Grow Art 2010,
the Sustainable Natural Art Program

Artists Working with Local Communities

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with MOPARRC (Means of Production Artist Raw Resource Collective ), is pleased to announce GROW ART, the Sustainable Natural Art Program.

MOPARRC artists will be using material grown in the garden in the creation of ephemeral works with community members at the Means of Production Community Garden in China Creek Park.

Sharon Kallis will use her experience working with natural ephemera to create collaborative, materials-based installations. Lori Weidenhammer's apicultural installations and bee-centric performances merge citizen science, agriculture and folklore with performative actions. In a merge of art with archive, Lois Klassen will invite community gardeners and artists to record what is remarkable in their gardens using her mobile documentation machine called the Garden Gnomad.

Working Site: Means of Production Community Garden in North China Creek Park, at the corner of St. Catherines Street and East 6th Avenue. Located in central Vancouver, in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, The Means of Production Garden was developed by the City of Vancouver, Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA), and lead artist Oliver Kellhammer in 2002 with a mandate to grow materials for artists' use.

Workshops, Installations and Celebrations with MOPARRC
MOPARRC will be collaborating with the members of the Second Site collective to create some new installations and workshops. Stay tuned for more details and check http://moparrc.wordpress.com/ for updates.

     

Flickr photo links:

• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157620157509233/
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157620255725380/
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157618453271899/
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157618106157636/
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157615814673953/
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/sets/72157615814379517
• flickr.com/photos/sharonkallis/collections/72157613826131665/
• flickr.com/photos/22557852@N07/sets/72157614095642790/
• flickr.com/photos/22557852@N07/sets/72157614356499536/

Sharon Kallis will use her experience working with natural ephemera to create collaborative, materials-based installations. Lori Weidenhammer's apicultural installations and bee-centric performances merge citizen science, agriculture and folklore with performative actions. In a merge of art with archive, Lois Klassen will invite community gardeners and artists to record what is remarkable in their gardens using her mobile documentation machine called the Garden Gnomad.

MOPARRC wishes to thank the Arts and Culture Office, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Mount Pleasant Community Centre, Grunt Gallery, the Environmental Youth Alliance, and the Canada Council.