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The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art have partnered to raise awareness about violence against women and girls through an exhibition of clay works created over a period of 12-weeks within a healing expressive arts group facilitated by art therapist Suzanne Thomson and artist Susan Low-Beer.
This year, participants were asked to reflect on the following lines from a poem by Adrienne Rich, “Spirit like water moulded by unseen stone.” The intent was for each of the participants to respond to Rich’s words by sculpting in clay their unique experiences of trauma. The result of their explorations will culminate in an exhibition at the Gardiner Museum titled A Space for all Voices.
Group Statement
I am finding my voice through the gift of creativity Sharing my story, I reclaim my power I was born to please my father’s tribe Phoenix rises from the ashes Giving voice to something that is beyond words From fragments to whole Celebrating the immensity of human experience We are but many voices, with different perspectives and experiences We come together as a community with respect Transforming our lives through the transformation of clay Freeing our spirits to experience art Daring the deep Willingness to cross over Sharing our journeys in recreating our resilience
About the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is a specialized clinic for women experiencing violence. It assists over 5,000 women a year to build lives free from violence through counselling, legal representation and language interpretation. To learn more about the Clinic and the services it offers, please visit schliferclinic.com.