This event takes place In-Person at Creative City Centre (1819 Cornwall Street).
\nD oors open at 6:30 PM\, and talks start promptly at 7:00 PM.
\nQuick &\; Dirty is a series of short artist talks by artists in the community. Talented artists that are involved in the Regina arts community will talk about their inspirations and creative processes in celebration of Culture Days. Artists will share how art and culture can impact Communi ty\, and how practicing art has changed their perceptions of Community.
\nParticipating Artists: Bree Tabin\, Jayden Thompson \, Sara McCreary\, Hallie Lang\, and Mahtab Ghasemi.
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Bree Tabin is an emergent multidisciplinary artist based in Treaty 4 territory\, working with printmaking\, sculpture\, and installation. Their work is embodied i n a variety of materials while exploring the connections between place\, l onging\, identity and continual play. Influenced by the rooted network of prairie arts and their personal history\, they make work that draws on sha red reminiscence and the longing for things that once were or could have b een. Maintaining parrhesia and queerness in their work\, Bree creates for expression of duality and the exploration of endless curiosity. Bree holds a bachelor of arts degree in visual arts with Distinction from the Univer sity of Regina.
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Jayden Thompson is a multidisciplinary artist based on Treaty 4 Territory in Regina\, Saskatchewan. They will be gradua ting with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Regina in Fa ll 2026 with a concentration in printmaking and photo-based art. In 2025\, they curated and presented their first solo exhibition titled\, My Queer Art on the UR Pride space at the U of R\, expressing her belonging to quee r art\, to the Queer community and offering vulnerability in a Queer space . Jayden allows for ambiguity within their artwork\, understanding it as b oth a personal necessity and a political position. Not all aspects are int ended to be translated\, some are held in ways that are felt\, rather than explained. Learn more about their work on Instagram @ jrt.arts
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Sara M. McCreary is a Mé\;tis and Scottish artist born and raised in Regina\, Saska tchewan\, whose home Mé\;tis community is Boggy Creek\, Manitoba. Sh e works primarily with textiles and stitching\, exploring Mé\;tis ma terial culture\, family\, and continuity. Her practice includes collaborat ive work in film\, photography\, sound\, and other media.
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Hallie Lang is a fourth-generation settler of Scottish and Ukrainian descent f rom rural southeastern Saskatchewan. A recent BFA graduate from the Univer sity of Regina\, she works primarily in ceramics and installation. Her pra ctice explores place\, inherited knowledge\, community structures\, system s of care\, and the labour behind everyday objects and practices. Drawing from rural life and domestic traditions\, she is interested in how knowled ge and relationships are carried through material and making. Learn more a bout their work on Instagram @ hml.studio
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Mahtab Ghasemi is an Iranian multidisciplinary ar tist based in Regina\, Canada. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the Un iversity of Regina and a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Handicrafts from the University of Art in Tehran\, with both degrees focused on ceramics. Her w ork has been exhibited in Iran\, Italy\, and Canada. Rooted in her Iranian identity\, her practice centres on Iran and the pursuit of freedom. Initi ally trained in ceramics\, she now works with jute twine\, fabric\, wood\, cardboard\, plastic panels\, painting\, text\, and protest slogans. She a lso uses her own body as a site for tattoo art and creates digital content to speak out about Iran. Shaped by the courage and defiance she has carri ed since childhood\, her work refuses silence and injustice. Through layer ed symbols and contrasting materials\, Ghasemi transforms personal and col lective experience into acts of resistance\, reflecting fearlessness\, res ilience\, and an unwavering commitment to freedom. Learn more about their work on Instagram @ moon_like_moonlight
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