A series of creative workshops about surveillance, embodiment and photography
Calling all youth activists, community organizers and artists: we’re looking for young people to lend their expertise to a series of arts-based workshops this fall at Gallery 44, with the goal of better understanding youth experiences of surveillance, photography and privacy.
Are you:
- 14 to 18 years old?
- Interested in social justice and community engagement?
- Curious about developing visual literacy and creative art-making skills? (No former experience with art required!)
- Experienced in navigating technologies of surveillance both at school and in the wider world?
- Wanting to learn more about how art can contribute to public debates about photography, privacy and body image?
About the workshop series:
- Run for two hours on Wednesday afternoons at Gallery 44: centre for contemporary photography in downtown Toronto (4:30–6:30PM on Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Dec 3)
- Invite you to share your experiences of surveillance and self surveillance, with other young people, through image-based discussion groups
- Include time and materials to create images and artworks of your own
- Will be run by a team of educators and artists who want to learn more about the resistant potential of art making for young people
Includes:
- A $200 honorarium for your time ($50/session x 4 sessions), and refreshments at meetings.
- The opportunity to shape a multi year research project at York University
- Insight into how you and your peers navigate photography, privacy and the question of which bodies matter in society
- The chance to contribute to a podcast series and a free zine project created through the workshops
- A chance to connect with like-minded youth researchers across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
