Cultural AdaptaTIONS
RADICAL REIMAGINING
SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION

Symposium Exhibition
September 14th to October 16th 2021
The symposium and exhibition will explore radical reimagining of land relations and the role of the arts in disrupting the status quo.
Please join us to create a current snapshot of our arts and culture communities.
schedule of events:
Cultural Planning Roundtable - Sept 14@6pm @gallery/youtube
Cindy Elliott, City of Powell River Councillor - Arts and Culture Portfolio
Tara O'Donnell, City of Powell River Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture
Laura Love & Joelle Sevigny, Powell River Historical Museum and Archives
Watery Methodologies Talk with Emma Morgan-Thorpe,
Sept 21@1pm @gallery/youtube
Collective Wading, with Dr Jeremy Buhay
Sept 23, 10:30am, @Teeskwat river access
ArtRaven Family Program on art and the environment,
7 sessions, various locations, tba
Eco Costumes - 1 to 3pm at The Art Centre on October 16th
Arts Roundtable - Galleries and Art Collectives
October @ gallery/zoom
@ The Art Centre Public Gallery
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 5pm
September 14th to October 16th
Arts and Environment Media Reel
Live|Stream Soundbath Installation
qathet Flag Jam
Postcard Vision project
Tla’amin Place Name Project with PRHMA and Tla’amin Nation
Artists of qathet Colouring Pages
Public Engagement Focus
● How would you actively engage, support and champion the arts & culture sector as a key player in the sustainability charter, green recovery and climate action?
○ How can we do this together?
● How are we creatively responding to stressors in our environment?
ie. pandemic, sea level rise, housing, etc.
○ Creative think tank addressing environmental and social issues
○ Input on approaches that disrupt contested landscapes
● How can the arts and culture sector support decolonization and reconciliation ideas and actions with the Tla’amin Nation and Indigenous People?
○ How can we do this together?
● What is our cultural ecosystem?
○ Place making a current snapshot of our diverse creative community
○ Land relations, dialogue and discussions
○ Ideas around healthy ecosystems and management