Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
- Home
- Events + Workshops
- Weekends in the Studio! Symbols of Resilience with Batoolio
Weekends in the Studio! Symbols of Resilience with Batoolio
DATE: Saturday, November 9, 2024
TIME: 1pm- 4pm
LOCATION: 2nd floor, Education Studio
COST: Free with regular gallery admission and free for AWE members
Artists are encouraged to create their own poppy using historical material provided in the style of collage. To encourage conversation surrounding creation of art in the face of suffering. This activity will be available every Saturday throughout the month of November, and works in reference to Remembrance Day for Canadians, as well as using the symbol of Palestinian resistance, the poppy.
You’ll also have the option to glue your poppy to a pin to wear and take home!
Meet the Artist: Batoolio
Batool “Batoolio” Yahya is a self-taught Palestinian-Canadian artist who identifies with abstract expressionist, and Art Brut movements. She is known for her fantastical-like visual journeys sometimes described as confusing to the viewer. She is an activist who believes art is a necessary integration for vitality in community, and works in the community to uplift artists facing boundaries to success through her 2023/2024 ACHF-grant funded project, HeArt from the Streets (formerly “Colors of Resilience”).
Related Events + Workshops
Sun Nov 10
Workshop
Weekends in the Studio! Bobblehead Portraits with Favour Ememanka
November 10 | 1 pm - 4 pm
Sun Nov 17
Sun Nov 3
Workshop
Weekends in the Studio! FACE IT: drawing faces for beginners with Favour Ememanka
November 3 | 1 pm - 4 pm