50 Things field trip – Thursday, Oct. 7
Date: Thursday, October 7th
Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Duration: 5 hrs including driving
Carpool Departure Spot: Dartmouth Bridge Terminal, Nantucket Ave
Local Meetup Spot: Black Cultural Centre, Cherry Brook (meet at 12:30pm)
Locations visited: Cherry Brook, Martinique, Owls Head, Deanery
Click here to access registration form at EAC 50 Things!
What to expect:
At the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook, there is a sculpture of an abeng, a traditional Jamaican Maroon instrument used to call people to a gathering place, along with an accompanying video of poetry and sound. The piece is called A CALLING, created by Tyshan Wright and Shauntay Grant. They are two of the recipients of our designated BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) commissions, where artists were free to create on any topic related to environmental and climate justice. Tyshan and Shauntay’s piece is an invitation to explore and reflect on the history and culture of Black Nova Scotians, and to consider the resilience of historic Black communities that have endured marginalization, discrimination, and environmental racism.
On Martinique Beach, we will find a video of Liliona Quarmyne dancing in while here/there. She explores the coastlines, erosion, sea level rise, and the future of the beach on which we’ll be standing. Nova Scotia will experience the greatest local sea level rise in Canada, due to climate change.
At Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park, Emma Gabriel’s visual art piece Finding Harmony, a Mi’kmaw Perspective explores habitat, biodiversity, natural cycles, and our responsibility to respect and protect them. Protecting important ecosystems has been central to EAC’s work for many years, as we’ve successfully advocated for protected areas of forest and other key habitats.
At The Deanery Project in Lower Ship Harbour, NAT chantel has created a sculpture installation called Recalling Mourning, which is a collection of nested forms on the land. NAT is one of the recipients of our designated BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) commissions, where artists were free to create on any topic related to environmental and climate justice. Recalling Mourning is intended to be engaged with by the artist and community to clear stories of the past and invite space for healing through sounding-off and calling into the land.
