TIN CAN TALKS #3 || Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka

Artist Talk'n'Social at Fresh Ground Cafe! Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka shares about her practice bringing together traditional craft techniques 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 #3 features Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka: Nature as Collaborator In Alexa's work she simultaneously continues and protects traditional techniques, while developing personal imagery that places her work within contemporary space. She will speak to her material sensibilities and her respect for and engagement with traditional techniques and craft processes. Perceptions about the fragility of paper are challenged as she engages with paper as a media that holds sculptural and installation-based potential, as she addresses themes of personal identity and ecological sensitivity. --- The cafe will be staffed to make you yummy beverages and serve you sweet treats. The basics are jst $2, so bring your toonies! --- 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 Indigenous community members are welcomed to attend for free. Cost a barrier to attending? Email [email protected] --- Produced by Inter Arts Matrix Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka is presented in part with support from SIGNAL. Thank you. Big thanks to the Waterloo Comunity Foundation for generously supporting this series. Inter Arts Matrix recieves operational funding from the Region of Waterloo, the City of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener. Thank you.