| THE CREATIVE SPIRIT |
| Saturday, 26 Jan 2002, 1:30 - 4 pm |
An event celebrating the artistic, creative spirit and its strong connection to mental illness and its role in well-being at the Movie Monday Theatre at the Eric Martin Pavilion - by donation |
Irene Loughlin, the artist whose painting "My Ancestress" adorns our festival poster this year, will be with us bringing her knowledge as a member/curator at Vancouver's Gallery Gachet and her experience as a person who "uses art as a vehicle for social and political advocacy and as a means for creative self-expression" She will be bringing some work and slides from Gachet. (Her bio is on our web site) |
Linda Downey is a Victoria artist who created the poster image for RM Fest 2000. |
They will join us in a conversation illustrated by the following short films: |
DRIVEN TO CREATE (4min Canada 2001) |
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW (27 min US ) |
WHY? (12 min Canada 1990) |