In April, prolific artist Latai Taumoepeau led a series of youth workshops responding the questions:

How do neighbourhoods bind together in times of increasing weather events? How can a community adapt and build resilience together? Who are my neighbours? Where does food grow in my area?

Working with emerging artist and educator Paris Taia and local SES emergency services volunteers, the program fused live art with emergency preparedness, allowing young people and their guardians an opportunity to learn critical emergency response skills while also exploring the importance of community and local resources.

Now, PACT’s gallery space will house a curated exhibition inspired by the workshops, presented by Paris Taia. The exhibition opens this Saturday at 12pm!

Available to the public Mon - Fri. from 10am to 6pm.

Emergence is part of an ongoing series at PACT called Hyperlocal: Conversations with the Neighbourhood, exploring our relationships to place and environment.