Art Exhibit: They didn't know we were seeds
The Jewish Federation of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library are partnering to bring an art exhibit for public display at the Stanley A. Milner branch. The exhibit features painted portraits of trauma survivors. Nine are Residential School survivors and nine are Holocaust survivors.
All survivors featured are from Alberta and Saskatchewan and the artist, Carol Wylie, is from Saskatoon. The work, titled They didn’t know we were seeds, was inspired by the artist’s desire to acknowledge the stories of these people who suffered through traumatic, horrific, historical persecution and to lift these stories, so they are never forgotten.
As a painter, she feels that “people’s stories live in the nuances of their faces” and her work seeks to confront its viewers with these stories.
For more information visit https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/632a3dfc09f6599abb5b2436?_ga=2.194295853.1610639238.1666637526-2018429342.1663006499&_gl=1*jwlrem*_ga*MjAxODQyOTM0Mi4xNjYzMDA2NDk5*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY2NjYzNzUyNi4yNC4xLjE2NjY2MzgxNzYuMC4wLjA
event_title: Art Exhibit: They didn't know we were seeds
event_time_zone: America/Toronto
event_start: September 29, 2022 09:00
event_duration: 82860
event_end: November 25, 2022 21:00
event_address: Sir Winston Churchill Square Centennial Plaza, 7, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V4, Canada
event_description: The Jewish Federation of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library are partnering to bring an art exhibit for public display at the Stanley A. Milner branch. The exhibit features painted portraits of trauma survivors. Nine are Residential School survivors and nine are Holocaust survivors.All survivors featured are from Alberta and Saskatchewan and the artist, Carol Wylie, is from Saskatoon. The work, titled They didn’t know we were seeds, was inspired by the artist’s desire to acknowledge the stories of these people who suffered through traumatic, horrific, historical persecution and to lift these stories, so they are never forgotten.As a painter, she feels that “people’s stories live in the nuances of their faces” and her work seeks to confront its viewers with these stories.For more information visit https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/632a3dfc09f6599abb5b2436?_ga=2.194295853.1610639238.1666637526-2018429342.1663006499&_gl=1*jwlrem*_ga*MjAxODQyOTM0Mi4xNjYzMDA2NDk5*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY2NjYzNzUyNi4yNC4xLjE2NjY2MzgxNzYuMC4wLjA