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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 Importance of HOME
December 9, 2009 in Arts Review, Commentary | Tags: gallery gachet, lisa walker | by J Peachy | Leave a comment
On our show last nite we interviewed Lisa Walker an artist from Gallery Gachet. She talked about her exhibition: Migration Patterns. It so happens that we had a deep discussion about the experience of home. It made me realize how important the word ‘home’ is.
When we speak about homelessness, its really more sophisticated than housing and a roof over ones head. Its about a feeling of safety, emotion, love, creativity, free play and all the beautiful things in the world. Many take for granted the meaning of ‘HOME’. For those that don’t have it, its a void they likely don’t know how to fill. They find other ways to achieve it, however it is not sustainable or something they believe is under their control.
I recall a time in my life where there was much consternation, I somehow found myself back home. It became a place where free childhood memories came to mind, there were other ones (maybe not so nice) too. However, the feeling of peace associated with it still seemed to overcome. It became about simplicity in a complicated time in my life, it was grounding when I was lost in the clouds and it was a trusted life raft in what I perceived were oceans of despair.
It really saddens me that many do not get to have this feeling of safety, this respite from a scattered world. People deserve the feeling of home, no matter what their circumstances or the poor choices they may have made in the past. Home is a part of human nature and ‘HOME’ lessness is a word that is bigger than we really have come to believe it is. It is difficult yet important work to give everyone the chance at having the feeling of HOME.
Lisa Walker’s exhibit: Migration Patterns runs until January 3, 2010 at Gallery Gachet
J Peachy
Visual Artist and Creative Catalyst
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