Component Exploration: Reflecting on Hope’s Art Painting by Hope Hope (they/them) – Artist’s Statement and Reflections Bringing all the symbolism from my two cultures in one thing is kind of a tricky thing. This one is a native ancestor, Jewish ancestor, native ancestor, Jewish ancestor, Jewish, then these two images are native. I’m going to …
Component Exploration: Nina’s Art Toxicity by Nina Nina (she/her) – Artist’s Statement and Reflections I’m 26 years old, I live in Vancouver in the Downtown Eastside actually. I make paintings like abstract art is what I usually do. Art is something that I just started. I’ve only been painting for three years now, before that …
Component Evaluation: Discussion Time: 45 minutes; flexible Format: In-Class; online After the going through the module and unit content a hold a discussion that looks at the significance of art, activism, community-making, and self: How do these artists portray and discuss interlocking oppressions and engage in activism? How does artmaking contribute to community and collective …
Component Evaluation: Gallery Text Time: 60 minutes; flexible Format: In-Class; online Begin with a short lesson on elements of clear writing and successful exhibit writing. This could include going over visitor expectations, different types of exhibit labels, and clear language. Have students work either in small groups or on their own, have them write object …
Mad Artists’ Gallery Takeaways Appreciate the importance of art-making and creative self-expression as a healing practice for racialized mad people who often have adverse experiences in the traditional mental health system Understand art as a form of activist engagement with, and critique of, interlocking systems of oppression Recognize the value of art-making as a medium …
Component Evaluation: Reimaging Sites of Care Timing: 60 minutes; flexible Mode: In-class; Online Disability justice scholars have theorized and dreamed up ideas around care work and communities. Care is understood as relational and involving feelings, practices, and labour that connect people together. In disability circles, care is about collectivity and resistance to the ableist structures …
Component Exploration – Claiming Space Timing: 30 Minutes Mode: In-Class; Online Namitha is a racialized young woman with a disability. The first component presented is her poem “O,C,D.”. The second component is an excerpted set of Namitha’s thoughts on her work as a spoken word artist, navigating mental health differences in her family, her experience …
The ‘Claiming Space’ Unit Takeaways Analyse the diverse experiences of oppression and exclusion that exist for mad people across race, gender, class, culture and sexuality. Understand the importance of equitable political and community engagement and representation. Explore how power affects racialized youth’s experiences of mental distress in a range of contexts and the importance of …
Component Exploration 2: Jane Doe Timing: 30 Minutes Mode: In-Class; Online Kiran Shoker is a young South Asian Canadian woman. The first component presented is her poem “Jane Doe,” is about the South Asian female body as a colonialized entity. The second component is an excerpted set of Shoker’s thoughts on her poem taken from …
Component Evaluation: Language and Visualization Timing: 35 minutes; flexible Mode: In-class OPTION 1: In groups of 2-4 have students write down the word capitalism on a blank sheet of paper. Ask them to visualize the connections between capitalism, oppressions, and mental health that are discussed in Cheers to Capitalism. Once those connections are established, encourage …
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