Upcoming Events

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What are maps? What do they tell us? What do they tell us about ourselves? Our communities?

Come ask these questions with me June 17-24 in Elgin, Illinois. ShawnT Stone and I will be installing and premiering a new work, sponsored by Side Street Studio Arts and Going Dutch.

GOING DUTCH RESIDENCY CALENDAR

Sunday, August 18

3-5 pm
Elgin History Museum
360 Park Street

Paper, Print, and Map Making Workshop!

Going Dutch is an artist residency series organized by Side Street Studio Arts of Elgin, IL that is a celebration of the female and nonbinary voice in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. The Museum is welcoming these artists into our space as they create an exhibition based around shared community stories sparked by old maps.

This workshop will teach the basics of paper and print making. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy or wet!

Stay after the workshop for the Roadmaps Exhibition, featuring art by our collaborators.

Monday, August 19

12-2 pm
Elgin History Museum
360 Park Street

Mapping Ourstories: At this workshop participants will engage in storytelling, conversation, and map rendering. Maps of Elgin will serve as a catalyst for discourse and activities centered around change, memories, and identifying landmarks in our town which hold meaning. Facilitators will consider art and its relationship to cartography- both in the artistry of mapmaking and the ways maps shape our own creative and thought processes. We will consider how maps have changed over time, and how we see those changes reflected in ourselves and our community.

Saturday, August 24

7 pm
Side Street Studio Arts
15 Ziegler Court

A dance performance event featuring Christine Hands and ShawnT Stone, the audience will be moved through space and time as maps of Elgin, Illinois are used to uncover history, tell stories, and ultimately connect with community while asking the essential questions: Where are we? How did we get here? Where are we going?

Contact Me if you have any questions!