Soil Spirit Society is an intergenerational, land-based art project grounded in the Haudenosaunee/Anishinaabe Dish With One Spoon Treaty teachings and responsibilities. It is launching with a 3-year, multi-phase & multi-disciplinary project centering Indigenous and Black youth in a co-creative mentorship to leadership process.
We are currently seeking Indigenous & Black emerging artists 18-26
June - October 2018 (Year one) Soil Spirit Society:
Through Multi-disciplinary collaborative art jams youth will work with Elders and a range of artist mentors to explore the Dish with One Spoon treaty, intersections of experiences, ancestor knowledge, land-based relationships including food and medicine planting and growing, and multi-disciplinary art creation.
Multi-disciplinary collaborative jams
Healing practices including plant based medicine teachings
Intergenerational conversations about the past, present and future
Land-based urban food growing techniques
Artistic mentorship, sustainable artist livelihoods
For more information contact Jamaias@childrenspeacetheatre.org
Public Intergenerational Gatherings to share knowledge:
Art Magic
Saturday May 12: Artful healing practices facilitated by Zainab Amadahy and Duane Hall
Planting Weekend
June 2 and 3: Teachings on Indigenous Treaties with Multi-disciplinary artist and performer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory Ange Loft, and Planting Protocols with Wyandot Tradition Keeper Catherine Taomesre Tammaro
Water Talks Gathering
Saturday July 7:
Harvest Protocols & Dish with One Spoon Treaty Teachings
September TBD
More about Soil, Spirit, Society
With generous funding from Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council we are co-developing with young BIPoC emerging artists and Elders a holistic Intergenerational Arts and Land Connection Residency, for BIPoC young artists focused on land based arts practice that explores and deepens relationship to self, others and society; A Village Matrix Governance Model to ensure young artists maintain governance and direction of the future of the Youth Arts Space at CPT; and Community Medicine Gardens that will invite the community to engage in some critical conversations and participate in gatherings that will centre the three guiding touchstones of our project, Soil, Spirit and Society.
Soil Spirit Society calls on community to consider our connections and relationships to land, our own spiritual selves and our communities. We will be engaging a group of young Indigenous and Black people to co-create and collaborate on curriculum that will examine intersections of experiences, ancestor knowledge, land based relationships including food and medicine planting and growing, and multi-disciplinary art creation. Our first year will involve open community gatherings and invitational youth jams that will include teachings about Treaties, Haudenosaunee planting protocols, water, medicine and healing, and invite people into conversations that centre Soil, Spirit and Society. Our second year will centre the collaboration with youth on curriculum and build on open community engagement and gatherings. Our third year will be determined by the second year youth.
We are currently seeking Indigenous & Black emerging artists 18-26
June - October 2018 (Year one) Soil Spirit Society:
Through Multi-disciplinary collaborative art jams youth will work with Elders and a range of artist mentors to explore the Dish with One Spoon treaty, intersections of experiences, ancestor knowledge, land-based relationships including food and medicine planting and growing, and multi-disciplinary art creation.
Multi-disciplinary collaborative jams
Healing practices including plant based medicine teachings
Intergenerational conversations about the past, present and future
Land-based urban food growing techniques
Artistic mentorship, sustainable artist livelihoods
For more information contact Jamaias@childrenspeacetheatre.org
Public Intergenerational Gatherings to share knowledge:
Art Magic
Saturday May 12: Artful healing practices facilitated by Zainab Amadahy and Duane Hall
Planting Weekend
June 2 and 3: Teachings on Indigenous Treaties with Multi-disciplinary artist and performer from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory Ange Loft, and Planting Protocols with Wyandot Tradition Keeper Catherine Taomesre Tammaro
Water Talks Gathering
Saturday July 7:
Harvest Protocols & Dish with One Spoon Treaty Teachings
September TBD
More about Soil, Spirit, Society
With generous funding from Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council we are co-developing with young BIPoC emerging artists and Elders a holistic Intergenerational Arts and Land Connection Residency, for BIPoC young artists focused on land based arts practice that explores and deepens relationship to self, others and society; A Village Matrix Governance Model to ensure young artists maintain governance and direction of the future of the Youth Arts Space at CPT; and Community Medicine Gardens that will invite the community to engage in some critical conversations and participate in gatherings that will centre the three guiding touchstones of our project, Soil, Spirit and Society.
Soil Spirit Society calls on community to consider our connections and relationships to land, our own spiritual selves and our communities. We will be engaging a group of young Indigenous and Black people to co-create and collaborate on curriculum that will examine intersections of experiences, ancestor knowledge, land based relationships including food and medicine planting and growing, and multi-disciplinary art creation. Our first year will involve open community gatherings and invitational youth jams that will include teachings about Treaties, Haudenosaunee planting protocols, water, medicine and healing, and invite people into conversations that centre Soil, Spirit and Society. Our second year will centre the collaboration with youth on curriculum and build on open community engagement and gatherings. Our third year will be determined by the second year youth.
