You can try your hand at remaking the world without having to take to the streets.
The Salmon Arm Arts Centre is holding a Virtual Protest Poster Party on Thursday, April 30 at 11 a.m.
It鈥檚 part of the Resistance, Revolution and Protest exhibition that couldn鈥檛 be held at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tracey Kutschker, director/curator at the arts centre, explains the exhibition was scheduled to open on April 3 and included Bachelor of Fine Arts students from Thompson Rivers University.
鈥淔ortunately, we had already done a poster workshop with some students at Okanagan College for an installation of protest posters as part of the exhibition, so we had some materials with which to discuss the art of protest,鈥� said Kutschker in an email. 鈥淲hen we were still planning on a live exhibition, we were hoping to gather all the posters on the last day of the show and do a march downtown protesting everything. Then all this happened鈥�.鈥�
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She said an online Zoom protest then seemed appropriate, as it鈥檚 still important for people to protest for what they want.
鈥淚n fact it鈥檚 more important than ever because we have a chance to remake the world. A lot of people have noticed that capitalism wasn鈥檛 working for everyone, so here we are in a shutdown economy wondering how to take care of each other. What a great time to talk about solutions.鈥�
Kutschker also did two interviews: one with Louise Wallace-Richmond, the other with Professor Tim Walters. Both are on the Facebook page, both talk about protest in this age and during this pandemic.
Also on the page is a video featuring Kutschker helping viewers make a poster.
Those who wish to participate at 11 a.m. on Thursday must email info@salmonarmartscentre for an invitation.
鈥淲e鈥檒l show all our posters, take a few screen shots, then take turns talking about the issues we are passionate about,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ne can sign in for just a few minutes to show off their poster, or stay and have a discussion with others.鈥�
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