The Conversation will be a unique gathering for people from diverse walks of life. It will be a great opportunity after the Pandemic to get together and explore how we connect with or disconnect from others who are different from us. How do we work in tandem with others? How do we listen and discuss respectfully in order to collaborate on a project? In our polarized world, how do we respond to extreme positions nudging against each other?
The Conversation will be an opportunity for participants to share, create, play and connect. Different activities led by facilitator, poet and visual artist Nadia Chaney will guide the group to create a sense of trust to create community. Nadia will use wisdom and humour to draw a path for the day to evolve. Visual artist Marisa Gallemit will share aspects of her path in art making. Hopefully, it will motivate collaboration projects and a sense of curiosity in others.
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Schedule:
10 AM
Coffee, tea, hot water and refreshments
10:15 AM
Introduction, presentation of facilitator and speaker
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Morning activity led by facilitator Nadia Chaney
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Presentation by Marissa Gallemit
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch catered by Le Petit Kiwi
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Afternoon activities led by facilitator Nadia Chaney
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Wrap up of the event, conclusions, steps forward
4 PM
End of the event
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Lunch: Provided by Le Petit Kiwi
Location: The Studio of the Ottawa Art Gallery (ground floor on 10 Daly Street)
This project is possible thanks to an Equity and Inclusion in the Arts Fund from the City of Ottawa; an endowment from The Ottawa Arts Council; a partnership with the Ottawa Art Gallery; and special thanks to private sponsors who believed in it.
