by Liam Kearns | Jul 23, 2022 | Artist Brigade, Commission
This piece was a commissioned piece that came out of The Artist Part field trip as part of this year’s Artist Brigade. Artist Statement The inspiration for this project came from the Greenhouse event in 2021 where I was moved by the power of names shared by a...
by Shane | Dec 19, 2021 | Artist Brigade, Front Line Action
Designed as an antidote to the die-in’s that have become a regular protest, Imagine-In was a way to use the power of the youth climate movement as visionaries into a world they want to inhabit. Four hundred signs were made and personalized for the Climate March in...
by Shane | Dec 18, 2021 | Artist Brigade, Front Line Action
In the fall of 2019, Greta Thunberg had agreed to speak at a rally where 15 Canadian kids were announcing their lawsuit suing the federal government for policy that aligned with a livable future. Large crowds were anticipated. Sherry Yano from David Suzuki Foundation...
by Shane | Dec 7, 2021 | Artist Brigade, Commission
Dakota Bear Sanctuary, an ancient forest in traditional and unceded Skwxwú7mesh territory on the Sunshine Coast, has been threatened with logging for the last decade. In August 2020, The Only Animal brought the Artist Brigade there, and unleashed a hive of artistic...
by Shane | Oct 6, 2021 | Artist Brigade, Front Line Action, Mentoring
Everyone is affected by climate crisis. But those under 25 are known as Generation Hot, because their entire lives will be shaped by global warming. Global youth protest is the new face of the climate movement. These youth are keen to innovate the tired motifs of...
by Shane | Sep 23, 2021 | Artist Brigade, Basic Training, Mentoring, Mentoring - This Year
Greenhouse was a 2-day paid intensive for a cohort of 100 local artists across disciplines who brought together a diversity of climate experiences. Held outside in small groups at UBC Botanical Gardens, Greenhouse was a place to tend to the growth of ideas and...
