The Women’s Centre is a resource, information and community centre for girls and women, and is located in Crescent Heights. We support women to access basic needs resources, to work for change on the issues that affect them, and to build community with other women. Bringing people together to connect is core to the work that we do. The pandemic has impacted our Centre’s ability to be together as a community. In …
Join us for a virtual workshop with Artist in Residence Julia Rose Sutherland for an engaging conversation about her artistic practice of making sugar glass and her piece “Npuinu “Corpse”. A how-to video detailing her process of making sugar glass used for the sculpture will accompany this workshop so stay tuned for the link! Watch …
Join us for a virtual workshop with Artist in Residence Claudia Chagoya to explore your creativity through lifecasting, a process of making small sculptures using common objects. Supplies that you’ll need include: toilet paper (less than a roll), water, a small brush, 3-5 objects to cast and optional glue. Claudia will also show you how …
1. Tell us a bit about yourself! I am a country musician and songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta. I’ve been told that if Kacey Musgraves and Meghan Trainor had a country-soul love-child, the result would be my music, and I take that as a huge compliment. I was fortunate to be named the Alberta Country …
1. Tell us about yourself! I’m a 60 year old artist, living in Calgary. I have been exploring the themes of disability, and coming to terms with it in my last few pieces of work. My favourite medium is encaustic, which is painting with melted beeswax, tree resin, and pigment paint. I’m a mom and …
Every season of the year, we partner with a local woman artist to bring arts and creativity to the Women’s Centre. This month we sat down with our Fall Artist in Residence Jackie Carrier to get to know her and learn her story! Jackie will be hosting a Dream Catcher Making Workshop at the Centre …
Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Mita. I’m a singer-songwriter. I moved to Calgary in 2014. I’ve always loved and dabbled in music, but I started performing more regularly around a year after I moved. How did you get started? I started writing songs as a child, just little jingles and choruses. …
Introducing Mita, our Summer Artist in Residence! Read More »
Warmer weather means new growth and new life, and we’re excited to introduce you to the amazing Artists in Residence who will be bringing new life and creativity to the Centre this season. We work with a different artist our group of artists every season of the year, and this season our Artists in Residence …
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