Between 2019 and 2020 I led an arts-based research project with the Edmonton Multicultural Coalition (EMC). This year-long collaboration revolved around the creation of intercultural dialogue through participatory strategies.
Multiple customized activities emerged through this work, including Making a Home: a collective model-making exercise in which participants worked together to create small-scale models of homes that meet personal, family, and cultural needs. The material outcomes of this activity provided an embodiment of life stories, lived experiences, and ideas about family that resulted in meaningful dialogue at the EMC.
Additional imagery in this section includes a data collection tool kit (used during the early stages of research), as well as The Friendship Game—custom-designed for the sharing of memories and stories between members of Edmonton’s diverse ethno-cultural communities.