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Graffiti Reframed is calling on youth artists and downtown businesses to collaborate in creating a window display of graffiti/mural artwork as part of the National Youth Arts Week events, May 1-7.
The exhibition provides business owners the opportunity to commission a 15” x 20” piece that promotes their business or a mural design they would like to see in the community.
The work will be created on illustration board so it can be easily displayed in a variety of window settings.
There is no charge to participate—the materials will be provided– and no money will exchange hands.
“The exhibition aims to utilize graffiti/murals in a positive way and to build artists’ and business owners’ capacity to commission art work. Not everyone is familiar with the commissioning process but it is a key component in entrepreneurship” says Jude Ortiz, NORDIK Research Coordinator and a visual artist.
An information session and a series of professional development workshops support the culture and business communities’ engagement.
A closing reception, open to the public, will be held on May 8 where all the pieces will be displayed.
“The exhibition will provide the opportunity to gather feedback about graffiti/mural making as a promotional tool and the experience of commissioning a piece, as well as discuss new learnings, attitudes, and behaviours about graffiti, its role in community identity and place making” says Elizabeth Cooke, action researcher for the Graffiti Reframed project.
To register or for further details see our Exhibition Call at http://www.nordikinstitute.
Graffiti Reframed
Graffiti Reframed is a collaborative research project between the Sault Ste. Marie and Area Arts Council and NORDIK Institute, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
The project brings together a diversity of people, including youth, and organizations to gain a broad based understanding of graffiti and investigates whether building artistic capacity impacts youth identity.
It also creates opportunities for engagement and employment in the creative economy, fosters community pride, place-making and tourism opportunities.
For more information go to: http://www.nordikinstitute.com/archives/project/graffiti-reframed-2
NORDIK Institute
The NORDIK Institute is Algoma University’s community based research institute.
It is committed to further developing research capacity by working closely with its community partners and providing mentoring to new researchers.
To date, it has completed over ninety research projects at the local, regional, and national levels, and currently has many research projects underway.
For more information go to: http://www.nordikinstitute.com/
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