The Resident Artist program is a 6 week program that further strengthens the artists instruction abilities, promotes their passion and shares their abilities with the community.
Stemming from the Artist in Residency Program, one artist is selected from the A.I.R Program to develop and instruct free workshops for the community at large to learn & enjoy.
The workshops will take place 3 times per year throughout Greater Forest Lawn. Led by IAACC’s Resident Artist, you could learn- how to express yourself through art or develop a new technique.
Follow IAACC social media or check back here to learn when the next workshops will take place.
Resident Artists
Vanessa
Vanessa is an emerging artist from Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg, MB) but has recently moved to Treaty 7 territory (Calgary, AB).
She has a background in Agricultural Sciences and has spent many years working with plants. She also spent some time being a millennial snowbird post graduation, escaping Canadian winters for more exciting climates in Asia, Europe, and Central America. The majority of her work is influenced by her love of plants and nature, her worldly travels, and her not-so-obvious Chinese cultural heritage.
Currently Vanessa is focused on natural dyeing, paper making, ceramics, and painting. She also strives to incorporate sustainability in her art through thrifting art supplies and using recycled materials whenever she can. Along with having the fantastic opportunity to participate in the IAACC and Fuse33 Artist Residency Sponsorship Program, she also is a recent Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient and will use this funding to study natural dyes over the summer.
Resident Artist Workshop
Learn how to capture the colours of nature by using garden grown flowers to create beautiful patterns on silk scarves. This two-hour intro workshop will go over which fabrics are appropriate for natural dyes, how to prepare fabrics for dyeing, and which natural materials to use to create your desired colours. Participants will be able to dye and take home their very own silk scarf!
To register email: residentartist@iaacc.ca