{"id":66818,"date":"2021-10-27T17:13:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=66818"},"modified":"2021-10-31T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T21:34:19","slug":"art-expo-explores-dislocation-and-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/art-expo-explores-dislocation-and-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Art expo explores dislocation and resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does visual art find a home in a conference about affordable housing?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, the team at BC's Housing Central always gives conference delegates a different way of exploring the issues by showcasing the incredible talent among individuals accessing affordable housing and\/or experiencing homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66825\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66825\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66825\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/edzy_edzed_Alleylike_2020_inkwood_24x32_edited.jpg\" alt=\"Edzy Edzed, 'Alleylike'\" width=\"300\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/edzy_edzed_Alleylike_2020_inkwood_24x32_edited.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/edzy_edzed_Alleylike_2020_inkwood_24x32_edited-162x215.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-66825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edzy Edzed, 'Alleylike' - Over the past few years, artist Edzy Edzed has focused on a series of ink sketches on wood depicting scenes in the alleys of the DTES<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year, like 2020, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.housingcentral.ca\/sites\/Conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Housing Central Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will take place online from November 15-17. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.housingcentral.ca\/SITES\/Conference\/More\/Art_Expo\/Conference\/Pages\/More\/Art_Expo.aspx?hkey=a3af97a4-7d32-4628-b7a9-0c3669f65a8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Art Expo,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officially launched October 27 and is available now to view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curator <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/robismith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robi Smith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Arts and Culture Co-ordinator with The City of Port Coquitlam, says this year's theme of dislocation and resilience, \u201cstems from the lived experience of the artists, many of whom are pushed to the margins because of differences in physical or mental ability, poverty, mental illness, homelessness, addictions or systemic racism.\u201d She notes that for a lot of artists, \u201cmaking art is a way for them to escape inner demons, restore a sense of self, heal towards resilience and find joy through the act of creation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a listen as Robi Smith shares her passion for the artists and their work in a conversation with reporter Sandy Goldman.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_66823\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66823\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66823\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aldewood_Resilience_edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nina Aldewood, 'Resilience'\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aldewood_Resilience_edited.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Aldewood_Resilience_edited-267x215.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-66823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">'Resilience' by Nina Aldewood - \"Being a therapeutic tool for me, I use my art to connect with the world around me\", says the artist.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does visual art find a home in a conference about affordable housing?\u00a0 Well, the team at BC&#8217;s Housing Central always gives conference delegates a different way of exploring the issues by showcasing the incredible talent among individuals accessing affordable housing and\/or experiencing homelessness. 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