Diyas for Diversity


Date: Oct 24
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Culture Days

What does your mental health look like? How does your identity influence your mental health experiences? Join journalist/columnist, filmmaker, playwright and author Prajwala Dixit as she holds space for participants to individually reflect and express the themes of mental health and neurodiversity while painting a Diya, a clay oil lamp lit during Diwali to signify the victory of knowledge over ignorance.

Community partners include the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries, Black Lives Matter, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Social Justice Co-op, Newfoundland and Labrador, BIPOC Creators of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quadrangle and Anti-Racism Coalition Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pre-Registration is Required. To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090.  Please register for one of the following times:

1:00 pm / 2:15 pm / 3:30 pm

All sessions are family-friendly (all ages).

 

Space is limited and restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety.
Masks Required.

Events & Programs

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tour

It is the final week to visit exhibitions by Kim Morgan, Sheilagh O’Leary and Jenny Yujia Shi.

Join Curator of Contemporary Art Mireille Eagan and Educator Anne Pickard in the art gallery for a conversation about the curatorial process and the role of artists and arts education today.

Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members. Get your ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090. Tickets are limited!