Local artists will be featured during a national virtual panel discussion about Following Creative Paths: Re-centering Northern Artistic Life, a documentary looking at those who stayed in
The documentary will also be screened during the June 17 event that starts at 10 a.m.
Featured as panelists for the discussion are local residents Elmer Gunderson, Clayton Gauthier, and Aidyl Jago and those who chose to move to bigger centres like Tristan Ghostkeeper who moved to Vancouver and Izaak Smith who moved to
The Community Arts Council of Prince George & District and artsUNITE / UNITÈ des arts in
During the discussion, panelists will explore professional development, the metric of artist success and grassroots versus institutional community development to centre the arts and culture conversation towards more remote regions.
The discussion will provide insight into the challenges, differences and future development of the arts community in
The moderator for the event is Thea Fitz James from
To register for this free event visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/following-creative-paths-re-centering-northern-artistic-life-tickets-156933691897