Farming and Food Security: Meeting Live It Earth

On Wednesday, October 19, 2023 we met with Maeva Gauthier, a PhD candidate with the University of Victoria Community Based Research Lab and a research assistant with the UNESCO Chair for Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

This month members of the Art Borups Corners project have been consulting and engaging with various projects and organization to help identify models and approaches that would work as we begin to scale up our Art Borups Corners program and its related activities.

On Wednesday, October 19, 2023 we met with Maeva Gauthier, a PhD candidate with the University of Victoria Community Based Research Lab and a research assistant with the UNESCO Chair for Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. Maeva is also the co-founder and Chief Development Officer for Live It Earth and we’ve learned a lot from her working on projects like Inclusion in Northern Research (2020-2021) and Recreating Environments of Inclusion (2021-2022) with LembasWorks. We also met Live It Earth’s Communications Coordinator, Kristien Geerdens.

We’ve been exploring the idea of establishing a program similar to a Knowledge for Change (K4C) Hub in Winnipeg for a few years now. This week’s meeting featured a group discussion about the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education Mentor Training Program (MTP).

In our meeting, we shared ideas about what farming and food security curriculum could look like and got to check out their awesome Food: Farming and Food Security program. In addition to educational videos, the program provides challenges, opportunities to learn more about food security, and other resources. We feel Live It Earth has a terrific model, with many opportunities to incorporate curriculum co-development using participatory arts and video-based approaches.

We’re really thankful to Maeva and Kristien for taking time to meet with us. For our project, it was a really good opportunity for relationship development and engagement to explore future project research opportunities.

We welcome everyone who is interested to contact us on how to join these enlightening conversations. Our project is open to all, and each week we have a special theme. Contact us for more information at info@artsincubator.ca

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Art Borups Corners

Nestled in the heart of Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario, Art Borups Corners is a dynamic participatory arts collective and living lab, where innovation and creativity thrive. The program was founded in 2014, with an arts incubator established in 2021 and 2022 with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. Today, working with students and faculty from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, we fuse traditional and participatory media arts with artificial intelligence, music, storytelling and community-driven, land-based artist residencies to cultivate new voices and bold ideas. Whether through collaborative projects or immersive experiences, our small but vibrant community supports creators to explore, experiment, and connect. Join us at the intersection of artistry, technology, culture and community—where every moment is a new opportunity to create.

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