WEEKLY ART WORKSHOPS for people experiencing homelessness | ATELIERS D'ART HEBDOMADAIRE  pour les personnes  en situation d’itinérance
May
28
to Dec 31

WEEKLY ART WORKSHOPS for people experiencing homelessness | ATELIERS D'ART HEBDOMADAIRE pour les personnes en situation d’itinérance

🎨 Weekly Art Workshops for People Experiencing Homelessness

Join us every week for a fun and supportive art workshop designed especially for the homeless community. No experience needed – just bring your imagination!

 

🗓️ When: Every Tuesday

⏰ Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

📍 Where: Arts Court – 2 Daly Avenue

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Friendly and welcoming environment

  • All art supplies provided

  • Learn new skills and techniques

  • Express yourself through various art forms

  • Meet new friends and share your stories

WHY JOIN?:

  • Boost your confidence and self-esteem

  • Discover hidden talents

  • Enjoy a creative outlet

  • Take a break from daily challenges

Come and create with us!

🎨 Ateliers artistiques pour les personnes sans domicile fixe

Rejoignez-nous chaque semaine pour un atelier d'art amusant et positif conçu spécialement pour la communauté des sans-abri. Aucune expérience n'est nécessaire - il suffit d'apporter son imagination !

🗓️ Quand : Tous les mardis

⏰ Heure : 13h30 - 15h30

📍 Où : Cour des Arts - 2 Daly Avenue

AU PROGRAMME:

  • Un environnement convivial et accueillant

  • Toutes les fournitures artistiques fournies

  • Des collations et des boissons gratuites

  • L’apprentissage de nouvelles compétences et techniques

  • L’expression par diverses formes d’art

  • De nouvelles rencontres et des histoires à partager

POURQUOI PARTICIPER?:

  • Renforcez votre confiance en vous et votre estime de vous-même

  • Découvrez vos talents cachés

  • Profitez d’un exutoire créatif

  • Oubliez un moment vos défis du quotidien

Venez créer avec nous !

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Oct
11
to Jan 25

Give Me Shelter

The exhibition Give Me Shelter presents 12 artistic responses to the issue of housing insecurity and homelessness over the last few decades, featuring work by Canadian and international artists and architects. Focused on social practice and community activism, the participating artists propose a wide range of projects that shed light on this ever-pressing issue. Together, the works in the exhibition urge us to consider how we might create more equitable and compassionate systems that provide safe housing for all.

Give Me Shelter is the inaugural edition of SAW’s new triennial exhibition of art and activism.

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L'exposition Give Me Shelter présente 12 réponses artistiques à la question de l’insécurité du logement et de l'itinérance au cours des dernières décennies, mettant en avant des œuvres d'artistes et d'architectes canadiens et internationaux. Axée sur la pratique sociale et l'activisme communautaire, cette exposition propose un large éventail de projets qui éclairent ce problème crucial. Ensemble, les œuvres invitent à réfléchir sur la manière de créer des systèmes plus équitables et solidaires pour assurer un logement sûr pour toutes et tous.

Give Me Shelter est la première édition de la nouvelle exposition triennale d'art et d'activisme de SAW.

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Dec
21
to Feb 15

All Request Radio - Musical Improv Comedy

All Request Radio - Live on Location

When?

Monthly shows start at 8pm, doors open at 7:30pm.23, Dec 21, Jan 18

What?

In this “Top 40” style musical comedy show, performers rise to the challenge to create and perform lyrics based on audience song title suggestions and a playlist they’ve never heard!

1. Make up Top 40 song titles

2. Cheer the performers as they create song lyrics on the spot!

3. Profit! (Laughter)

Who?

The Velvet Duke and friends, the 9th Caller Singers... and You!

How?

AllRequestImprov.com for tickets and information

Where?

The Atelier Studio in Arts Court #Ottawa @artscourt

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Dec
31
to Jan 1

G L I T C H: Y2K NYE

get ready to party like it’s 1999 at GLITCH: Y2K NYE! 💿 👾 join us at Club SAW for a night of early 2000s nostalgia with an incredible lineup of queer talent and ring in the new year Y2K style 💫

jam out to beats by DJs Torin, Hug Mosh, and Sweet Morgane, spinning the hits that defined a generation 💎🎧 maybe you'll find your Y2K cutie under the neon lights and share a midnight kiss that's, like... totally hot ;-)

