WATER WALK + WATER WEBS
Aspire to Action – GP Vanier Secondary: social art practices and activism with Grade 11 + 12 students guided by educators Kristie Keyworth + David Merrick
A day dedicated to raising awareness about water issues + politics:
- social art practice – walk for water
- inspiration – Comox Valley Art Gallery to tour of exhibition + community activations
- integrating – critical inquiry + dialogue onsite + art making
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students at CVAG, 2024. Image courtesy of Kristie Keyworth.
"Shifting Currents" Drop-In Interactive Zone - Compose a Love Letter to the Water, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
"Shifting Currents" Drop-In Interactive Zone - Watercolour | Sketch | Wordsmith, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs + "Water Webs" artwork, 2024. Image by Denise Lawson.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Webs" artwork, 2024. Image by Denise Lawson.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Webs" artwork, 2024. Image by Denise Lawson.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs + "Water Webs" artwork, 2024. Image by Denise Lawson.
GP Vanier Secondary - Aspire to Action students, "Water Walk" signs + "Water Webs" artwork, 2024. Image by Denise Lawson.
Evidence of the Aspire to Action students day of activation can be viewed in CVAG’s Hub Community Gallery until Saturday, May 25 at 5PM.
As part of CVAG’s RETURN TO WATER 2024 convergent program, Shifting Currents community collaborations feature art-based installations + events that shift the way in which we all consider water and how we engage with it. Thoughtful, playful, and experimental offerings instigate rethinking our current relationship with the Comox Valley Watershed.
IMAGE: GP Vanier Secondary – Aspire to Action students at CVAG, 2024. Image by Cassidy Gehmlich.
