Seniors Memory Journals in Humboldt

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Humboldt, SK
Artist’s Talk –– Friday, February 5 at 7 p.m.
Workshop –– Saturday, February 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Cultural Exchange Outreach Program in partnership with the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) is presenting a workshop and artist’s talk. This goes alongside the OSAC and Common Weal Community Arts touring exhibition Hello in There/Hello Out There. The exhibition is under the direction of artist Chrystene Ells and will be on display at the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery from February 1 to March 23, 2016.

About the Project Artist
Chrystene Ells has a Masters of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and is currently completing a post-Master’s program in Art Therapy at the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. She has been working intensively with seniors for the past two years, and was inspired to begin this work when she was caregiving her father in hospice and palliative care and learned of the loneliness and lack of engagement that can be experienced by older adults in personal care facilities. The Hello In There/Hello Out There project is her response as an artist and an effort to bring connection, engagement, and the joy of creating into the lives of older adults.

Artist’s Talk
Friday, February 5 at 7 p.m.
Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery, 601 Main Street, Humboldt, SK
Chrystene will share her experiences with seniors in permanent care and seniors’ centres. She will “introduce” the artists and explain their processes during the making of the memory boxes currently on display in the museum. She will also share some of the ways that this project has deeply impacted the artists and their families, and its terrific reverberation in the community at large.

Workshop for Families and Seniors
Saturday, February 6 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery, 601 Main Street, Humboldt, SK
This half-day workshop asks participants to arrive with a senior family member to begin the process of making a memory journal. The focus on this project is to allow each senior an opportunity to share his or her personal story with others. This is a great chance for families to ask questions and learn from the older generation.

Come to the workshop to reminisce on family folklore, and hopefully hear stories that have not been shared before. Participants will create a unique memory collage or other visual arts piece around memory.

To register please contact the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery at (306) 682-5226 or humboldt.museum@sasktel.net.