🌟 brace your mainframe for pixel-perfect drag performances from Denim (Canada’s Drag Race season 4), Mx. Capital Pride Edith Puthie, Peter Packer, Mx. Tique, and Karen Lisgays! along with the incredible drag, Torin will also be giving us a mesmermizing hula hooping performance to help end the year with a bang <3

& step into our Y2K marketplace and browse an amazing selection of queer treasures! Featuring: Sage & Steel, Victaurus' Cottage, A. J. L. Y. Artistry, [Insert Girl Name], and C Slack Design — offering everything hand-crafted brilliance!! upgrade your vibe and take home something iconic :-)

so Ottawa, break out your velour tracksuits, frosted tips, and glittery flip phones, and log into 2025! 💾💿 💻 GLITCH is the queer millennium fantasy: Y2K glam, throwback hits with a modern twist, and drag so good it’ll crash your system 🌐💅 don’t let your New Year buffer—this is the party you can’t miss!! see you on the dance floor, cyber cuties xo 💋🪩

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Dec
20
7:30 PM19:30

Wayward Improvised Theatre

Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience is doing one last show for Ottawa before it closes down forever. This is not a show you want to miss! An improvised family sitcom inspired by your favourites from the 80s and 90s! We're taking the things you loved about Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and other nostalgic TV shows, and giving them a modern Canadian spin. Each show features two episodes of an original sitcom, with YOU as the live studio audience.

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Dec
14
to Dec 15

Pique

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As the days grow colder, Pique winter edition is heating up the Arts Court with innovative music and arts presentations on December 14, 2024. The 15th edition of Ottawa’s signature underground art party brings together groundbreaking music, visual, and interdisciplinary artists for a building-wide festival at the Arts Court in downtown Ottawa. Experimental and underground music, media art installation, food and artisan vendors and more will be showcased across six stages and exhibition spaces.

After a sold out fall edition, Pique is back at the Arts Court on Saturday, December 14. Pique is all-ages. Tickets to Pique are pay-what-you-can. Suggested range of $35-65 includes taxes and fees.

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Dec
13
to Dec 14

90's DANCE PARTY: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS Edition

Get on the Vengabus, SUPER TASTE is taking you straight to the the decade of Titanic, Beverly Hills 90210 and Baby... One More Time! Hot off two sold out editions of Voulez-Vous Disco & New Wave Dance Party at Club SAW, we can't wait to bring our epic 90's DANCE PARTY to Ottawa for the first time on Friday December 13th. You better Spice Up Your Life... because All I Want for Christmas is you.

Whether the 90's is a distant memory or an era you wished you experienced, everyone can live their Clueless fantasy at 90's DANCE PARTY! From the Backstreet Boys to Lou Bega, and Ace of Base to Destiny's Child, we'll bring you the most unhinged high school dance party of your life. On December 13th, dress up in your favorite 90's getup to time travel to the decade of boy bands, old school r&b, grunge, eurodance and epic power ballads.  In the wise words of Aqua: Come on Barbie, let's go party!

DRESS CODE (suggested not obligatory): Everybody Dance Now! 90’s POP & HIP HOP

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Dec
10
7:00 PM19:00

Café Ex: Pixie Cram

Pixie Cram is an Ottawa-based film director, writer and media artist. A longstanding and key figure in Ottawa's active independent media arts community, Cram's inventive, searching works explore themes of identity, gender politics, history, women's rights, nature, and technology. Working in documentary, short drama, experimental, and animation modes, Cram's versatile and engaging work offers passionate, poetic explorations of everything from motherhood to childhood to Joan of Arc to the Cold War to midwifery. We are proud to present this remarkable collection of films, representing two decades of Pixie Cram's remarkably diverse, ever-evolving catalogue of cinematic expression.

Her films have screened at festivals and galleries across Canada and internationally, including Interfilm Berlin, Filmfest Dresden, Animafest Cyprus, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In addition to her own work, she works as a freelance videographer and editor.

The Canadian Film Institute is honoured to have Pixie Cram as the guest artist to open our 26th season of Café Ex.

Pixie Cram will attend the screening to introduce and discuss her films.

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Dec
10
6:00 PM18:00

Screenprinting 101 Workshop

In Screenprinting 101, learn the process of one-colour screenprinting (aka silkscreening) using the photo emulsion process. Use your own detailed artwork and print on paper or fabric material of your choice. Facilitated by artist-educator and Possible Worlds Co-Director Melanie Yugo.

Since 2006, thousands of participants have learned the process, possibilities and benefits of screenprinting (aka silkscreening or serigraphy) at Possible Worlds and through our collective Spins & Needles. We are frequently considered the leading educator in Ottawa-Gatineau for screenprinting education.

