance art in Corner Brook, NL. D’Arcy is based in Corner Brook, where she is Assistant Professor in the Visual Arts Program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus.
Twitter: @thememorialist
Facebook: D’Arcy Wilson
Depository Park is produced with the support of the province of New Brunswick, the Canada Council for the Arts, and our community partners.