WHAT ITS ABOUT
The eco art workshop offers a unique intergenerational opportunity for folks and families of all ages to explore nature and creativity together.
Through drawing we nurture ways of learning about local plants for health, healing and sustainability.
PAST WORKSHOPS
In November 2023 Sylvia Rack hosted a workshop in the gardens outside the Visual Arts Building at Concordia University’s downtown campus…
WORKSHOP WALKTHROUGH
Each workshop follows a 3 step formula, Meet, Forage, and Draw
Facilitator AND artist
Sylvia Rack
Sylvia Rack has been identifying and illustrating plants for over 20 years. She is an active member of For Our Kids MTL and the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterfly Rangers.
Currently an MFA candidate at Concordia University, Sylvia’s practice explores the unseen ecological and social relationships of human and more than human worlds.
"The site-specific research brings deeper awareness to urban-space-
users. It's an important element of civic awareness, that ideally will pollinate elsewhere."
-Maya
"I walk by the garden on a regular basis and had never given it any attention. giving us a handout with a contributive spreadsheet allows us to dig deeper in our relation with the space." -Nathalie