Please be aware that FEMeeting 2024 Workshops & Tours are exclusively available to FEMeeting participants. Kindly sign up for only one workshop or tour for Thursday, June 27 (password to access the registration was included in the respective email), so that all participants can access one of these activities.
Workshops
Workshop 1: Waawiiatanong Forever with Art Windsor Essex
When: June 23rd from 1:30pm -4:30pm
Where: Meet us in the main lobby of The School of Creative Arts Armouries at 1:15pm, then walk over to Art Windsor Essex 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON
Limit: 40 participants
Join Julie Rae Tucker and Ostoro Petahtegoose for a FEMeeting tour and workshop at Art Windsor Essex, 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON, on June 23rd from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.
Julie Rae Tucker, the co-curator of Art Windsor Essex, will lead a tour of “Welcome to Waawiiatanong Forever,” a photography and postcard project celebrating the representation of women and two-spirit folks and their families in our community. The project aims to showcase the rich diversity of Indigeneity, featuring community members alongside street signs bearing their nation’s name or significant locations in the Windsor area.
Following the tour, artist Ostoro Petahtegoose will lead an art workshop where FEMeeting participants can create unique jewelry pendants or earrings using sustainably harvested pine needles and wax thread.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-tour-and-workshop-waawiiatanong-forever-with-art-windsor-essex/
Workshop 2: OpenStreetMap 101-Unleashing the Power of Community Mapping
When: June 26th from 4:30pm -6:30pm
Where: Meet Lauren Hedges in the main lobby of The School of Creative Arts Armouries at 4:15pm, then walk over to Windsor Hackforge Community Centre, located at 300 Ouellette Ave suite 210, Windsor, ON.
Limit: 12 participants
Do you ever wonder where online map data comes from?
Join Lauren Hedges, Managing Director of Windsor Hackforge, for a FEMeeting workshop on June 26th from 4:30pm -6:30pm at Windsor Hackforge Community Centre, located at 300 Ouellette Ave suite 210, Windsor, ON.
If you’ve ever used apps or services such as Strava, Pokemon Go!, Snapchat, or Garmin, you might have noticed that they don’t always agree with Google Maps. Why is that, and where do these other apps get their geodata?
Enter OpenStreetMap (or OSM), “the wikipedia of maps.” Featuring free-to-use crowdsourced data, this project offers information natural and man-made geographic features, and is used to build countless other applications that are accessed by thousands of people every day. In this workshop, attendees will be introduced to history and logic of OSM, and will learn the basics of desktop contribution. Regardless of where you’re from, during this session you’ll have the chance to verify and update map data relating to your own community.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops. Wifi is available.
No food or drink in the studio.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-workshop-openstreetmap-101-unleashing-the-power-of-community-mapping/
Workshop 3: Extracting and Capturing Hyperlocal Colour – A Botanical Contact Printing Workshop
When: June 27th, 10 am—12 pm AND 3:30-5 pm. (participants need to attend both sessions.)
Where: Meet at, Alan Wildeman Centre for Creative, located at 360 Freedom Way, directly east of the School of Creative Arts Armouries
Limit: 20 participants
Want to make botanical prints?
Join artists Jodi Green and Lisa Sylvestre for a FEMeeting workshop on June 27th at the University of Windsor’s Alan Wildeman Centre for Creative, located at 360 Freedom Way, directly east of the School of Creative Arts Armouries. This two-part workshop will run from 10 am—12 pm EST and 3:30-5 pm.
In a hands-on workshop, artists Lisa Sylvestre and Jodi Green will lead participants through extracting and capturing colour from locally gathered plant material. Participants will learn how to secure lasting botanical impressions on fabric using two fixative methods.
There is no food or drink in the studio.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-workshop-extracting-and-capturing-hyperlocal-colour-a-botanical-contact-printing-workshop/
Workshop 4: Plankton Painting with Jess Holz
Workshop 1: June 27th, 3:00 pm—4:30 pm EST
Workshop 2: June 27th, 5:30 pm—7:30 pm EST
(participants only need to register for one session.)
Where: Meet at, INCUBATOR Art Lab Studio, located at 144 University Ave W.
