Drawing workshop: InterconnectedWatershed, August 20, 2016.

Call for participation from the community: Come one and all! This is a drop in, all ages, free drawing workshop held outdoors, by the shores of the Gatineau River on Saturday, August 20. Materials provided. Facilitated by Emily Rose Michaud http://emilyrosemichaud.com/

Inspired by the power of water for bringing people together, this will be the first in a series of nomadic workshops that will travel throughout the region to communities of diverse ages, beliefs, cultures and identities to celebrate water, share stories and commemorate the bodies of water that have influenced our lives.

Participants will be invited to draw a map of a body of water that they know and love upon the surface of a cedar tile (don’t worry, we’ll
provide maps). The tiles will be arranged into a temporary mosaic upon the ground, the lines flowing into one another as an interactive puzzle for the piece to be played with and rearranged throughout the day — to pay homage to the role the power and presence the water has on our lives in a playful way.

This nomadic commemorative art installation is being made to acknowledge the waters and their influence in our lives; to raise awareness of issues that affect water quality and its future; and to create an opportunity for broad community-based dialogue on issues affecting water.

The collection of drawings will grow as they travel from community to community (from Maniwaki to Almonte). The final installation will culminate in an art exhibition at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte, Ontario, in March 2018.

This workshop is a part of Wakefest ARTS Festival 2016.

The workshop is a compliment to the exhibit InterconnectedWatershed, which runs August 19-September 23, 2016.