P(art)y in the park
Celebrate community with art, food, and fun
ALLISON SIVAK
On Wednesday, June 11, everyone is welcome to join neighbours and students for a community celebration at the Alberta Avenue Community Centre on 118 Avenue. From 11 am to 1 pm, we will offer free silkscreening and refreshments in a celebration of our inner city neighbourhoods.
The event is hosted by the students and instructors of the University of Alberta’s Community-Service Learning course, What if We Choose Welcome?(CSL 370/550).
The course has been facilitated by organizers and artists who have lived and worked in this area for more than 15 years. Throughout the class, Instructors Lisa Prins and Allison Sivak encourage students to consider how the community teaches them.
Community-Service Learning classes typically include a placement where students help community groups or individuals, often through working with service agencies, for example. Placements give students an opportunity to apply their knowledge and energy to support the community.
For six weeks, we have been learning about the diverse stories and people who live together in the Boyle-McCauley-Alberta Avenue neighbourhoods. We have read different writers from amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) to help us think about the layered histories of this place. We have talked about the ways that people can get to know and appreciate each other across our differences, and how people can work together to make good change that welcomes everyone.
At the party, you can screenprint a poster from student designs that you can take home! You can also bring a blank, clean t-shirt, a teatowel, or a pillowcase to print on.
If you'd like to come celebrate with us, please email Lisa Prins at lprins@ualberta.ca to RSVP..We are excited to share our artwork with you!
We thank the Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers (SNAP) and Dr. Christina Battle for helping us experiment with art-making and creating our final projects.
P(ART)Y IN THE PARK!
Alberta Avenue Community Centre
9210 118 Ave
June 11, 2025
11 am to 1 pm
Silkscreen activity, food, and fun
Free to attend
To RSVP, email: lprins@ualberta.ca or text: 587-709-5472