Fwd: Terroir info
meghan rosner
urban cloth project: Terroir
Terroir weaves together First Nation gathering traditions, early settler agricultural methods and contemporary environmental art practices, through shared investigations for urban cloth production.
Terroir means a sense of place. It is the sum of the effects that the local environment - geography, geology and climate - can have on a product created from the land. In wine making, Terroir refers to the land imparting a unique quality to the grapes grown specific to that growing site. So, what are the plants that grow here for fibre?
Join Us! From spring 2014 - spring 2015, join artists Sharon Kallis, Tracy Williams, and Mirae Rosner to investigate fibre plants through cultivation, gathering, processing, and exploring movement in the outdoors.
Dance in the Outdoors
Dance with us in different gardens through-out the spring, summer and fall. Explore connections between labour, land and community as the growing season inspires our dances. Ongoing sessions will lead towards participatory performances linking place & local materials. Wear movement friendly footwear, sun hat or rain gear. Open to all. Contact Mirae for more information: mirae...@gmail.com.
Wednesdays 6-8 PM in June
June 4 Means of Production Garden (Corner of E. 6th and St. Catherines)
June 11 Hastings Urban Farm (58 West Hastings St.)
June 18 Means of Production Garden
June 25 Hastings Urban Farm
Spring Foraging
Join us for locating, foraging and processing spring fibre plants. Wear closed toe shoes, bring leather garden gloves and clippers if you have them. We will be gathering and processing blackberry stocks for fibre research. Each day we will meet at our designated location and forage in the area for gathering local invasive plants. ( tools/gloves provided) Trouble finding us? Call Sharon at 604-363-0220.
Tuesdays 6-8.30 PM
May 20 Strathcona Park Fieldhouse (857 Malkin Ave. near Hawks)
June 3 Means of Production Garden (corner of E. 6th and St. Catherines)
June 10 Strathcona Park Fieldhouse
June 17 Means of Production Garden
June 24 Trillium North Park (580 Malkin at Thornton meet at Thornton St., sports field entrance)
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-- Best, Mirae