| THE LOWDOWN |
| sick of bad heteronormative art? are white supremacist zinesters crampin' your style? are you bored of waiting for the self-representation of black, brown, yellow and red? We are a collective run community art space/distro in South-West Montreal, made up of mostly queers/people of colour. Check out the <EVENTS> page and read on... | |
| Who we are: The Ste. Emilie SkillShare is a group of artists and activists, primarily people of colour and queer people, committed to promoting artistic expression and self-representation in our communities. We are building and running an art studio for people to learn new skills, share their skills, and create art in the spirit of revolution and anti-oppression (anti-racism/sexism/classism/ homophobia/ transphobia/ableism/sizeism/etc). Long live skill-sharing! |
Qui nous sommes : Le Ste. Emilie SkillShare est un groupe d’artistes et de militant.e.s, principalement des personnes de couleur et des personnes queers, engagées à promouvoir l’expression artistique et l’autoreprésentation dans nos communautés. Nous montons et gérons un studio d’art permettant aux gens d’apprendre de nouvelles habiletés, et créer de l’art dans l’esprit de la révolution et de l’anti-oppression (anti-racisme/sexisme/classisme/homophobie/transphobie, discrimination basée sur le handicap ou la taille, etc.). |
| :+:+:+ Ste. Emilie's Open Studios : every SATURDAY, 1-6pm +:+:+: | :+ :+ :+ Les studio-libres : tout les SAMEDIS, de 13h à 18h + :+ :+ : |
| We host open studios (Saturdays) from 1-6pm and workshops, open to the
public, for cheap or by donation. Our space includes a silkscreen studio
(fabric and paper), a black and white photo darkroom, solid sewing machines,
craft supplies, a kids' room and a 'zine distro/library. (Please note
that some but not all supplies are available on site, depending on what
ya wanna do). We accept donations during (from supplies to cash) to help
keep the space running (talk to us for more details).
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Nous tenons des studio-libres tous les samedis de 13h à 18h
ainsi que des ateliers ouverts au public, pas cher ou par contribution
volontaire. Nos locaux comprennent un studio de sérigraphie (papier
et tissu), une chambre noire pour photo en noir et blanc, des machines
à coudre, du matériel d’artisanat, une salle de jeux
pour enfants et une bibliothèque/distributrice de zines. (Prenez
note que seulement une partie du matériel est disponible sur place,
tout dépendant de ce que vous désirez faire). Nous acceptons
les dons (en argent ou en matériel) pour nous aider à maintenir
le studio ouvert. |
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More Breaking News!
May 27, 2008
The new summer schedule is out! So many good things on the go, including a 3-part intesive silkscreening course, a vernissage and a zine launch party! Check out the events page to see the full schedule.
BREAKING NEWS!
03/15/08
The first issue of the Ste. Em. Newsletter is out and ready for you to grab (.PDF file).
The deFEBrillator fundraiser was a success in most ways that matter. Despite the multiple rude interuptions by various party-poopers everyone managed to have a good time, who needs bass anyways! You can find pics here.
Spring 08 Workshop Series announced! Check out the Events section for all the details.
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