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SUMMARY:Stories from Home: A Storytelling and Making Circle
LOCATION:Downtown Branch\nDowntown Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join the MacLaren Centre for a storytelling circle exploring i
 deas of housing\, migration\, and what exactly makes a place a home.\nhttp
 s://barrielibrary.libnet.info/event/9114700
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Hosted by the MacLaren Centre at our downt
 own location\, these are central themes from the forthcoming fall exhibiti
 on House for Sale by Innisfil-based artist-duo Dmitry Gretsky and Eugenia 
 Kats. While sharing stories amongst the group\, participants will also wor
 k together to help make one of the exhibition&rsquo\;s central installatio
 ns\, Black Grass.</p>\n<p>Participants will receive a story prompt that wi
 ll inform the stories that are shared and discussion that follows. This un
 ique activity is an opportunity to meet new people\, express yourself\, re
 flect on current local realities\, and learn from the experience of others
 .</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>About the artists behind Black Grass:</strong></
 p>\n<p>Dmitry Gretsky and Eugenia Kats are an artist duo who have been wor
 king in collaboration for more than a decade. They received their MFA in 1
 995 and have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards\, including 
 the Kress Project Award (Georgia Museum of Art\, US) and the Pollock-Krasn
 er Grant (New York\, NY). They have also been shortlisted for the Kingston
  Prize (Canada)\, the S. Kuryokhin Award\, and they have been longlisted t
 wice for the Kandinsky Art Prize. Their works can be found in many signifi
 cant institutions\, as well as in private collections. Additionally\, Gret
 sky and Kats have actively participated in various Art Fairs\, notably Vie
 nna Contemporary\, Cosmoscow\, and ART MIAMI.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>The health a
 nd safety of our participants and staff is our top priority\, please revie
 w our&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/stay-safe-guid
 elines">Stay Safe Guidelines</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We want to improve\, to s
 erve you better. Please take a moment to complete our&nbsp\;<a href="https
 ://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/kudos-and-concerns">Program Evaluation F
 orm</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://barrielibrary.libnet.info/event/9114700
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