Art project for women builds community spirit while raising awareness about women’s issues
Nanaimo Women’s Centre, with the help of artists from the community, offered women and girls the opportunity to create art in a project called herArt. The purpose of the project was to build community connections—among and between girls and women—through access to art education and creative expression.
Workshops took place during the last weeks of April and into the beginning of May 2012. The Nanaimo Women’s Centre provided the materials, space, and participants, and local artists volunteered to give workshops using their own particular methods and approaches.
herArt concludes this weekend—on Saturday May 19—with a public exhibition and performances at Nanaimo Centre Stage.
We speak with Bonnie Catterson, who is helping a group of women write and stage an original play.
