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As part of the AGGV’s 2021 Celebration of Art — a new virtual program throughout the month of July — we have joined forces with arts and community groups in the CRD. We have collaborated with these fantastic organizations to create videos that highlight the important work that they are doing in the arts community. These short clips include tours of studio and gallery spaces, interviews with artists, members, and administrators working with these institutions, and even one virtual “Imagination Station”, which invites you to get creative from the comfort of your home. For this video, the Garth Homer Society generously created their own video to highlight ArtWorks, their unique studio, gallery and mentorship program that serves adults in the Greater Victoria area who have developmental disabilities. Watch the whole series to learn about all the great things that local arts organizations are doing in your community.
Learn more about The Garth Homer Society:
Website: https://www.garthhomersociety.org/
Facebook: @garthhomer
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is located on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples, today known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. We extend our gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity to live and work on this territory.As part of the AGGV’s 2021 Celebration of Art — a new virtual program throughout the month of July — we have joined forces with arts and community groups in the CRD. We have collaborated with these fantastic organizations to create videos that highlight the important work that they are doing in the arts community. These short clips include t …
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artworks is a professional working
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studio for artists with diverse
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abilities
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based in beautiful victoria bc run by
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the garth homer society
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artworks provides a supportive and
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positive environment to hone their
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skills
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connect with each other and the
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community and to share their voice with
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the world through creative expression
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at its core artworks is an inclusive hub
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of creativity connection
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and self-expression
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what’s the role of the artist what do
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you think what what are
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artists supposed to do it’s supposed to
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work hard
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be be happy always be happy
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don’t be sad it’s okay um
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be happy laugh all them always always
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laugh because when you laugh it makes me
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feel good
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because when you do or art and laugh
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it makes you feel good and then you do
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work and then you laugh and love that
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before you start to draw do you think of
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anything
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here’s my rings
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what made you draw these they push your
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guards
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flowers
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he needs to draw
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how long have you been an artist for i
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like to
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describe it as ever since i first held a
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pencil
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that’s the best way i describe it so
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what kind of materials do
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you use for your art
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sometimes i like to try markers with
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pencils but mainly i’m very much a
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graphite
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artist
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do you want to introduce yourself my
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name is erin i do
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artworks and i do
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painting and drawing and i do the
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sculpture of a cat
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do you have any favorite artists emily
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curve
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um what is it about being an artist that
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you enjoy
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um it’s just the expression i get to
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make like
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something i don’t even have to speak my
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art speaks for itself
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okay and then sometimes
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i don’t know the story it tells itself
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how long have you been an artist
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since i started drawing i think i just
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started drawing non-stop
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whatever comes out of my imagination
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it’s really fun and
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how do you feel when you make art
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very relaxed very calm
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and relaxing
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can you tell us about
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how many paintings you’ve done 559
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and what was the last one that you did
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the last one
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is my current one is
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the new hardworks building
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how long have you been an artist for a
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long
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long long time
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because i love doing it the best job i
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ever had
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better than
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anything else what is it about birds
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that you like
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they come around the house all the time
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and beautiful
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i just love them i enjoy art
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that’s why i’m an artist
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it’s fun to do what’s your favorite
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medium
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sculpturing play paper mache
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why do you come to artworks doing
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sculpting
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and seeing friends and drawing
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everything
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how long have you been here in art works
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all the time is there something that you
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really like to paint
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yeah okay can you tell me about this
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painting here
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maybe i’ll get you to introduce yourself
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first okay
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hi my name is emily how long have you
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been an artist for
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um ever since i was in kindergarten
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what do you like about the program what
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i like about the program
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probably the unique people that are here
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like
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they have their own unique way of saying
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things
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okay
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you
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