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Dec
9
6:00 PM18:00

GBV Art Show

Multi-media art event commemorating the 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence. Theme: Transformation. Performances include spoken word, music, dance, and visual art by youth and adults. Support the voices of local artists on the issue of gender-based violence and transformation.

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Dec
7
7:00 PM19:00

Maestro: Competitive Improv Comedy

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10 improv comedians compete for survival – and a cash prize!

Plus YOU - the audience - are the arbiters of who wins and who's eliminated until only one remains standing: the MAESTRO!

Every month WIT presents ten of Ottawa's virtuoso improv comedians for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions — but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO for the week and awarded the coveted Canadian five-dollar bill.

If you’ve never seen improv comedy at WIT, this is the show to catch.

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Dec
3
7:00 PM19:00

Jonah Yano

TEXTE, MISE EN SCÈNE, CONCEPTION ET DISTRIBUTION Stéphanie Morin-Robert

******Je ne suis pas sûre d'utiliser son design****

>>ADAPTATION DES CONCEPTIONS D’AUDIOS, D’ÉCLAIRAGES ET DES PROJECTIONS Jaymez OEIL EXTÉRIEUR Jocelyn Sioui TRADUCTION DU SPECTACLE ANGLOPHONE Faustin Lasnier, adapté par Stéphanie Morin-Robert

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Dec
2
7:30 PM19:30

Broadway Nights Ottawa

Join us on Monday, December 2nd for another inspiring musical theatre open mic and sing-along featuring Emma Chin as your host, Wendy Berkelaar on the keys and Pierre Huneault on the drums! 🥁 🎹

🎙Sign Up to sing onstage with our live band, or just come to enjoy the show! Enthusiastic cheerers and I’ll-sing-the-background-vocals-from-my-chair-ers are all welcome!

🎶 Choose a song from our list of over 300 beloved Broadway tunes, or bring any song you like by bringing your own sheet music




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Dec
1
to Dec 2

Tyler Hilton

From portraying Elvis Presley in Walk the Line and garnering a cult following as musician Chris Keller on the CW hit TV show One Tree Hill, to writing and touring with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Joe Cocker, Tyler Hilton has enjoyed an award-winning career spanning music, film and television.

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Dec
1
11:00 AM11:00

Community Sip & Swap

Here’s how it works:

* Gather your child/children’s gently used clothing

* On the day of the event you can bring your items! If you would like to donate before the event, coordinate with Natasha.plaskacz@gmail.com to organize a pick-up/drop off.

* Please ensure items are clean and free from rips and stains.

* If you have nothing to donate but need items, you are still welcome to take what you need!

* We will also have chai, coffee, water and light snacks.

* All unclaimed items will be donated to @minwaashinlodge

Our collective intentions are to make this initiative a recurring event for parents in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to have an accessible & integral space to browse for needed items without the stress of overly priced second hand items. We appreciate all donors and supporters of this initiative.


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Nov
30
7:00 PM19:00

Improv Double Feature: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience and Red Tape

Two improv shows for the price of one! This month's line up includes:

Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience

An improvised family sitcom inspired by your favourites from the 80s and 90s! We're taking the things you loved about Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and other nostalgic TV shows, and giving them a modern Canadian spin. Each show features two episodes of an original sitcom, with YOU as the live studio audience.

Red Tape

From: Communications

To: All Staff

(Le français suit)

Red Tape is an improv show with comedy as its mandate. It recognizes the important work done by Ottawa's largest employer and all of the good intentions, intricate bureaucracy and relentless fairness that go along with it.

We invite fans of Terry Falls, Parks & Recreation and The Thick of It to further increase their knowledge by exploring the resources available at Arts Court - Atelier from October to February at 7pm.

Peter Rogers - Director, Staff Morale

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De: Communications

A: Tout le personnel

Red Tape est un spectacle d’improvisation dont le mandat est la comédie. Il reconnaît le travail important accompli par le plus grand employeur d'Ottawa et toutes les bonnes intentions, la bureaucratie complexe et l'équité implacable qui l'accompagnent.

Nous invitons les fans de Terry Falls, Parks & Recreation et The Thick of It à approfondir davantage leurs connaissances en explorant les ressources disponibles à la Cour des Arts - Atelier d'octobre à février à 19h.

Peter Rogers - Directeur, moral du personnel

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Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7pm!


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Nov
30
7:00 PM19:00

Frisque Femme Producstion Presents Fall Follies Burlesque show

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Lets go back in time to the classic era of burlesque.

