Thu, Sep 12
|The Jamii Hub
Thursday Creating - Painting Nights
Led by Blessyl Buan Exploring "Kapwa" through painting
Time & Location
Sep 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Jamii Hub, 264 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5A 4J6, Canada
About the Event
FREE | ALL AGES* | NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
This workshop welcomes all with endless opportunities for self-discovery!
Multi-disciplinary artist Blessyl Buan’s visual art draws inspiration from Philippine Indigenous traditions and the concept of "Kapwa" – the intricate interplay between Self, Community, Nature, and the Cosmos.
Join Blessyl for a creative painting class that promises to be engaging and inspiring, offering participants a unique opportunity to explore these profound themes through hands-on artistic expression. You will begin with embodied movement to connect to the Land and transfer that energy into drawing and acrylic painting: Dive into a world of colors and strokes, letting your inner artist run wild on the canvas. Next you will write down what you wish to see in the future for the collective and for yourself, weaving this intention into painting. As you create, you will learn the intricate art and tradition of the Banig (Philippine Mat)…