Winter Arts Fest Dialogue: Light & Language

This talk and dialogue creates an opportunity for a deeper dive into the connecting themes across the Winter Arts Festival artworks, from secret languages and nonhuman communication, to technology and history in public space.

The evening will start off with a keynote by the award-winning multidisciplinary artist, musician, composer and sound designer Ruby Singh, who will be discussing his latest projects of translating electronic currents of living plants and mushrooms into music. 

After a short break, we will invite Winter Arts Festival artists, curators, and community members to join a conversation around the themes of winter, storytelling, and public art in the context of the dual curatorial theme of the festival- Light and Language.

Schedule

• 6:30pm to 7:15pm - Keynote: Ruby Singh
• 7:15pm to 7:30pm - Mini-break: Refreshments and Mingling
• 7:30pm to 8:30pm - Winter Arts Festival Artists and Community

Facilitator: Natalia Lebedinskia

Speakers: Kemi Craig, Yam Lau, Jamila Douhaib, and Brett Gaylor, Camille Usher, Ruby Singh

Partners:

• BC Black History Awareness Society
• Royal BC Museum

Presented by:

Our DWTN brought to you by the City of Victoria

The Winter Arts Festival 2024 is an interactive festival transforming downtown Victoria and Vancouver into an open-air gallery and celebration of art, lights, and entertainment. The Winter Arts Festival spotlights the fusion of light, language, and technology in captivating light-based public art. In the darkest season, light serves as a vital form of communication, conveying warnings and radiating warmth while creating spaces for reflection and storytelling. The Winter Arts Festival in Victoria runs from February 16-19.