BIPOC-CA: A series of Discoveries Workshops

This project “A Series of Discoveries” is a pilot of two streams of workshops to be held in the province of British Columbia, primarily in the greater Vancouver/lower mainland area, to explore issues of psychological and physical safety as a BIPOC creative. BIPOC artists and creators have faced systematic barriers that take away the freedom to create and share art freely.

The BIPOC Creative Association aims to dismantle those barriers and create space and opportunity for Black and Indigenous artists to create with reduced/no barriers.

To do this, we are creating Black and Indigenous centered spaces that will serve on two fronts: as a place for Black and Indigenous artists to seek barrier-free programming that supports them in community building and artistic growth; and as a gathering space for the collective to plan and execute our creative pursuits. This workshop series will contribute to both objectives.

In these next four weeks we will be running the first stream of workshops, with our facilitator Palesa Koitsioe. They will be hosting the psychological and physical safety portion of the full project. Palesa is a Life and Leadership Coach, as well as the Project Coordinator for BIPOC-CA.

MASKS ARE MANDATORY, please follow the guidelines provided on the day by the BIPOC-CA team.

services offered on site:

*child care will be available to those who need it

*there are washrooms on site, washrooms are also wheelchair accessible

*some light refreshments will be offered

*a licensed therapist will be on site for any one-on-one needs