Culture Days 2020

Listen to Me 2020

In the Fall of 2020, our What Feeds Us youth attended an artist workshop hosted by Esker Foundation on how to use signage to host a passive protest and get your voice out into the world. They were so inspired by artists Jane Trash and Sondra Mezaros’s “I am So Angry I Made a Sign” campaign back in 2016, that they wanted to begin their own campaign. Posters about human rights, LGBTQ2S+ and women’s rights, climate change, food access and food systems change, and more were created.
The posters travelled around to various places such as Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary, CIWA Youth Forum, Genesis Centre Anti-Bullying Day and International Women’s Day. At these venues, participants were also encouraged by our youth or staff to add their own voice to the mix and the showcase slowly grew. Following Covid-19 closures, our youth have moved this campaign to digital and are still encouraging adults and youth to make signs for us to share on our social media platforms. Youth from Doorstep Arts in England have also been involved and have made their own signs that they have included in the backdrop of their performance piece about “protest.”

Imagined Futures 2020

Since Fall of 2019, Antyx Community Arts has been collaborating with a group in Torbay, England called Doorstep Arts. Doorstep Arts, a youth theatre and social justice organization, also works with teens and does art for social change using theatre, dance, music and other performance styles. This collaboration entitled “Imagined Futures” project was funded by the New Conversations Fund from British Council, the High Commission of Canada in the UK, and Farnham Maltings with support from Arts Council England.

In March 2020, Stephanie and Alia flew to the UK to complete an exchange with DYT, a youth theatre and social justice organization based in Torbay.

Stephanie and Alia spent just over two weeks in the UK, starting with a week in London getting to know other organizations with a similar mandate, before training to the South Western Coastal region of England to participate in the many programs that are DYT, exploring what possibilities might exist in an intercontinental exchange, and what we can learn from each-other.

Bob Bahan & Village Square Mural Camp 2020

In the summer of 2020 Antyx Community Arts facilitators, in partnership with the Community Hubs Initiative and local graffiti artist KERZ.XXV, mentored 36 youth to complete murals at Village Square Leisure Centre and Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre. Because of COVID-19 we were physically distanced, meeting daily online to come up with a collaborative mural while apart for each camp. We met daily for 2 hours a day, then youth were expected to work on their designs and painting in the offline times. The theme of our murals is "connection." Many hours were spent prepping and delivering art packs and primed wood panels. Youth spent a week in the design phase and then painted panels at home with the assistance of our artists. In the weeks following camp, youth were able to meet up with us weekly online to trouble shoot, connect or sort out any other problems. Once youth were done with their sections, our team then picked up all the panels, and prepped them for install with clear coats. These murals were installed last week at the two venues and are now available for the public to see!

YAAN Portrait Paintings 2020

PinkShirtYYC 2020

Thank you to all the participants who made this weekend possible. We are so proud of the amazing content you have created and look forward to continuing to work with all of you in the future! We also want to thank all of our partners and sponsors- without you, this event would not have been possible. Special thanks to Tim Horton's, Co-Op and Sobey's for their contributions to this event.

Teen Dance Night 2020

Dancing Through the Snow was a teen dance night planned and run by one of our youth at Antyx. It was hosted Jan 10 at The Alex Community Food Centre and was funded by the Community Hubs Initiative. Around 75 people attended the evening.