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In the first post-Olympic version of Sound Therapy Radio - ‘Art of the Mind’, we explored two unique community based art projects.
1) Kickstart: Arts, Culture and Disability
Geoffrey McMurchy, the Artistic Director of Kickstart joined us for a discussion about the organization and its projects.
Kickstart’s mission is to produce and present works by artists with disabilities and to promote artistic excellence among artists with disabilities working in a variety of disciplines.
Co-Curator Bernadine Fox and Artist Afuwa Granger talk about their upcoming show HEROES
Check out some of the programs during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games at http://www.kickstart-arts.ca/
2): Riley Park Stories
Lisa G and Lisa W told about a new project in Vancouver’s Riley Park. With the theme ‘history of place’ the artists work with the community collecting personal stories. These stories will be shared here in the form of text, photographs and videos.
http://rileyparkstories.blogspot.com/
Also in studio, musical guest Natalie Edward and Avy Crowchild with her worldwide radio debut.
Original Broadcast: Monday March 1 @ 7pm Pacific
Below is the archived episode, it may take a moment to load.
Part 1 (30 mins)
Part 2 (30 mins)
The Cost is too High not to Love.
February 25, 2010 in Arts Review, Commentary, Show Broadcasts, The Artist Lounge - Show Broadcasts | Tags: adaline, CJSF 90.1 FM, homeless vancouver, homelessness marathon, J Peachy, montana king, olympic tent village, red tent, redtents.org, the cost is too high not to love, tuesday night live, w2 culture and media house | by J Peachy | 1 comment
The Cost is too High not to Love - Adaline
On Tuesday Feb 23rd, CJSF had our Homelessness Marathon broadcast segment. The guests included; Montana King a local artist, as well as musicians Rick, Star and Derek all from the Olympic tent village on East Hastings. The conversations were intimate, engaging and entertaining. Rick, a true performer sang his heart out; you could feel the love for his new-found musical friends. Star who is 17 and who had been homeless for four years, struck me as someone who has already gone through the life experience of a 40-year old, she was mature, articulate and reflective. Derek, from Montreal filled the room with his rock star voice.
Montana, someone who I knew peripherally, blew me away with her words; she was captivating in describing her life experience. She had talked about the concept of the two worlds and how people should be left to live their lives, but respect and dignity is something everyone should have. One of the most memorable lines from her was “If you don’t ever fall in love with a flower, as an artist you will never ever learn to paint, love really doesn’t cost a thing”. The parallels to the human experience is stark, really if we can’t find a way to love and value other’s lives how can we live our own with any sense of value.
Adaline, who was a musical co-host and inspired by the event, captured this in a song she wrote only hours before our broadcast, “The Cost is too High not to Love”
The real cost of homelessness is peoples lives. A home is a safe psychological place as well as a physical one and everybody has a right to both. In essence it’s as much about compassion as it is about construction.
jp
If you wish to understand more and take action on homelessness in this county, go to redtents.org for ideas.
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