Start date: Friday, October 8 2021.
Schedule:
On Friday, October 8, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Resource person: communications@vac.ca
Location: Loft Gallery
Description:
The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington is pleased to present the next iteration of our ongoing Loft Space project, Public Space, with a participatory installation by Sahar Te featuring Tosca Terán. Terán invites the public to participate in learning how to grow your own mushrooms with household items. Community members and the general public are invited to contribute to Te’s larger project which will see the Loft space transformed into a growing Oyster mushroom incubator. In this workshop Terán will introduce participants to the fantastic potential of mycelium for collaboration at the intersection of art and science. Participants will learn how to cultivate mycelium affordably towards use as a bio-material and/or food, while also having the option to add towards the project’s larger site-specific installation of edible, free, and takeable Oyster mushrooms until November 7. Participants will be introduced to sterile and non-sterile techniques, suggestions and inspirations for working with various armatures (3D printed, hand-knit/crocheted, wood structures, etc), as well as sculpting and forming with mycelium as a demonstration. Mycelium can be used in industrial design, art, fashion, architecture - the possibilities are seemingly endless! This workshop is suitable for ages 12+. Participants are encouraged to bring their own clean cardboard for workshop materials.
Available: Full
Price: $0.00 Taxes waived
Required age: 12+ on the day of the activity
Notes: What are we asking visitors to do: Self-assess before visiting. If you are feeling unwell, please stay at home. Sign in at the front desk. Wear a mask during your visit to help protect each other. If you don’t have your own, we’re happy to provide one when you arrive. Visitors must maintain a physical distance of 2 metres; we will indicate capacity limits at the entrance to each room and exhibition space. Please be mindful of the narrow stairwells leading to the Loft Gallery and the studios. Proof of full COVID 19 vaccination
Prerequisites: Proof of full COVID 19 vaccination. This workshop is suitable for ages 12+.
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