In Partnership with Kent Harrison Arts Council, Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture Presents: Nothing Without UsNovember 7th – December 6th Ranger Station Art Gallery98 Rockwell Dr, Harrison Hot Springs, BCGallery Hours:Weekdays 10am – 4pmWeekends 12pm-4pm So many times, decisions are made for persons who identify as living with a disability without their input. Our community […]
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To Stop and Not Slow Down: Creative Practices (or, Lack Thereof) During Chaotic Times by sb. smith
Sometimes, it’s all we can do to spend a whole afternoon lying on the floor. Especially this year. Between a pandemic, episodes of climate chaos, political and social instability, civil unrest, and the like, us creative types have a lot to process and incorporate into our work. It’s no wonder, with how “on fire” our […]
10×5: Art & Disability An Artist Talk 2020
Registration is now open! Click The Link Below! https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/10-x-5-art-disability-an-artist-talk-tickets-121428023487 In participation with BC Culture Days and ARTIVISM: Sex + The Unheard, Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture presents: 10×5 Artist Talk: Art and Disability Sunday October 25th, 2020. 1:30pm – 3:00pm This event is an artist talk featuring 10 artists based in British Columbia who identify […]
This World, Stalled by Mildred Grace German
A pandemia. The world is in chaos. Is the world paused? I was in my room thinking of the world outside. Paused. This World, Stalled. I asked, “What is STILL? When and where and why STILL? Why stay still?” Because the killings do not stop.The killings of our human rights defenders, journalists, cultural workers, […]
Feature Artist of The Week: Trevor Buddin
Artist Bio Trevor Buddin has been creating outstanding art pieces since elementary school. Throughout his school years, Trevor was inspired by colours and how they blend to tell a story on a canvas of life. The weekend prior to the accident he had enrolled in art classes at Emily Carr and was excited to pursue […]
Artist Development Grant Mentor Meeting
As part of being awarded our Geoff McMurchy Artist Development Grant, Kickstart arranges a one time meeting with an Artist/Mentor in your field of practice. We are thrilled to have been able to arrange a meeting with Kagan Goh’s requested Mentor, Tetsuro Shigematsu. Kagan has been kind enough to share this experience with our community, […]
2020 AGM Announcement
Kickstart invites you to join us for our 2020 Annual General Meeting All current and potential members welcome! WHEN: Monday September 28th at 6pm – 8pm WHERE: Zoom (a link will be emailed to you one week prior) HOW TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/8b1FhifxggKgd3BP7 ASL and Closed Caption will be provided. Our AGM is an opportunity for members to […]
Inseparable: The Creative Life During Times of Crisis
A Submission By Sandra Yuen MacKay During the last few months of the pandemic, I’ve felt a sense of loss, despondency and separation from others. As a person with mental illness, these feelings were exaggerated and accompanied by fear and obsessive thinking. I couldn’t teach and exhibitions were cancelled. I also developed tendonitis in my […]
Feature Artist Of The Week: Sandra Yuen MacKay
Artist Bio Sandra Yuen MacKay has dealt with barriers, stigma and mental health issues. She has painted for most of her adult life. Her medium is mainly acrylic painting and her content includes florals, city scenes and abstracts. Creativity is her passion and a key to her health and wellness. She attended the Emily Carr […]
GIMP NATION by Andrew Vallance
Realwheels’ community artists have been creating original scene work, monologues, rap, spoken word, and choral pieces, integrating musical elements mixed together to create mash-up compositions that support stories rooted in the disability experience.