A year in the Raymond House has already flown by! This artist residency has opened so many doors to beautiful relationships, memories, and collaborations. I have carefully organized a document outlining everything that has happened this year and it sure has me feeling proud of how far the project has come while one-third into the residency. Please read over the document below or download a copy to experience it full-screen!
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There was a time when I thought I was good at spreadsheets… and then I met Erin Mulcahy. Erin was the Arts Learning Programs Manager at The ACT for my first 6 months as Artistic Administrator and it was an invaluable time of learning for me. She has a way of holding space for others that I wish was a more normalized thing in upper-management for everyone on all teams everywhere…
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Portrait of Len Pierre
New Legacies
Seven months ago, with “an open heart and an open mind” as today’s featured creative would put it, I began an exciting new role as Associate Artistic Administrator at The ACT. I joined the team mid-exhibition during the incredibly impactful and thought-provoking Picturing Ourselves. As a portrait artist, myself, I took this portraiture exhibition as a sign from a greater power that I am in the right place at the right time…
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Illustration of Maple Ridge Leisure Centre
Spaces in Transition
March is behind us and so is much more organizing and planning for some BIG, exciting announcements I have in store. First off, in one month, on Mother’s Day Weekend (May 10th/May 11th) I will be participating in the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour. Since it lands on Mother’s Day, I will be offering a special deal of $50/portrait for portraits of mothers as gifts for the special day.
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Illustration: The ACT Arts Centre being loaded for dance season.
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It is really incredible how administrative the life of a working artist truly is. For every hour I produce artwork, there are usually two to three hours where I am planning, organizing, researching, and reaching out to folks I draw. After all, it is important that those featured understand the context and purpose to their being celebrated. If I were to subscribe to a Taylor Swift “era-esque” way of describing my creative career, I would definitely define this as my “collaboration era” above all others…
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The Act of Introduction
I couldn’t get started with Maple Ridge community storytelling without highlighting the incredible human who got me back into building local community here again in the past year…
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