Springboard Performance’s containR Art Park will be teaming up with Antyx and The Alex to commission murals and writing from emerging Calgary artists. Artists will have the opportunity to paint a collaborative mural on the side of a shipping container at containR Art Park and bloggers will capture the process through their own words and experiences.
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containR brought to you by Springboard Performance does not condone the intolerance actualized through defacing of a BLM mural on our site. In the wake of this vandalism, our vision remains to connect communities through art and creative ideas. This includes many murals that express the perspectives of the community and the times, which in the wake of 2020 includes a number of BLM inspired murals. Art and artists can play an important part in a civic discussion, and can offer expressions of art that can synthesize complicated realities through the art itself, that can surprise, reflect, provoke and inspire the community.
Read MoreThe slight chill in the air and the cold mornings, announcing the arrival of fall, has all of us believing that summer is over. That may be so, but containR is not ready yet to close its doors! The next two weeks are filled with movie nights, an Afro-Cuban dance workshop by Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre and a pop up event curated by Arts Commons. Bring a blanket and/or a thick sweater and join us for the last bit of summer.
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The Zero Waste Market is an all-day market and showcase produced by Plastic-Free YYC and Springboard Performance that aims to raise awareness of our growing plastic problem and promote a zero-waste lifestyle. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with organizations and businesses across Calgary who promote zero-waste living and sustainability. Local zero-waste businesses will sell various sustainable products at the market, and non-profit organizations will share interactive exhibits focused on raising awareness and enacting sustainable social change.
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The artistic process is more often than not exponential. The blank canvas is paralyzing. Hesitantly, the artist starts big, avoiding the nitty-gritty details and daunting aspects of the piece. The pace is quickened as a sense of ease fills the artist. Then, it becomes impossible to separate artist and canvas - creation is now a necessity.
On this final week, Daniel moves faster than ever before. The reveal party is approaching, so there’s a deadline to meet. A thunderstorm earlier in the week pushes us back a day, so the entire schedule is shifted so that every day from Saturday to Wednesday is a painting day. Temperatures soar into the high 20s and low 30s, with no shade to cover. Still, each day Daniel shows up and paints for as long as he can.
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In participating in this project, I felt wildly out of my comfort zone. I had never worked in journalism let alone wrote a blog. Even though Kate had never worked on a mural or even with spray paint before I envied her calm and easygoing nature. Over the course of three weeks, she created a beautiful and provocative piece of art and I am grateful to have been a part of that process.
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Throughout this process, it became clear to me that I can look at one piece of art and see an array of different interpretations. What do you see? What do you feel?
Two weeks ago, when asking Jax what he hopes to provoke with his art, he told me:
“I hope to change people’s thoughts or perceptions in some way, even if I don’t know exactly what it is.”