NEW: Merrickville, Ont. welcomes artists from Newfoundland and Labrador for special workshops ottnews
Organizers say the project aims to build bridges with colleagues from other parts of the country, who might not have worked with certain types of art.
"Being a traditional artist, you kind of stick with your own background and what you grow up to do and how you expand your own work," she said. "I'm trying to broaden the horizons and to say, 'OK, this is something that could happen in Hopedale, N.L., or it could happen in Nain,'" she said."It's very important for them to be able to see outside of their own home communities."
Glass blower Toby Moriarty teaches artists from Newfoundland and Labrador during the glass blowing workshop in Merrickville, Ont. on Saturday. "They are going to be in there for four or five hours and by the end of that period of time they will have produced three or four products themselves, and their confidence level will be raised and they will have a new skill to add to their repertoire," Previsich said.
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