Join us for an evening like no other in the nation's capital!

Frisque Femme Productions Presents Fall Follies Saturday November 30th, 2024 at Arts Court!

A lavish show filled with big laughs, & stunning performers with opulent costumes.

Featuring local talent and two headliners from Philadelphia.

Headliners:

Goldi Fox

Mika Romantic

Cast:

Alister Sharp

BB Abundance

Belle Epoque

Kay Kalish

Kitty Kin-Evil

Sonya Lex

Summer Skye

Kitten:

Bickie Brulée

Saturday November 30th, 2024

Doors 7pm Show 8pm

Arts Court Ottawa

19+ Event

$35

Wheelchair Accessible please email frisquefemmeproductions@gmail.com

NO REFUNDS

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Nov
28
7:00 PM19:00

2024 Come Correct Competition presented by Pieces of Us

Pieces of Us – Season 3 Episode 10 – Come Correct Competition

Pieces of Us is an intimate space and a creative experience dedicated to artists looking to share their gifts and talents on a public platform. It is an environment where you can be your authentic self, think without boundaries, and connect & collaborate with others.

For our 2024 Season Finale, we are bringing back our annual "Come Correct" competition, celebrating Ottawa's incredible and diverse creative scene.

Through 3 exciting rounds, 12 artists will hit the stage competing for a cash prize and the chance to be crowned this year's "Come Correct" Champ!

This night promises to leave you entertained, inspired and in awe!

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Nov
27
6:00 PM18:00

Discover Ukraine: Explore Ukrainian Heritage & Contemporary Art

As the Carleton Ukrainian Students' Club, we are proud to present a special event dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich traditions of Ukrainian culture. The event will include:

- Modern and Traditional Ukrainian music performed by a live band

- A powerful photo exhibition by renowned Ukrainian photographers Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberovy

- Light snacks and refreshments

- Entry to participate in a lucky-draw giveaway*

All proceeds from this event will go toward helping combat medical Dima raise funds for a CASEVAC vehicle, essential for the safe evacuation of wounded soldiers from the frontlines. This is a unique chance to celebrate Ukraine's heritage, meet new friends, and make a real impact. Don't miss this opportunity to stand with Ukraine and contribute to a life-saving mission.

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Nov
27
6:00 PM18:00

Risograph 101 Workshop

Learn the basics of Risograph printing in this introductory workshop.

The workshop will begin with a brief overview of the print process, the resurgence of the Risograph machine within graphic art and design circles, and examples of work from international print artists. You'll then work with cut-outs, collages, drawings and text to experiment and create a collaborative art print with fellow participants you get to take home.. Participants also have the option of having their own 2-colour design printed after the workshop. Led by artist-educator and Possible Worlds Co-Director Melanie Yugo.

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Nov
26
6:00 PM18:00

Bookbinding Introductory Workshop

Explore the possibilities of the book form in this introductory workshop to bookbinding. 

We’ll begin with a brief overview of the history and current context of artists’ books, followed by examples of bookbinding methods, including saddle stitch, 3-hole pamphlet, and Japanese binding . Participants will then work on assembling their own books using each of these bookbinding methods, ready to take home with them at the end of the workshop. Led by artist-educator and Possible Worlds Co-Director Melanie Yugo.

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Nov
24
1:00 PM13:00

Cyanotypes: Printing with Nature Workshop

Whether you have an interest in photography-related media or unique artistic processes,  learn how to create one-of-a-kind cyanotype prints combining printing, photographic (light) processes, and nature.

Join visual artist and educator Emily Rose Michaud for an afternoon of hands-on cyanotype creation and experimentation. 

Cyanotype, also known as blueprint or sunprint, is a photographic print distinguished by its cyan blue colour. These prints are made by treating a surface (paper, textile, leather) with iron salts that react to UV light or sunlight.  

In this workshop, you’ll learn the basic principles and techniques for creating cyanotypes prints, from working with photosensitive mediums to developing and drying prints, as well as experimenting with different objects, surfaces and treatments such as lemon, salt and soap bubbles . 

Participants will take home their own cyanotype printed postcard, art prints and textile pieces.

All materials are included in the workshop fee, but participants are welcome to bring personal objects to create their image/print.

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Nov
21
to Nov 23

Series Dance 10 #52 / Takako Segawa

Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada is a 60-minute dance piece inspired from the theory that even the smallest flutter of a butterfly's wing ripples around the world to effect global change. The piece takes viewers on a journey through time and space, sharing echoes of Japanese culture that vibrates throughout Canada, and beyond.

