Creating Communities Through Art: a study of community-led arts education in Katarokwi/Kingston

Through archival research and oral history interviews, this collaborative project will trace the past and present ofcommunity-led and socially engaged arts education in the Katarokwi/Kingston.

Artistic Voices: An Oral History Community Heritage Project at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, Kingston ON

Using oral history interviews, this collaborative project will document and explore the social history of the efforts made by the Kingston arts community to preserve the historic Morton Brewery and Distillery and to create the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, a vibrant community arts hub. Supplemented by archival research, I will interview the artists, cultural organizations, and community members to document this community history and privilege the voices of those who worked so hard to create this space.