Prismatic-Program-2014

HAug 21 @ 5:45 pmWOODEN MONKEY | FREEPaul Wong, Robyn Badger,Jayme-Lynn Gloade and Lee CrippsG36PRISMATIC ARTS FESTIVAL 2014Aug 21 @ 4 pmCRAIG GALLERY | FREEROBYN BADGERAbout the ArtistRobyn Badger lives in Dartmouth,Nova Scotia and is currently writinga short film drama. My Right Legfunded by Canada Council of theArts and Arts Nova Scotia—is abouta woman’s courageous battle fornormality in a life of differences.It is what you don’t see.In 2005, Robyn came out onCanadian national television abouther living with a mental illness in aCanadian Broadcasting Cooperation(CBC) half-hour documentarycalled, Robyn.Robyn has found success with filmworkshops within communitiesthat deal with marginalization—shehelps people find a voice throughvideo production.About the PieceMy Right Leg is a short filmscreenplay. After receiving a grantfrom Canada Council for the Artsand Arts Nova Scotia Equity Pilotproject, Robyn Badger completeda draft of the screenplay. With thecurrent support from PrismaticArts Festival organizers, Robyn isdeveloping the screenplay furtherwith the direction of writing mentor,Ann Verrall. During the festival thetwo will discuss the process andsuccesses of its development. It isa dramatic comedy based on a truestory about coming out, not only asa lesbian but with a mental illness.VISUALARTISTSGUntil Aug 24CRAIG GALLERY | FREEJAYME-LYNN GLOADEJayme-Lynn Gloade is a photographerfrom Millbrook First Nation. Sherecently graduated with her BFA fromNSCAD University. Her photographsrepresent fear and loss of tradition,lifestyles, and people. She addressesa modern malaise and apathy inwhich she uses photography as a toolto memorialize the human tragedyof forgetting. Her work is relatablethrough the expression of shamewe carry as we forget. Culturally,we are consumed by ideas ofmodernization; by being as closeto perfect as humanly possible weforget it’s the flaws that attach usto one another. Her photographsserve as a reminder that we all havethe ability to connect and sharestories that unite and align us withour past, present, and future. Toshare is to pay intense attention,which keeps alive the stories of whowe are and why we do what we do.