The Echoes creation process started in 2020, featuring Takako Segawa as choreographer and solo dancer, co-performing with 3 taiko drummers and 1 soprano vocalist.


Choreographer/ performer Takako Segawa

Music composition, arrangement and additional composition, lead taiko Heidi Chan

Taiko drummer, some arrangements Kyoko Ogoda

Vocalist/vocal composition, taiko drummer/percussion Noriko Hashimoto

Taiko drummer Melisa Kamibayashi-Staples

Outside eye Michael Caldwell

Stage manager Miriam Benoy


Takako Segawa is an award-winning contemporary dancer who choreographs and performs worldwide. Born in Japan, Takako trained at London Contemporary Dance School, England, and toured Europe for several years before immigrating to Canada in 2011. Her recent pieces and collaborations fuse her Japanese heritage with western dance to create such works as Ky-ho buki, Yume-Iro, Rokuro (The Wheel), Life is a Paradox, and the film Sho ga nai. Takako also performs with Corpus theatre company in festivals throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America in such pieces as Flock of Flyers, Les moutons, Camping Royale, and Mukashishi. Active in the Ottawa community, Takako is a Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA International Team for a dance originating from her hometown of Kochi, Japan, and performs for events hosted by the Embassy of Japanese in Canada, the Ottawa Japanese Community Association and Cultural Centre (OJCA/OJCC), and Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association (JETAA). She has been profiled several times in Nikkei Voice, the Japanese-Canadian national newspaper, and was selected by the National Arts Centre (NAC) to post one of her Japanese Canadian pieces on “Capsule: A New Video Dance Series.


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Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada est une danse de 60 minutes qui s’inspire de la théorie selon laquelle le plus petit battement d’aile d’un papillon peut provoquer un changement qui a des répercussions à travers le monde. La pièce, qui entraîne le public dans le temps et l’espace, partage les échos de la culture japonaise qui résonnent partout au Canada et ailleurs.

La création d’Echoes a commencé en 2020. Takako Segawa, chorégraphe et danseuse soliste, a alors interprété conjointement la pièce avec trois percussionnistes taiko et une chanteuse soprano.


Choréographie/ interprète Takako Segawa

Composition musicale, arrangements et compositions additionnelles, taiko principale Heidi Chan

Tambour taiko, quelques arrangements Kyoko Ogoda

Vocalisation /composition vocale, interprétation de batterie taiko/percussions Noriko Hashimoto

Tambour Taiko Melisa Kamibayashi-Staples

Regard extérieu Michael Caldwell

Régie Miriam Benoy


Danseuse contemporaine primée, Takako Segawa chorégraphie et se produit dans le monde entier. Née au Japon, elle a reçu sa formation à la London Contemporary Dance School, en Angleterre. Elle a fait des tournées en Europe pendant plusieurs années avant d’immigrer au Canada en 2011. Ses récentes pièces et collaborations fusionnent son héritage japonais avec la danse occidentale pour créer des œuvres telles que Ky-ho buki, Yume-Iro, Rokuro (The Wheel), Life is a Paradox et le film Sho ga nai. Takako se produit également avec la Corpus Theatre Company dans des festivals en Europe, en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique du Nord, dans des pièces telles que Flock of Flyers, Les moutons, Camping Royale et Mukashishi. Active au sein du milieu artistique d’Ottawa, Takako est membre de la Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA International Team dont le mandat est de mettre en valeur une danse originaire de sa ville natale de Kochi, au Japon. Elle performe dans des événements organisés par l’ambassade du Japon au Canada, par la Ottawa Japanese Community Association and Cultural Centre (OJCA/OJCC), ainsi que la Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association (JETAA). On a parlé d’elle dans plusieurs articles parus dans le journal national canado-japonais Nikkei Voice. Le Centre national des arts (CNA) a sélectionné une de ses pièces canado-japonaises dans le cadre de la série Capsule: A New Video Dance Series.

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Nov
21
6:30 PM18:30

Group Chat Game Night

Join us for a special edition of GroupChat where we explore the world of gaming. In this interactive event, we’ll not only play a variety of games but also dive into a thought-provoking discussion on how gaming can inspire and be applied to artistic practice.

Gaming has become one of the most important cultural spaces today and for this group chat we have specially selected games for artists to try out. Whether you are brand new to gaming or an experienced gamer you will be interested.

Whether you’re a passionate gamer or simply curious about the creative potential of games, this is a space for you to connect with like-minded people and explore the intersection of tech, gaming and art.

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