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SUMMARY:After Hours Artist Talk: "Within the Spaces" with Elsa Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome storied artist Elsa Robinson for an artis
 t talk featuring her piece\, *Masquerade*\, now showcased on our New Acquis
 ition Feature Wall at the AFA *art house*. In her work\, Elsa combines conc
 epts from her cultural heritages as a Jamaican and as a Canadian. Combining
  those cultural influences through her work is a way of honouring both her 
 'homes' and her Ancestors. She uses her remarkable artistry to create conve
 rsation\, reflection\, and moments of undeniable emotional connection\, whe
 re the humanity of the viewer and the artist herself are held in mutual int
 egrity and esteem.\n\nAbout the Artist\nElsa Robinson is a Jamaican-Canadia
 n multidisciplinary artist and instructor based in Edmonton\, where she has
  lived since 1984. Her decades-long devotion to her visual art practice ins
 tils her work with vibrancy and an intuitive spiritual poignancy. Elsa's ar
 t is informed by personal experience and the history of her people. It is a
 lso informed by Black Feminism\, Afrofuturism\, and Afro-Surrealism -- move
 ments for the liberation of all peoples from all forms of oppression.\n\nht
 tps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/after-hours-artist-talk-within-the-spaces
 -with-elsa-robinson\n\nhttps://affta.ab.ca/art-house/node/82
LOCATION:AFA art house\, 150 9 Ave Sw\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1K3
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