WP Puppet Theatre is excited to be an Artist in Residence at Sparrow Artspace through March 2025, we are pleased to be presenting our inspiring VIEW from the Inside* program in partnership with Festival of Animated Objects, and we are thrilled to welcome people of all ages to explore their creativity in a supportive community.
*ATB Healing through the Arts Award.
VIEW from the Inside - 12 hour program for Adults
This immersive 12-hour program is designed for adults looking for professional development or an impactful art experience. It invites creative and personal exploration in a friendly, supportive community. Participants make a self-portrait-based puppet -mask which becomes a ‘nuanced artifact resulting in an amazing legacy project’. Guided by our artist-facilitator and using a basic mask form, paper, paint and ephemera, we reflect, we craft, we discover our metaphors, we gain skills and we have fun. The project concludes with the (optional) opportunity to video a performative reflection, authenticating the experience.
“The experience brought me joy and poignancy as I (re) discovered aspects of myself… it provided a time capsule of when and where I was at the moment”
This program is part of WP Puppet Theatre’s VIEW Facilitator Training Course which has been developed for helping professionals, to teach them how to deliver the VIEW from the Inside program. As a VIEW is a research-informed* art intervention it was developed to provide authentic self-realization and expressive experiences supporting positive well-being. It is offered on-demand through the Centre for Excellence Therapeutic Recreation in Continuing Care Website for an Introductory price of $50.00 + GST CAN
(*2022 Study by Sheridan Centre for Elder Research)
Schedule:
Friday, March 14th, 7 - 9 pm
Saturday, March 15th, 9 - 5 pm
Sunday, March 16th, 1 - 4 pm
Facilitators: Barb English and Suzanne Clease
Location:
Sparrow Artspace
36 - 4 Street Northeast Calgary, AB T2E 3R7
Parking: Free one-hour parking at the building and on 4th Street NE
Public Transit: Bus: Nu. 4 and Nu. 90 Buses.
Venue Accessibility: Space is wheelchair accessible with assistance, washroom is not.
Cost: Tickets are $99.00 per person.
All materials and tools supplied.
Maximum 15 people
Limited number of Bursaries available. Free registration with a commitment for the recipient provide meaningful feedback.
See "Fine Print" below for more details.
Accessibility: We are committed to the purposeful inclusion of all people. We strive to reduce barriers and we value everyone’s participation in our programs. If you identify a different challenge to attendance please contact us – we recognize our limitations as a small organization.
Donations: These allow us to keep our fees affordable! Please add a little extra, 'pay it forward', if you can. Donations over $20 will receive a charitable tax receipt.
Fine Print:
All materials, tools and instruction supplied at no extra cost.
Suitable for ages Adults.
EVERY* person attending is required to purchase a ticket.
*With the exception of babes-in-arms and care-workers .
Tickets sales end 24 hours before the event starts.
Minimum of 5 people are required to run the workshop.
Waiting list is enabled and you will be contacted if a space comes free or we decide to run the workshop again.
WPTS reserves the right to cancel via email notification with 24 hours notice.
If WPTS cancels, tickets will be refunded less service fees.
If guests cancel up to seven days before the event tickets will be refunded less service fees. If guests cancel with less than seven days before the event, or do not attend, no refund will be offered. A tax receipt can be issued upon request.
Self portrait puppet created by Eli
