Dirt-based Crayon Making Workshop

Evergreen is a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities to build a healthier future for people and our planet.

Evergreen

A hands-on workshop to study soil as a complex material that tells stories of places and times, use locally sourced dirt to make wax crayons

Evergreen Brick Works

Led by multidisciplinary artist Dana Prieto, this hands-on workshop will study soil as a complex material that tells us vital stories of the places and times we are immersed in. Soil is always multiple, as it holds various forms of life, colors, smells, pigments, textures, chemicals, and histories. How does soil remember our times?We will use locally sourced dirt-derived materials to create a series of wax crayons that participants can take with them at the end of the event. Everyone is welcome, and no experience is needed to attend.NOTE: Children who attend must be accompanied by and adultSHEEEP school is an experimental creative and learning space located in T’karonto. We focus on expanding critical spatial practices by developing collaborative art, design and educational projects with communities and grassroots organizations across the city.-About DanaDana is an artist, educator, and researcher based in Tkaronto. Her practice examines personal and collective relations with colonial structures through a careful attention to the ground, and the different forms of living and dying within it. She studied education, architecture, and ceramics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has a Master of Visual Studies from University of Toronto. Her work has been presented in national and international galleries, public spaces, and informal cultural venues. Dana is a co-founder and educator at SHEEEPschool, a research associate for Finding Flowers project, and the coordinator of the podcast "Sounds Like Land." - SHEEEP school IG: @sheeep.school- Dana IG: <a href="" title="" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@dana___prieto</a>- Website: <a href="http://sheeep.school/" title="http://sheeep.school/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">sheeep.school</a> / <a href="http://www.danaprieto.com/" title="http://www.danaprieto.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.danaprieto.com</a> *To ensure this opportunity remains accessible to everyone, we have a limited number of free accessible tickets available. Please email <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/explore-the-colours-of-nature-and-our-kitchen-tickets-1247392056219?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/explore-the-colours-of-nature-and-our-kitchen-tickets-1247392056219?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">festivals_activations@evergreen.ca</a> to inquire about free tickets.Evergreen is a national charity and all proceeds from your ticket purchase go towards supporting great public programming and ensuring more people have access to nature in our cities. Learn more at Evergreen.ca

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