Limit: 9 participants/session
Want to Paint with Plankton?
Join Jess Holz for a FEMeeting workshop on June 27th at the INCUBATOR Art Lab Studio, located at 144 University Ave W. There will be two separate plankton painting sessions: Session one will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Session two will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please only sign up for one- both timeslots are the same workshop.
In this experimental photography workshop led by artist and scientist Jess Holz, participants will create ‘paintings’ using microscopic plankton collected from ponds in the Windsor area. Participants will use a microscope and software to make videos similar to timelapse photography. At the decisive moment, participants will snap photos of the trails created by these microscopic creatures, which will be uploaded to https://www.flickr.com/photos/planktonpainting. Jess considers these images to be automatic drawings or paintings, as the plankton creates the marks and composition, all happening within a millimetre or less. Chronophotography allows us to see these creatures’ ‘footprints’; instead of a giant footprint in the dirt, there is a small squiggle. Participants will learn the operation of the microscope and the basic identification of microscopic pond life while getting a fascinating glimpse into their dynamic behaviour, such as the helical paths of flagellates and the water currents generated by rotifers as they feed.
There is no food or drink in the studio.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-workshop-plankton-painting-with-jess-holz/
TOURS
Tour 1: Ojibway Nature Centre and Prairie Complex
When: June 27th, 10 am-1:30 pm
Departure from Armouries Main Lobby School of Creative Arts to Ojibway: First Bus pick up at 10 am sharp!
Departure from Ojibway Nature Centre to School of Creative Arts: Return pick up at 1:45 pm sharp!
Limit: 30 participants
Join the Ojibway Nature Centre and the Indigenous Youth Circle for a FEMeeting Tour of the Ojibway Nature Centre and Prairie Complex from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 27th. Learn about the park’s acres of pin oak forest, savannah, tall grass prairie habitats, creatures, and Indigenous histories. Participants will hike the prairie trails with Indigenous Youth Circle guides, learn about the Ojibway Nature Centre and its ecology, and observe some creatures living there during a special creature feature. Healthy snacks will be provided.
*Please note the walking trails are designed with wood chip-covered paths.
Participants should bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, a hat, and a bagged lunch.
Participants are to gather in the Main Lobby of the School of Creative Arts Armouries Building at 9:45 a.m. The bus will depart at 10 a.m.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-tour-ojibway-nature-centre-and-prairie-complex/
Tour 2: Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre
When: June 27th, Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Departure from Armouries Main Lobby School of Creative Arts to FREC: First Bus pick up at 10:30am
Departure from FREC to School of Creative Arts: Second pick up at 12:30pm
Limit: 40 participants
Join the University of Windsor’s Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre for a FEMeeting Tour on Thursday, June 27, time TBA. Learn about the centre’s various uses, including research on water quality issues and captive breeding for endangered fish using mesocosm. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the facility and enjoy an animal show and tell. Healthy snacks will be provided.
* Participants should bring a bagged lunch and water.
Participants are to gather in the Main Lobby of the School of Creative Arts Armouries Building at 10:15 a.m. The bus will depart at 10:30 a.m. sharp.
Link here for more information and to register: https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-tour-freshwater-restoration-ecology-centre/
Tour 3: Creative Ecologies at JEM Farms
When: June 27, 2024
Departure from Armouries Main Lobby School of Creative Arts to JEM Farms: Bus pick up 4:30pm sharp!
Departure from JEM Farms to School of Creative Arts: Return pick up 8:00 pm sharp
Limit: 19 participants
Join JEM Farms on Thursday, June 27th from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm for a Creative Ecologies Workshop. This event is sponsored by the SMArt Communications and INCUBATOR Art Lab initiative at the University of Windsor, and it invites students and FEMeeting delegates to explore how creative practices can build new relationships with local ecosystems and ecological interactions. In partnership with JEM Farms, participants will experience an agricultural scavenger hunt and various drawing activities.
Participants are to gather in the Main Lobby of the School of Creative Arts Armouries Building at 4:15 pm, and the bus will depart at 4:30 pm.
Link here for more information and to register:https://incubatorartlab.com/femeeting-tour-creative-ecologies-with-jem-farm/
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