Curricular Conversations: A Forum for Educational Collaboration   | Nov 26, 2016 | Victoria BC

Co-organized and facilitated at conference that brought together teachers and caregivers from a variety of pedagogical backgrounds to share experiences and discuss best practices.

 

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s “New Extreme” mentorship program  | Mar - Apr 2016 | Victoria, BC

Provided art mentorship and instruction over a 1-month period to grade 11/12 social justice students creating graphic novel responses to a holocaust education unit with Georgina Hope at Vic High, culminating in a student exhibition at AGGV.

 

Presenter and Panel Participant at ‘Reclaim the Streets’ Symposium on Art and Public Space  | Apr 12, 25 & 26 2014

Co-organized and facilitated the “Pub(lic) Crawl” art & discussion walkabout-town; participated as invited panelist for “What We Talk About When We Talk About Public Space” panel discussion. Co-led by Open Space artist-run centre and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

 

Teacher-in-Residence at Open Space Artist-run Centre  | May 15 – Jun 30 2013  | Victoria, BC

Worked alongside Open Space staff, exhibiting artists, guest speakers, musicians, and performers to engage visitors of all ages in the contemporary arts.

 

Open Space Artist-Run Centre Programming Committee  |  Aug 2012 – Jul 2014 | Victoria, BC

Reviewed applications, curated exhibitions, and developed programming.

 

‘OFF-LABEL Festival’ at Open Space Artist-Run Centre  | Oct 26 – Nov 2 2011 | Victoria, BC

Co-facilitated with Stefan Morales a series of workshops, discussions, community art opportunities, and gatherings at this weeklong festival exploring health, spirituality and the effects of technology in a digitally mediated world.

 

‘Cracks In The Concrete’ Anti-Poverty Conference  | May 13-15 2011 | Victoria, BC

Organized and participated in a panel on "Radical Pedagogy".

 

‘Thinking Politically’ CSPT Academic Conference, UVic  | Apr 15-17 2011 | Victoria, BC

Participated in panel discussion on “Thinking [the Urban] Politiically”.

 

Host City at ‘Afternoon School’, VIVO Media Arts  |  Feb 17 2010 | Vancouver, BC

Co-presented with Stefan Morales for The Wayward School, to ask: “In what ways does the host city

behave as a guest in its wider environs?” Curated by cheyanne turions and Lois Klassen for ‘Safe Assembly’, a 2-week series of responses to the “states of exception created by the 2010 Winter Olympic games”.

 

"(inter)disciplinarities: the new ‘relationality’?" U of Victoria Grad Studies Conference  | Apr 24-25, 2010 | Victoria, BC

Lectured at this two-day graduate studies conference hosted by UVic’s Cultural, Social, and Politial Thought program.

 

"From Away" on Halifax Media Co-op  | Fall 2009 Halifax, NS

By invitation, as program director for The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts contributed photographic essay and editorial piece regarding the representation of migrant labour.

 

2009 Food Summit presented by Friends of Agriculture Nova Scotia (FANS)  | Oct 18 -20, 2009 Greenwich, NS

Performed as rapporteur and co-authored a comprehensive report including transcripts, biographies, and summaries. In conjunction with this project I co-authored a grant proposal for a future FANS education and dissemination project.

 

"From Away" in Coastlands: Maritime Policy Review  | Fall 2009 Kentville, NS

By invitation, contributed editorial text and photography regarding the representation of migrant labour for this quarterly scholarly journal.

 

Agri-cultures: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Rural Economies  | Sept 18 - 20, 2009 Canning, NS

Organized and lectured for this 3-day symposium on the representation of migrant agricultural workers.

 

Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park Symposium  | May 2 - 5, 2008 | Hornby Island, BC

Performed as rapporteur and videographer during this interdisciplinary symposium on the development of the park's mandate and programming.

 

ArtStarts in Schools  | Feb 2008 - Aug 2008 | Vancouver, BC

Assisted with exhibition installation and administrative tasks for non-profit organization offering arts resources for educators.

 

Contemporary Art Gallery ArtReach Educational Outreach Program  | Jun 2005 -  Feb 2007 Vancouver, BC

Prepared online lesson plans for use in conjunction with exhibition tours and distance education.

 

Introduction to Cultural Theory, Emily Carr Institute  | Dec 8, 2004; Jun 10, 2004; Jan 25, 2006 | Vancouver, BC

Guest lecturer on: ‘The Cyborg Manifesto’ by D. Haraway; ‘The Mirror Stage’ by Jacques Lacan.

 

New Forms Festival 2003: inter[sec/ac]tion  | Jul 31 - Aug 2 2003 | Vancouver, BC

Lecturer on new media theory at this 3-day conference celebrating the intersections between art, technology and community.

 

Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival, Interactive Futures: New Stories, New Visions  | Feb 7 - 9, 2003 | Victoria, BC

Lecturer at in film festival conference celebrating and critiquing the techniques, forms and aesthetics of new media.

 

New Forms Festival 2003, Curating Committee  | Feb 23, 2003 | Vancouver, BC

Guest juror on curatorial selection committee for annual media festival.

 

''ITBEAT", Women in Technology video production  |  Aug 2002 | London, UK

Assisted with behind-the-scenes photography and video during interviews of 7 women working in the IT sector for the 'IT BEAT' competition for young girls at the London Science Museum.

 

Mediatheque, part of RADICALfest at SMARTlab (Central St. Martins) | Jul 2002 | London, UK

Provided video documentation and on-the-fly clip production for Mediatheque website, in conjunction with RADICALfest (Research Agendas Developed in Creative Arts Labs), a one week conference and think-tank exploring creativity in software development, technology, and artistic creation.