Welcome to Art Agora - a digital platform to build community through acts of creation and care.
Art Agora was conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic, at a time when there was an increased sense of isolation within the community. There was a shrinking of physical spaces that enabled spontaneous conversations, planned gatherings or serendipitous meetings. Our longing for connection was channeled through devices and mobile apps that were designed for us as consumers. There was a lack of digital spaces where we could come together and connect with one another as fellow citizens and residents.
Art Agora is a new digital commons with the objective of bringing together residents of Nanaimo through shared creativity. This project has been commissioned by the City of Nanaimo through a collaboration between Nanaimo Parks Recreation and Culture and the Temporary Public Art Program. It has been conceptualized and created by media artist and designer - Tanuja Mishra.
A series of monthly activations (from March to August) will engage residents of Nanaimo in a creative project. Each of these projects will bring out a unique perspective and a different craft. The best projects will be showcased on Art Agora's website. There are also prizes to be won!
THIS MONTH'S ACTIVITY: Being in Nanaimo
Choose a person, animal, or plant you discovered in Nanaimo. Share their picture and another with a handwritten note on what they mean to you.
Submission window: (closed)
Congratulations to our winners!
Ashley Faulkner (First Prize), Margaret Graham (Second Prize), Judy Villeneuve (Third Prize)
Here are the showcased submissions!
JULY: Arbour City
A "Painting Scavenger Hunt." Find meaningful/iconinc/historical locations in the city and paint them. Share a picture of your painting.
Congratulations to our winners!
Judy Villeneuve (First Prize), Margaret Graham (Second Prize), Erin Tzvetcoff (Third Prize)
Here are the showcased submissions!