TIN CAN TALKS #2 || Allyson Mitchell: Nobody Asked Us To

Artist Talk'n'Social at cozy Fresh Ground Cafe! Allyson Mitchell speaks to friendship as infrastructure for making your own art scene Tin Can Talks is an artist talk and social event to learn new things, meet new people, and get out of the house on a Thursday, whilst still getting in bed at a reasonable hour for a school night. TCT #2 features Allyson Mitchell presenting her talk - Nobody Asked Us To: Friendship As Infrastructure for Making Your Own Art Scene For much of her life as an artist, making the work has also meant making the conditions for the work to exist. Through FAG (Feminist Art Gallery), Killjoy’s Kastle, 3 Minute RockStar, the Feminist Art Residency and other collaborative projects, she will talk about what can happen when artists stop waiting for permission and start building spaces, audiences, relationships and unruly forms of support for one another. --- The cafe will be staffed to make you yummy beverages and serve you sweet treats. Most items are just $2 wwhen you pay cash :) --- heres the plan: 6:30pm doors open grab a snack, make a pal 7:00pm talk begins (7:03 SHARP) learn something 8:00pm talk wraps up chat with your new pal 9:00pm event ends linger on if you like, but don't mind us cleaning up around you --- Tickets are $5 / $10 / $20 / $30 - you choose what's right for you Limited tickets will be available at the door Indigenous community members are welcomed to attend for free. Cost a barrier to attending? Email [email protected] --- Produced by Inter Arts Matrix Big thanks to the Waterloo Comunity Foundation for supporting this series, and our operational funders, the Region of Waterloo, the City of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener for their generous support.